Living in Victoria, VA
Victoria is a small town of 1,595 people in Lunenburg County, Virginia. It's about 55 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $807 a month.
1,595people
$132kTypical home
$807/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
5"Snow
247Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,595
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 566 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Richmond, VA
- 55 mi to Richmond, VA
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$831/mo)
- Median rent $807/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (721 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to LYH airport
- 61 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lunenburg County: R+23 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk