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Atkins is a tiny town of 985 people in Smyth County, Virginia. It's about 59 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 119 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $731 a month.
985people
$86kTypical home
$731/moRent
82° / 43°Summer / winter
24"Snow
224Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 985
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 159 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 59 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$544/mo)
- Median rent $731/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 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 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to TRI airport
- 97 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,497 ft
- 229 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.