VA area data
Alton, VA
Alton, VA.
Population: 1,931 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 423.6 (+3.3% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 101.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- drought, lightning, strongWind, winterWeather
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 49.5 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Booker T Washington National Monument (52 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Vaughan Airport (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Danville Regional Airport (DAN) (16 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 12
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,986
- Median annual property tax
- $738
- Households with broadband internet
- 24.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 9,899
- Average weekly wage
- $940
- Top industries (by employment)
- Construction, Accommodation & Food, Other Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 97
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