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St. Paul is a tiny town of 963 people in Wise County, Virginia. It's about 30 miles from Kingsport, TN and 144 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $460 a month.
963people
$176kTypical home
$460/moRent
84° / 45°Summer / winter
36"Snow
218Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 963
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 699 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 30 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,110/mo)
- Median rent $460/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (850 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to TRI airport
- 120 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,483 ft
- 279 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 113 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wise County: R+63 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk