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Saltville is a small town of 2,198 people in Smyth County, Virginia. It's about 50 miles from Kingsport, TN and 126 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $645 a month.
2,198people
$97kTypical home
$645/moRent
84° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
224Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,198
- Part of a metro area
- About 274 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 50 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$609/mo)
- Median rent $645/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (122 per 100k)
- Low property crime (913 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to TRI airport
- 115 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,696 ft
- 249 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Smyth County: R+60 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk