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Timberville is a small town of 3,036 people in Rockingham County, Virginia. It's about 15 miles from Harrisonburg, VA and 97 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $970 a month.
3,036people
$231kTypical home
$970/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
20"Snow
235Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,036
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,272 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Washington, DC
- 15 mi to Harrisonburg, VA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,457/mo)
- Median rent $970/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (301 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SHD airport
- 74 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 78 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 147 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockingham County: R+37 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk