Living in Verona, VA
Verona is a small town of 4,165 people in Augusta County, Virginia. It's about 4 miles from Staunton, VA and 95 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,165people
$256kTypical home
$1,153/moRent
81° / 39°Summer / winter
22"Snow
212Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,165
- Part of a metro area
- About 543 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Richmond, VA
- 4 mi to Staunton, VA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,616/mo)
- Median rent $1,153/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 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 43
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SHD airport
- 99 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,273 ft
- 91 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 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
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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