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Rich Creek is a tiny town of 776 people in Giles County, Virginia. It's about 24 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 150 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $634 a month.
776people
$123kTypical home
$634/moRent
84° / 44°Summer / winter
22"Snow
215Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 776
- Part of a metro area
- About 947 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 24 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$777/mo)
- Median rent $634/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,152 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BKW airport
- 101 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,686 ft
- 194 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Giles County: R+55 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low 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.