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Stonega is a tiny town of 151 people in Wise County, Virginia. It's about 33 miles from Kingsport, TN and 163 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $790 a month.
151people
$64kTypical home
$790/moRent
82° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
218Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 151
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 243 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 33 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$403/mo)
- Median rent $790/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (161 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (702 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 79
- 23% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to TRI airport
- 103 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,939 ft
- 305 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 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
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.