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Allison Gap is a tiny town of 526 people in Smyth County, Virginia. It's about 49 miles from Kingsport, TN and 128 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $731 a month.
526people
$70kTypical home
$731/moRent
83° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
224Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 526
- Part of a metro area
- About 200 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 49 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$441/mo)
- Median rent $731/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" 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
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (768 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to TRI airport
- 117 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,169 ft
- 250 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Smyth County: R+60 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.