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Grundy is a tiny town of 872 people in Buchanan County, Virginia. It's about 57 miles from Kingsport, TN and 159 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $950 a month.
872people
$204kTypical home
$950/moRent
80° / 40°Summer / winter
16"Snow
209Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 872
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 175 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 57 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,284/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,533 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 19% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to TRI airport
- 144 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,906 ft
- 265 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Buchanan County: R+71 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very 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.