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Glade Spring is a small town of 2,135 people in Washington County, Virginia. It's about 46 miles from Johnson City, TN and 121 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 $174k and rent runs about $888 a month.
2,135people
$174kTypical home
$888/moRent
83° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
224Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,135
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,756 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 46 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,099/mo)
- Median rent $888/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 142 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 (152 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,008 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to TRI airport
- 113 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,093 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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