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Wytheville is a big small town of 8,202 people in Wythe County, Virginia. It's about 41 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 121 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $760 a month.
8,202people
$197kTypical home
$760/moRent
83° / 43°Summer / winter
19"Snow
224Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,202
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 566 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 41 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,241/mo)
- Median rent $760/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 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 (115 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,218 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to BKW airport
- 87 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,313 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wythe County: R+60 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk