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Norton is a small town of 3,577 people in Norton city, Virginia. It's about 29 miles from Kingsport, TN and 156 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $692 a month.
3,577people
$110kTypical home
$692/moRent
81° / 43°Summer / winter
41"Snow
218Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,577
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 478 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 29 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$694/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (378 per 100k)
- High property crime (6,457 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TRI airport
- 109 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,264 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 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
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Norton city: R+44 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk