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Union is a tiny town of 476 people in Monroe County, West Virginia. It's about 26 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 161 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $615 a month.
476people
$154kTypical home
$615/moRent
84° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
215Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 476
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,065 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 26 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$972/mo)
- Median rent $615/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (16 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 15% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to LWB airport
- 108 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,106 ft
- 180 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+62 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk