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Tazewell is a small town of 4,390 people in Tazewell County, Virginia. It's about 48 miles from Beckley, WV and 138 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $708 a month.
4,390people
$112kTypical home
$708/moRent
81° / 42°Summer / winter
39"Snow
210Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,390
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 639 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 48 mi to Beckley, WV
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$704/mo)
- Median rent $708/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (338 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,440 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to BKW airport
- 112 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,484 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tazewell County: R+69 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk