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Spotsylvania Courthouse is a big small town of 7,180 people in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It's about 47 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $396k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,180people
$396kTypical home
$1,398/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
12"Snow
238Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,180
- Part of a metro area
- About 669 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Richmond, VA
- 47 mi to Richmond, VA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $396k (≈$2,495/mo)
- Median rent $1,398/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (510 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to CHO airport
- 50 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 308 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 269 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spotsylvania County: R+9 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk