A town of 5,670. A regional job hub with 5,671 jobs.
The 3 things Marion does most differently from other towns.
18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 10 places on the National Register.
Where Marion’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Marion. Another town gets a different order.
About one in 3 of Marion’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Atkins (9%), Wytheville (4%) and Chilhowie (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
The typical Marion home is worth about $165,000, up 3.8% in a year, 60% below the Virginia typical home.
7.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
The public schools Marion’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smyth County Virtual | K–8 | 339 | Not graded |
| Marion Elementary | PK–5 | 298 | C |
| Marion Middle | 6–8 | 401 | C |
| Marion Senior High | 9–12 | 563 | B+ |
| Southwestern Va Mental Health Institute | 6–12 | — | Not graded |
Marion beats the Virginia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20.
| What stands out | Marion | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 6.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.8% | 11.1% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 12.2% |
Marion reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 75% report less.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 24% of U.S. communities.
Marion has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
1940
Untitled photo, possibly related to: Cornshocks and fences on farm near Marion, Virginia
Photo · Library of Congress. A different picture from Marion’s archive appears here every day.
See all 18 archive items →10 places in Marion on the National Register of Historic Places.
14 notable people were born in Marion.
Town in Virginia, United States
Marion is a town in and the county seat of Smyth County, Virginia, United States. It is positioned upon Interstate 81, in the Blue Ridge portion of the southern Appalachian Mountains in Southwest Virginia. The town is named for American Revolutionary War officer Francis Marion. Within the town limits it had a population of approximately 6,000, per 2020 Census counts. However, together with the neighborhoods, an additional 9,000 residents residing in unincorporated Smyth County have Marion mailing addresses, granting the Marion ZIP code (24354) a total population of about 14,500, which is approximately half of the county's total population.
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