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Grundy Virginia flood 1984, 1984
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About Grundy
Town in Virginia, United StatesGrundy is a town in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States, an area located within the Appalachian Mountains region. It is the county seat of Buchanan County. The town is home to the Appalachian School of Law. The population was 875 at the 2020 census. Legislation establishing Buchanan County in 1858 designated a plot of land at the confluence of the Levisa Fork River and Slate Creek as the seat of government for the county and directed the erection of the county courthouse on the plot, which marked the beginnings of what would be Grundy. Although originally developed along the Levisa Fork River, which provided a transportation and power waterway, the town suffered from nine major floods …
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Housing in Grundy
The typical Grundy home is worth about $84,000, down 6.4% in a year, 80% below the Virginia typical home.
Safety in Grundy
Not graded
Grundy has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.
Work & commute in Grundy
Full picture →Most working residents leave Grundy for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Richlands (2%), Roanoke (2%) and Lebanon (1%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Health in Grundy
Compared with Virginia
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 10 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Grundy
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Grundy
Full climate →Grundy has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Grundy
All Grundy schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Grundy’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within VA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Colleges in Grundy
Colleges →of Grundy’s residents are enrolled in college. Appalachian School of Law has about 140 students on campus.
Grundy’s library
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