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Rustburg is a small town of 1,417 people in Campbell County, Virginia. It's about 10 miles from Lynchburg, VA and 91 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $910 a month.
1,417people
$264kTypical home
$910/moRent
86° / 46°Summer / winter
12"Snow
235Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,417
- Part of a metro area
- About 113 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Richmond, VA
- 10 mi to Lynchburg, VA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,664/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (155 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,021 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 24% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 23% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to LYH airport
- 93 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 853 ft
- 100 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 170 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Campbell County: R+49 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low 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.