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Prince George is a small town of 1,829 people in Prince George County, Virginia. It's about 24 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,829people
$293kTypical home
$1,625/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
244Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,829
- Part of a metro area
- About 292 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Richmond, VA
- 24 mi to Richmond, VA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,850/mo)
- Median rent $1,625/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (753 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 50% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RIC airport
- 20 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 161 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 383 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prince George County: R+21 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.