With its close proximity to Charlottesville and
its strategic location on the U.S. 29 corridor,
Greene County represents an appealing pastoral setting
for business investment. Other business facts:
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Easily accessible from I-64 to the south and
I-81 to the west, Greene's location is not
only convenient for industrial development,
but also for travel-related industry. |
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Greene
County owns two industrial/business parks
that have a number of buildings/warehouses
for lease and several large sites for development. |
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nTelos
is in the process of rolling out its wireless
fidelity service in Albemarle County and is
planning several more towers that would extend
its wireless broadband service to southern
Greene County. |
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In
close proximity to major markets: Charlottesville
is about 20 miles south from the county seat
of Stanardsville; Richmond is 90 miles to
the southeast; and Washington, D.C., is about
100 miles northeast. |
• 2004 Population: 17,251
• Projected Population for 2010: 19,003
• Per Capita Personal Income: $ 19,166 (1999)
• Unemployment Rate: 3.2% (September 2002)
• Educational Attainment: 63.5% of population
25 years and older are high school graduates;
12.7% of population 25 years and older have earned
a bachelor's degree or higher (based on 1990 census)
The Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive
form the western boundary of this picturesque
county, which has attracted the Insurance Institute
for Highway Safety to its diverse business mix.
Greene's largest employers:
• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety,
20-49 employees
• Luck Stone Corporation, 20-49 employees
• Mountain Lumber Company (wood flooring
and paneling), 20-49 employees
• Phillips Communications and Equipment Co.,
Inc. (telecommunications equipment and services),
50-99 employees
• Virginia Linen Service, 20-49 employees
Greene County is served by two interstates, I-64
(20 miles south) and I-81 (to the west), as well
as U.S. Routes 29 (north-south) and 33 (east-west).
Other modes of transport:
• Motor Carriers: 11 trucking firms serve
the area
• Commercial Air Service: Charlottesville/Albemarle
Airport (17 miles)
• General Aviation Service: Charlottesville/Albemarle
Airport, Gordonsville
• Freight Rail Service: N/A
• Port: Richmond (90 miles), Norfolk (185
miles)
• Overnight Package Delivery: Federal Express,
UPS, and U.S. Mail Express serve this area.
• Electric: Allegheny Power, Rappahannock
Electric Cooperative
• Natural Gas: Columbia Gas of Virginia
• Telecommunications: Sprint (local service)
• Water: Rapidan Service Authority
• Waste Water Treatment: Rapidan Service
Authority
• Solid Waste Disposal: Greene County Landfill
Two regionally based banks, Albemarle First Bank
and Pioneer First Bank, have branches in Greene.
Other bank providers include:
• Albemarle First Bank: $29.5 million (1999
assets)
• Pioneer First Bank
•
Bank of America (headquartered outside Virginia)
• B&T (headquartered outside Virginia)
• Greene County has a County Administrator
and a five-member Board of Supervisors.
• The county has a comprehensive plan and
zoning and subdivision ordinances.
• Stanardsville is the county seat and the
only incorporated town within the county.
• Local Real Estate Tax Rate: $0.74 per $100.00
of assessed value (click
here for more local tax info)
Greene County Schools' technical education center
prepares students for the growing number of local
economic opportunities through programs in horticulture,
health and medical sciences, and basic employment
education.
Public Schools
• 3 Elementary Schools with a Fall 2000 Enrollment
of 1,258
• 1 Middle School with a Fall 2000 Enrollment
of 645
• 1 High School with a Fall 2000 Enrollment
of 704
• Elementary Student-Teacher Ratio (1998-99):
11:1
• Secondary Student-Teacher Ratio (1998-99):
9:1
• Per-pupil expenditure (1999-00): $6,741
• Percentage of 1996-97 ninth-grade membership
graduating (1999-00): 68.5%
• Percentage of high school graduates continuing
education (1999-00): 49.3%
Private Schools
• Blue Ridge School (9-12)
• United Christian Academy (K-12)
Vocational
Training
• William Monroe High School
• Greene County Technical Education Center
Higher
Education
• University of Virginia: 19,643 (Fall 2003
enrollment)
• Piedmont Virginia Community College: 7,000
(Fall 2002 enrollment)
• Institute of Textile Technology: 21 (Fall
2000 Enrollment)
Click
here to go to Greene County's website.
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