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Nickelsville is a tiny town of 368 people in Scott County, Virginia. It's about 17 miles from Kingsport, TN and 139 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $746 a month.
368people
$175kTypical home
$746/moRent
84° / 45°Summer / winter
21"Snow
218Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 368
- Part of a metro area
- About 768 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 17 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,104/mo)
- Median rent $746/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,108 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to TRI airport
- 109 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,975 ft
- 286 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 233 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+70 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk