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37.06° N · 81.75° W · GEOID 5117120

Claypool Hill

Tazewell County, Virginia · part of the Bluefield, WV metro

Limited data population under 5,000

VirginiaClaypool Hill, VAClaypool HillClaypool Hill

The short answer

Claypool Hill is home to 1,610 people. Median household income is $45,446 a year and median rent is $790 a month, 20.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $166,400, about 3.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$790
42% below the median place
Median household income
$45,446
43% below the median place
Median home value
$166,400
48% below the median place
Unemployment
3.8%
22% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Claypool Hill

  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 181 Virginia places.
  • 94% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 95% of places its size.
  • The median household earns $45,446 a year, less than in 92% of places its size.
  • Median rent is $790 a month, lower than in 89% of places its size.
01

Moving to Claypool Hill

Tazewell County gains about 1.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,260
Moved out1,220
Net+40

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Russell County, VA117121−4
Buchanan County, VA112110+2
McDowell County, WV56

Within Virginia, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within VirginiaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$46K
Leavers$47K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Tazewell County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
0.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Tazewell County report $46,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $47,200.
Income you would need
$31,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $790 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,495 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $166,400.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 7.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
South Boston, VA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.0%
below the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in5
$46,226
35% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureClaypool HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.0%below (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure1.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5County figure$46,22635% below
Income of households moving out5County figure$47,24333% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Claypool Hill20.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$31,600
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.9%
2% above the median place
Home price to income
3.7x
4% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$35,500
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Claypool Hill, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Raton, NM16.9% vs 20.9%n/aCompare
Somerset, PA17.3% vs 20.9%n/aCompare
Hazard, KY16.9% vs 20.9%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Homeownership1
93.8%
41% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$973
70% below the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureClaypool HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$79042% below
Rent to income120.9%2% above
Property tax rate10.6%36% below
Home price to income13.7x4% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$94342% below
Property tax paid (median)1$97370% below
Median home value1$166,40048% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure6.9%116% above
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure35.2%32% below
Homeownership193.8%41% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,49520% below
Vacant homes1County figure17.6%149% above
Median year built119810% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$45,446
43% below the median place
Mean commute1
24 min
4% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureClaypool HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$45,44643% below
Income per person1$42,0965% above
Unemployment1County figure3.8%22% below
Average annual pay4County figure$46,59729% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure4.0%8% above
Jobs4County figure13,37491% below
Poverty rate1County figure18.5%72% above
Mean commute124 min4% below
Works from home1County figure7.0%44% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 43.6, 12% above the median place.

Median age1
43.6
12% above the median place
High school or higher1
86.2%
7% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
20.8%
35% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureClaypool HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,6106646th largest
Median age143.612% above
Bachelor's or higher120.8%35% below
High school or higher186.2%7% below
Household size12.37% below
Born abroad1County figure1.3%86% below
No health insurance1County figure4.1%36% below
Homes with broadband194.7%3% above
05

Life in Claypool Hill

24 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k12.4 +32%
Grocery stores per 10k24.8 11.7×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.4 +11%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.2 −17%
Shops43.4 +43%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.3 −44%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.2 +10%
Child care centers0.8 −65%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k6
0.8
65% below the median place
Shops per 10k6
43.4
43% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6
2.3
44% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureClaypool HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure1456% above
Public school students9County figure5,1345% above
Students per teacher9County figure13.016% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure17.217% below
Shops per 10k6County figure43.443% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure2.344% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure22.210% above
Child care centers per 10k6County figure0.865% below
Parks per 10k70.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k712.432% above
Grocery stores per 10k724.8above (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k712.411% above
Libraries per 10k70.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails70.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi70.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings8County figure2485% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 90.1).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Claypool Hill. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk11
0.0
below the median place (median 90.1)
Tornado risk11
15.4
81% below the median place
July average high10
81°F
7% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureClaypool HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure81°F7% below
January average low10County figure23°F8% below
Average temperature10County figure52°F6% below
Annual precipitation10County figure47.6 in9% above
Natural hazard risk11County figure60.235% below
Hurricane risk11County figure51.827% below
Tornado risk11County figure15.481% below
Wildfire risk11County figure57.76% below
Heat wave risk11County figure0.0below (median 90.1)
08

Claypool Hill in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$790/mo (2024)$1,010/mo$830 to $1,230/mo+4.1%
Median household income$45,446 (2024)$57,500$48,500 to $68,000+4.0%
Median home value$166,400 (2024)$231,000$168,000 to $318,000+5.6%

The median home would be worth 4.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Claypool Hill

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
South Boston, VA$760$44,052Compare
Dunn, NC$788$46,830Compare
Anniston, AL$799$46,668Compare
Princeton, WV$747$43,900Compare
Princeton, WVAnniston, ALDunn, NCSouth Boston, VAClaypool Hill, VAClaypool HillDunnAnnistonPrincetonClaypool HillDunnAnnistonPrinceton

Common questions

Is Claypool Hill a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 181 Virginia places. 94% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 95% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Claypool Hill expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $166,400.

What salary do you need to live in Claypool Hill?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $31,600 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Claypool Hill?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are South Boston, VA, Dunn, NC, Anniston, AL and Princeton, WV.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  6. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  7. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Claypool Hill with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Claypool Hill itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/claypool-hill-virginia

Citytistics. “Claypool Hill, Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/claypool-hill-virginia/

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