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Gate City is a small town of 1,928 people in Scott County, Virginia. It's about 9 miles from Kingsport, TN and 139 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $660 a month.
1,928people
$163kTypical home
$660/moRent
86° / 46°Summer / winter
7"Snow
218Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,928
- Part of a metro area
- About 484 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 9 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,028/mo)
- Median rent $660/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (802 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to TRI airport
- 98 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,526 ft
- 292 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 174 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+70 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk