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Rio is a small town of 1,252 people in Albemarle County, Virginia. It's about 3 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 66 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $495k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,252people
$495kTypical home
$1,688/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
15"Snow
235Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,252
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,026 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Richmond, VA
- 3 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $495k (≈$3,124/mo)
- Median rent $1,688/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 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 29
- 23% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to CHO airport
- 74 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 30% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 509 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 282 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.