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Dante is a tiny town of 591 people in Russell County, Virginia. It's about 35 miles from Kingsport, TN and 147 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $991 a month.
591people
$81kTypical home
$991/moRent
80° / 41°Summer / winter
38"Snow
218Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 591
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 84 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 35 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$513/mo)
- Median rent $991/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (192 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (791 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 25% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to TRI airport
- 125 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,651 ft
- 277 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 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
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Russell County: R+68 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low 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.