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Stanardsville is a tiny town of 740 people in Greene County, Virginia. It's about 18 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 75 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $1k a month.
740people
$267kTypical home
$1,049/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
15"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 740
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,050 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Richmond, VA
- 18 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,686/mo)
- Median rent $1,049/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (652 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 35% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CHO airport
- 69 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 646 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 214 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+25 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk