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Coeburn vs Honaker

28 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (19 min in Coeburn) and age 65+ (+12.1 pts in Honaker).

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Coeburn, VAHomes around $120KVirginia · 1,639 people

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Honaker, VAHomes around $100KVirginia · 1,188 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

CoeburnHomes around $120K

Housing$120K typical home71% below the VA typical home Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 95%of VA districts All about Coeburn →

HonakerHomes around $100K

Housing$100K typical home76% below the VA typical home Health96% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates

HistorySettled in 17721 place on the National Register All about Honaker →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Average commute19 min

Coeburn has the shorter commute

Honaker 38 minCoeburn 19 min

Age 65++12.1 pts

Honaker has more people 65 and up

Honaker 26.7%Coeburn 14.6%

Growth since 2010+9.3 pts

Honaker has grown faster since 2010

Honaker -16%Coeburn -25.3%

Property tax bill+26%

Tax bills are bigger in Coeburn

Coeburn $721Honaker $571

Bachelor’s degree++8.9 pts

More adults in Coeburn have a degree

Coeburn 15.1%Honaker 6.2%

Jobs per worker+55%

Coeburn is more of a job hub

Coeburn 1.15Honaker 0.74

★ What stands out · Life in each

Coeburn gets 35 more inches of snow a year

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

CoeburnHonaker

Snow a year47″12″

January low25°F 23°F

July high81°F 84°F

Growing season (days)175d 173d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd 72nd

Outdoors & history

CoeburnHonaker

Trails1 mi 1 mi

Conserved land2.8%0%

Settled—1772

National Register places—1

Archive photos12 7

Famous people born here4 —

Community

CoeburnHonaker

Library hours a week38 hrs 17 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Coeburn$690/mo

Typical home $120K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $860/mo · Housing →

Honaker$570/mo

Typical home $100K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $548/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Coeburn and Honaker.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Virginia ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

C−CoeburnSafer than 21% of U.S. towns –HonakerNot graded

Schools

A+CoeburnBetter than 95% of districts in the state B+HonakerBetter than 73% of districts in the state

Health

D−CoeburnHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns D−HonakerHealthier than 4% of U.S. towns

Where they are

28 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CoeburnHonaker

Coeburn ↔ Honaker28 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Virginia average

CoeburnHonaker

People

Population 1,639Highest 1,188Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -25.3%Lowest VA: +7.9% -16%Highest VA: +7.9%

Median age 44.8±3.7Highest 15% above VA 41.5±3.8Lowest 6% above VA

Coeburn and Honaker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 17%±5.2Lowest VA: 21.7% 21.3%±5.6Highest VA: 21.7%

Honaker and Coeburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 14.6%±3.4Lowest VA: 16.7% 26.7%±5.7Highest VA: 16.7%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.1%Highest VA: 42.2% 6.2%Lowest VA: 42.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±3.2Highest VA: 6.9% 3%±2.9Lowest VA: 6.9%

Coeburn and Honaker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $55,104±$14kHighest 41% below VA $44,183±$16kLowest 53% below VA

Coeburn and Honaker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $112,600±$13kHighest 71% below VA $91,600±$13kLowest 76% below VA

Coeburn and Honaker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $860±$277Highest 46% below VA $548±$232Lowest 65% below VA

Coeburn and Honaker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $721Highest 74% below VA $571Lowest 80% below VA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.2%±12.7Lowest VA: 48.5% 73%±26.3Highest VA: 48.5%

Below poverty line 19.1%Lowest VA: 9.9% 26.5%Highest VA: 9.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 69.8%Highest VA: 67.3% 69.6%Lowest VA: 67.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 10 yrs older than VA 1978Highest 6 yrs older than VA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 30% below VA 38 minHighest 40% above VA

Work from home 1.2%±1.3Lowest VA: 18.3% 4.8%±5.4Highest VA: 18.3%

Honaker and Coeburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 8.2%Highest 3.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.15Highest 0.74Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Wise (19%)Lebanon (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HonakerFew work in Coeburn

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 1.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 74.0Highest 63.5Lowest

Schools

School district Wise County Public SchoolsRussell County Public Schools

High school in town Eastside HighHonaker High

Students per teacherat that high school 15.9Highest 14.3Lowest

Virginia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.