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Honaker is a small town of 1,188 people in Russell County, Virginia. It's about 47 miles from Kingsport, TN and 140 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $548 a month.
1,188people
$92kTypical home
$548/moRent
84° / 45°Summer / winter
14"Snow
210Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,188
- Part of a metro area
- About 708 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 47 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$578/mo)
- Median rent $548/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (192 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (791 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to TRI airport
- 129 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 61% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,870 ft
- 259 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Russell County: R+68 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk