Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Dante is worth considering.
One downside of living in Dante is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Dante, the average commute to work is 36.25 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Dante is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Dante isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
As is often the case in a small town, Dante doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Dante ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 0.00% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Dante in 2022 was $14,341, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $57,364 for a family of four. Dante also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 52.70% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Dante is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dante home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dante residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dante include English, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.
The most common language spoken in Dante is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Italian.
