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Ridgeway is a small town of 1,051 people in Henry County, Virginia. It's about 33 miles from Greensboro, NC and 85 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $727 a month.
1,051people
$164kTypical home
$727/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
7"Snow
242Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,051
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,099 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 33 mi to Greensboro, NC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,036/mo)
- Median rent $727/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (970 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 21% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to GSO airport
- 33 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 925 ft
- 152 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 170 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+33 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low 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.