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Country around Dante is a rural area of about 1,064 people in Dickenson County, Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Kingsport, TN and 150 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,064people
$87kTypical home
$1,275/moRent
81° / 42°Summer / winter
37"Snow
209Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,064 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 39 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$545/mo)
- Median rent $1,275/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 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 (87 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 23% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to TRI airport
- 128 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,307 ft
- 275 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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