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Riverdale is a small town of 1,077 people in Halifax County, Virginia. It's about 48 miles from Durham, NC and 60 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $790 a month.
1,077people
$205kTypical home
$790/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
6"Snow
247Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,077
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 133 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 48 mi to Durham, NC
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,292/mo)
- Median rent $790/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 1 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 (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (708 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to LYH airport
- 55 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 430 ft
- 100 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Halifax County: R+21 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.