Living in Ewing, VA
Ewing is a tiny town of 365 people in Lee County, Virginia. It's about 31 miles from Morristown, TN and 161 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $738 a month.
365people
$99kTypical home
$738/moRent
84° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
225Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 365
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 97 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Louisville, KY
- 31 mi to Morristown, TN
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$624/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 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 58
- 25% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to TRI airport
- 65 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,486 ft
- 319 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
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.