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Tacoma is a tiny town of 131 people in Wise County, Virginia. It's about 29 miles from Kingsport, TN and 152 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $790 a month.
131people
$106kTypical home
$790/moRent
83° / 44°Summer / winter
46"Snow
218Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 131
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 279 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 29 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$670/mo)
- Median rent $790/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to TRI airport
- 113 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,001 ft
- 291 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 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
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.