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Woodlawn is a small town of 2,250 people in Carroll County, Virginia. It's about 40 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 106 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $738 a month.
2,250people
$147kTypical home
$738/moRent
81° / 42°Summer / winter
16"Snow
239Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,250
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 117 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 40 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$925/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (545 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to ROA airport
- 66 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,572 ft
- 199 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+63 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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.