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Clintwood is a small town of 1,400 people in Dickenson County, Virginia. It's about 44 miles from Kingsport, TN and 162 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $714 a month.
1,400people
$163kTypical home
$714/moRent
81° / 41°Summer / winter
39"Snow
209Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,400
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 673 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 44 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,027/mo)
- Median rent $714/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 161 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (83 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (685 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to TRI airport
- 126 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,910 ft
- 285 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickenson County: R+62 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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