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Big Rock is a tiny town of 384 people in Buchanan County, Virginia. It's about 61 miles from Kingsport, TN and 166 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $743 a month.
384people
$95kTypical home
$743/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
209Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 384
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 831 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 61 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$598/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 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
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (850 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 57 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to TRI airport
- 146 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 860 ft
- 270 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Buchanan County: R+71 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.