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Colonial Heights is a small town of 3,258 people in Sullivan County, Tennessee. It's about 3 miles from Kingsport, TN and 129 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $944 a month.
3,258people
$217kTypical home
$944/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
218Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,258
- Part of a metro area
- About 854 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 3 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,369/mo)
- Median rent $944/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (406 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,463 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to TRI airport
- 96 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,404 ft
- 281 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 317 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sullivan County: R+55 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk