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Saluda is a tiny town of 615 people in Middlesex County, Virginia. It's about 45 miles from Lexington Park, MD and 49 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $1k a month.
615people
$264kTypical home
$1,059/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
9"Snow
247Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 615
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 189 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Richmond, VA
- 45 mi to Lexington Park, MD
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,664/mo)
- Median rent $1,059/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (553 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to PHF airport
- 40 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: R+27 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very 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.