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Haysi is a tiny town of 519 people in Dickenson County, Virginia. It's about 50 miles from Kingsport, TN and 161 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $635 a month.
519people
$116kTypical home
$635/moRent
82° / 43°Summer / winter
21"Snow
209Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 519
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 142 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 50 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$730/mo)
- Median rent $635/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to TRI airport
- 136 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,660 ft
- 275 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickenson County: R+62 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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
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.