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Max Meadows is a tiny town of 599 people in Wythe County, Virginia. It's about 34 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 123 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $764 a month.
599people
$95kTypical home
$764/moRent
83° / 43°Summer / winter
20"Snow
239Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 599
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 131 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 34 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$596/mo)
- Median rent $764/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,086 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 17% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to BKW airport
- 83 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,100 ft
- 204 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wythe County: R+60 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.