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Narrows is a small town of 1,935 people in Giles County, Virginia. It's about 22 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 147 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $931 a month.
1,935people
$119kTypical home
$931/moRent
84° / 44°Summer / winter
22"Snow
215Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,935
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,527 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 22 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$753/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 7 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 (60 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (558 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to BKW airport
- 98 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,568 ft
- 194 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Giles County: R+55 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk