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Shenandoah is a small town of 2,888 people in Page County, Virginia. It's about 14 miles from Harrisonburg, VA and 91 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,888people
$213kTypical home
$1,093/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
20"Snow
235Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,888
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,333 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Richmond, VA
- 14 mi to Harrisonburg, VA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,341/mo)
- Median rent $1,093/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (583 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to SHD airport
- 70 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,037 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 152 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Page County: R+54 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk