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Lebanon is a small town of 3,116 people in Russell County, Virginia. It's about 37 miles from Kingsport, TN and 136 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $621 a month.
3,116people
$162kTypical home
$621/moRent
84° / 45°Summer / winter
13"Snow
218Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,116
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 647 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 37 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,024/mo)
- Median rent $621/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" 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
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,572 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to TRI airport
- 130 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,028 ft
- 266 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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