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Emory is a small town of 1,419 people in Washington County, Virginia. It's about 43 miles from Johnson City, TN and 122 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $725 a month.
1,419people
$231kTypical home
$725/moRent
83° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
224Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,419
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 347 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 43 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,459/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,098 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 21
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 40% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 23% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to TRI airport
- 115 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,211 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+53 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.