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Country around Jewell Ridge is a rural area of about 527 people in Buchanan County, Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Beckley, WV and 149 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $743 a month.
527people
$90kTypical home
$743/moRent
81° / 42°Summer / winter
17"Snow
210Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 527 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 52 mi to Beckley, WV
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$566/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 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 61
- 20% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to BKW airport
- 128 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,398 ft
- 248 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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.