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Country around Troutdale is a rural area of about 1,056 people in Smyth County, Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Johnson City, TN and 108 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $949 a month.
1,056people
$111kTypical home
$949/moRent
80° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
224Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,056 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 59 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$697/mo)
- Median rent $949/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (768 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to TRI airport
- 92 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,969 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Smyth County: R+60 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk