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Richlands is a big small town of 5,171 people in Tazewell County, Virginia. It's about 56 miles from Kingsport, TN and 141 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $804 a month.
5,171people
$111kTypical home
$804/moRent
83° / 44°Summer / winter
18"Snow
210Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,171
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 915 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 56 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$700/mo)
- Median rent $804/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- Above-average violent crime (457 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,297 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to TRI airport
- 124 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,018 ft
- 250 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 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
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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