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McMullin is a tiny town of 324 people in Smyth County, Virginia. It's about 55 miles from Johnson City, TN and 119 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $731 a month.
324people
$144kTypical home
$731/moRent
82° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
224Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 324
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 329 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 55 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$911/mo)
- Median rent $731/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (768 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to TRI airport
- 104 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,221 ft
- 240 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 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
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.