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South Boston is a big small town of 7,853 people in Halifax County, Virginia. It's about 50 miles from Lynchburg, VA and 63 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 $171k and rent runs about $760 a month.
7,853people
$171kTypical home
$760/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
6"Snow
247Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,853
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 601 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 50 mi to Lynchburg, VA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,080/mo)
- Median rent $760/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% 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
- About average violent crime (405 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,477 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to LYH airport
- 58 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 407 ft
- 100 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 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
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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