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Stuarts Draft is a big small town of 11,780 people in Augusta County, Virginia. It's about 10 miles from Staunton, VA and 92 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,780people
$294kTypical home
$1,201/moRent
84° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
212Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,780
- Part of a metro area
- About 402 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Richmond, VA
- 10 mi to Staunton, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,856/mo)
- Median rent $1,201/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (743 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to SHD airport
- 100 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,381 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 166 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Augusta County: R+48 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk