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Country around Newport is a rural area of about 1,450 people in Giles County, Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 8 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 146 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $661 a month.
1,450people
$256kTypical home
$661/moRent
81° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
215Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,450 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 8 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,613/mo)
- Median rent $661/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 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 (121 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (773 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ROA airport
- 91 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,385 ft
- 176 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Giles County: R+55 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk