Living in Twin Lakes, VA
Twin Lakes is a small town of 1,562 people in Greene County, Virginia. It's about 15 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 72 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,562people
$237kTypical home
$1,309/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
15"Snow
235Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,562
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,314 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Richmond, VA
- 15 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,496/mo)
- Median rent $1,309/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 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 37
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to CHO airport
- 72 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 584 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 246 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.