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Weber City, Virginia

Weber City is a small town of about 1,200 people in Scott County, Virginia. It has lost about 2% of its people since 2020. A typical home costs about 3.3 years of the typical household's income, compared with 4.1 across the U.S. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, Knoxville, is about 89 miles away as the crow flies.

Population
1,221
down 2.2% since 2020
Typical home, 2020-24
$155,900
Scott County prices up 24% since 2022
Household income
$47,778
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, Kingsport area
86.4
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
5 miles
Kingsport, TN
To Knoxville
89 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 13.6% below the U.S. average in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area.
  • More house for the moneyA typical home costs 3.3 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
  • A safer neighborhoodThe FBI has no 2025 figures for Weber City itself. Many small towns are patrolled by the county sheriff, so call the sheriff's office and ask what calls they get most.
  • Schools in town4 public schools: 2 elementary, 1 middle and 1 high school.
  • A hospital close byWellmont Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, about 5 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big cityKnoxville is about 89 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Weber City meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$155,900U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 24%Scott County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities
$861 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income
$47,778U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them
63%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill
$919 a yearVirginia: $2,790
Homes built before 1940
6%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010
5%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes
0%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
86.4U.S. average = 100 (the Kingsport-Bristol metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 24% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Kingsport-Bristol metro area, not Weber City alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate
1,2212020: 1,248
Median age
45.5 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
27%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
18%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more
9%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
12%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Schools, health care and social services (15%); manufacturing (12%)
Unemployment rate
1%U.S.: 5%
Average commute
22 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home
6%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line
20%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN, about 5 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 2 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

4 public schools in Weber City, run by Scott County Public Schools.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Virginia's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet
79%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription
90%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low
27°F
July average high
87°F
Days 90°F or hotter
28 a year
Nights at or below freezing
83 a year
Rain and melted snow
45 inches a year
Snow
5 inches a year
Elevation
1,364 feet

Weather station: Kingsport (7 miles away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Knoxville.

Scott County is in a metro area of 250,000 to 1 million people (USDA rural-urban code 2, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail32 miles
  • Andrew Johnson National Historic Site36 miles
  • Cumberland Gap National Historical Park48 miles
  • Blue Ridge Parkway55 miles

Read about Weber City's history on Wikipedia.

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Tell us what a visitor shouldn't miss, and what living there is really like. Write to Main Street at mainstreet@smalltownguide.com. The best notes from people who know the town will be added here.

Nearby

Straight-line miles.

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  • Sullivan Gardens, TN (unincorporated)1,267 people, 10 miles
  • Nickelsville, VA369 people, 12 miles
  • Fall Branch, TN (unincorporated)1,160 people, 15 miles
  • Gray, TN (unincorporated)2,237 people, 15 miles

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.