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Stuart is a small town of 1,952 people in Patrick County, Virginia. It's about 39 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 104 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $589 a month.
1,952people
$183kTypical home
$589/moRent
86° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
239Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,952
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 643 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 39 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,151/mo)
- Median rent $589/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (668 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to GSO airport
- 42 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,286 ft
- 172 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Patrick County: R+60 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk