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Marion is a big small town of 5,670 people in Smyth County, Virginia. It's about 59 miles from Johnson City, TN and 119 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $714 a month.
5,670people
$173kTypical home
$714/moRent
83° / 44°Summer / winter
17"Snow
224Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,670
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,183 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 59 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,088/mo)
- Median rent $714/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (325 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,445 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to TRI airport
- 101 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,133 ft
- 236 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Smyth County: R+60 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk