Oceanic
Hillsville, Virginia
Carroll County, Virginia · Population 2.9k · 2,507 ft elevation
Living in Hillsville
Hillsville has a oceanic climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hillsville at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 2,507 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,597 hrs21th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $133k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $691/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.63%19th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 106 per 100k33th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,306 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 459th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,903 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 23°F | 3.7″ | 4.6″ | 152 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 25°F | 3.1″ | 5.8″ | 150 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 31°F | 3.8″ | 3.4″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 39°F | 4.1″ | 0.5″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 4.0″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.4″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 4.5″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 41°F | 3.0″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 31°F | 3.3″ | 0.4″ | 187 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 26°F | 3.4″ | 1.9″ | 148 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology