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Piney Mountain is a small town of 2,288 people in Albemarle County, Virginia. It's about 10 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 67 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,288people
$296kTypical home
$1,685/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
16"Snow
235Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,288
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,993 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Richmond, VA
- 10 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,867/mo)
- Median rent $1,685/mo
- Median household income $139k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,202 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 49% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to CHO airport
- 75 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 469 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 257 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Albemarle County: D+34 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk