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Union Hall is a small town of 1,445 people in Franklin County, Virginia. It's about 23 miles from Roanoke, VA and 101 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $694k and rent runs about $829 a month.
1,445people
$694kTypical home
$829/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
9"Snow
235Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,445
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 100 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 23 mi to Roanoke, VA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $694k (≈$4,377/mo)
- Median rent $829/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,867 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 23% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ROA airport
- 65 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 889 ft
- 134 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 256 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 7 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
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+45 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very 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.