VA area data
Pocahontas, VA
Pocahontas, VA.
Population: 779 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 423.6 (+3.3% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $12,000
- Median days on market
- 155 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 54.5%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,335/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,735/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 103.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, inlandFlooding, landslide, strongWind
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 52.0°F
- Average high
- 62.0°F
- Average low
- 42.5°F
- Annual precipitation
- 44.4 in
- Annual snowfall
- 37.6 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 3.7 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Bluestone National Scenic River (27 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Mercer County Airport (BLF) (9 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Mercer County Airport (BLF) (9 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 2
- Avg hospital rating
- 1.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +17 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,954
- Median annual property tax
- $453
- Households with broadband internet
- 56.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 10,591
- Average weekly wage
- $873
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 4
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