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Abingdon is a big small town of 8,330 people in Washington County, Virginia. It's about 34 miles from Johnson City, TN and 122 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $838 a month.
8,330people
$228kTypical home
$838/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
12"Snow
224Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,330
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,035 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 34 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,438/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,290 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 20% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to TRI airport
- 118 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,034 ft
- 262 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 148 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+53 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk