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Breaks is a tiny town of 208 people in Buchanan County, Virginia. It's about 56 miles from Kingsport, TN and 166 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $46k and rent runs about $743 a month.
208people
$46kTypical home
$743/moRent
82° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
209Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 208
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 157 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 56 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $46k (≈$291/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 59
- 30% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to TRI airport
- 140 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,755 ft
- 275 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 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
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.