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Radford is a small city of 16,726 people in Radford city, Virginia. It's about 11 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 133 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,726people
$221kTypical home
$1,033/moRent
83° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
215Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,726
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,729 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 11 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,392/mo)
- Median rent $1,033/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (794 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 20% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 40% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ROA airport
- 79 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,923 ft
- 181 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Radford city: Purple — split almost evenly
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk