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Appalachia is a small town of 1,391 people in Wise County, Virginia. It's about 31 miles from Kingsport, TN and 161 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $766 a month.
1,391people
$67kTypical home
$766/moRent
81° / 41°Summer / winter
14"Snow
218Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,391
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 404 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 31 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$423/mo)
- Median rent $766/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (161 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (702 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to TRI airport
- 101 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,188 ft
- 305 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wise County: R+63 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk