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Pounding Mill is a tiny town of 222 people in Tazewell County, Virginia. It's about 57 miles from Beckley, WV and 138 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $795 a month.
222people
$118kTypical home
$795/moRent
82° / 43°Summer / winter
18"Snow
210Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 222
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 91 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 57 mi to Beckley, WV
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$746/mo)
- Median rent $795/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,254 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 21% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to TRI airport
- 119 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,175 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tazewell County: R+69 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.