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37.13° N · 81.43° W · GEOID 5132320

Gratton

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

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

VirginiaGratton, VAGrattonGratton

The short answer

Gratton is home to 841 people. Median household income is $113,412 a year and median rent is $795 a month, 8.4% 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 $113,500, about 1.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$795
42% below the median place
Median household income
$113,412
41% above the median place
Median home value
$113,500
64% below the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

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 Gratton

  • The median home is worth 1 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 195 Virginia places.
  • 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 194 Virginia places.
  • Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 192 Virginia places.
  • The median rent takes only 8.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 195 Virginia places.
  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 186 Virginia places.
01

Moving to Gratton

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
$31,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $795 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $962 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $113,500.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
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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
MeasureGrattonAmong 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

Home price to income is 1.0x, 74% below the median place.

Gratton8.4%
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
$31,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
8.4%
59% below the median place
Home price to income
1.0x
74% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
8%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$103,500
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
100.0%
51% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$962
49% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$662
80% below the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureGrattonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$79542% below
Rent to income18.4%59% below
Property tax rate10.6%36% below
Home price to income11.0x74% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$94342% below
Property tax paid (median)1$66280% below
Median home value1$113,50064% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure6.9%116% above
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure35.2%32% below
Homeownership1100.0%51% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure43.1%15% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$96249% below
Vacant homes1County figure17.6%149% above
Median year built119870% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGrattonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$113,41241% above
Income per person1$33,60516% below
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
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 commute1County figure27 min9% above
Works from home10.0%below (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
Median age1
60.3
55% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher11.3% −65%
Homes with broadband96.1% +4%
Household size2.7 +9%
High school or higher94.0% +2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureGrattonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18416646th largest
Median age160.355% above
Bachelor's or higher111.3%65% below
High school or higher194.0%2% above
Household size12.79% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband196.1%4% above
05

Life in Gratton

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

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 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureGrattonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools8County figure1456% above
Public school students8County figure5,1345% above
Students per teacher8County 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
National Register listings7County 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 Gratton. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk10
0.0
below the median place (median 90.1)
Tornado risk10
15.4
81% below the median place
July average high9
81°F
7% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureGrattonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high9County figure81°F7% below
January average low9County figure23°F8% below
Average temperature9County figure52°F6% below
Annual precipitation9County figure47.6 in9% above
Natural hazard risk10County figure60.235% below
Hurricane risk10County figure51.827% below
Tornado risk10County figure15.481% below
Wildfire risk10County figure57.76% below
Heat wave risk10County figure0.0below (median 90.1)
08

Gratton in 2030: where the trends point

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 household income$113,412 (2024)$150,500$127,500 to $178,500+4.8%
Median home value$113,500 (2024)$151,000$109,000 to $208,000+4.8%

The median home would be worth 1.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.0 now.

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

09

Places like Gratton

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

PlaceRentIncome
Fort Mohave, AZ$1,010$64,815Compare
Fortuna Foothills, AZ$1,141$60,474Compare
White City, FL$1,065$117,720Compare
Winthrop Harbor, IL$1,313$95,690Compare
Winthrop Harbor, ILWhite City, FLFortuna Foothills, AZFort Mohave, AZGratton, VAGrattonFort MohaveFortuna FoothillsWhite CityWinthrop HarborGrattonFort MohaveFortuna FoothillsWhite CityWinthrop Harbor

Common questions

Is Gratton a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 1 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 195 Virginia places. 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 194 Virginia places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Gratton expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 8.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $113,500.

What salary do you need to live in Gratton?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $31,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Gratton?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Fort Mohave, AZ, Fortuna Foothills, AZ, White City, FL and Winthrop Harbor, IL.

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. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  8. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  9. 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
  10. 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 Gratton with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Gratton itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/gratton-virginia

Citytistics. “Gratton, Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/gratton-virginia/

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