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Dryden is a tiny town of 823 people in Lee County, Virginia. It's about 28 miles from Kingsport, TN and 160 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $738 a month.
823people
$130kTypical home
$738/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
13"Snow
218Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 823
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 117 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 28 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$822/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (205 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,087 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to TRI airport
- 89 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,447 ft
- 313 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 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
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+72 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- 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.