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Castlewood is a small town of 1,357 people in Russell County, Virginia. It's about 28 miles from Kingsport, TN and 142 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $684 a month.
1,357people
$157kTypical home
$684/moRent
83° / 44°Summer / winter
34"Snow
218Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,357
- Part of a metro area
- About 188 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 28 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$992/mo)
- Median rent $684/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (192 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (791 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to TRI airport
- 120 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,788 ft
- 278 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Russell County: R+68 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate 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