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Independence is a small town of 1,132 people in Grayson County, Virginia. It's about 58 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 100 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $668 a month.
1,132people
$122kTypical home
$668/moRent
81° / 44°Summer / winter
15"Snow
224Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,132
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 483 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 58 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$772/mo)
- Median rent $668/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,063 per 100k)
People
- Median age 58
- 26% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to TRI airport
- 77 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,838 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grayson County: R+62 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk