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Bluefield is a small town of 4,979 people in Tazewell County, Virginia. It's about 38 miles from Beckley, WV and 142 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $870 a month.
4,979people
$153kTypical home
$870/moRent
82° / 42°Summer / winter
39"Snow
210Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,979
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 524 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 38 mi to Beckley, WV
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$962/mo)
- Median rent $870/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,422 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to BKW airport
- 108 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,484 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tazewell County: R+69 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk