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Sugar Grove is a tiny town of 563 people in Smyth County, Virginia. It's about 62 miles from Johnson City, TN and 112 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $56k and rent runs about $744 a month.
563people
$56kTypical home
$744/moRent
81° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
224Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 563
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 193 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 62 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $56k (≈$356/mo)
- Median rent $744/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (768 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to TRI airport
- 93 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,874 ft
- 231 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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