A town of 3,342. A typical home worth about $204K.
The 3 things Altavista does most differently from other towns.
Where Altavista’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Altavista. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Altavista home is worth about $204,000, about the same as a year ago, 51% below the Virginia typical home.
The public schools Altavista’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altavista Elementary | PK–5 | 497 | B− |
| Altavista High | 6–12 | 606 | C+ |
Most working residents leave Altavista for work: only 19% work in town. The top destinations are Lynchburg (19%), Rustburg (5%) and Forest (3%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
6.5 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. English Park | 0.7 mi | 69 |
| 2. Shreve Park | 0.1 mi | 15 |
| 3. Avoca Museum | 0.1 mi | 9 |
Altavista beats the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| What stands out | Altavista | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 76.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.4% | 11.1% |
Altavista reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 84% report less.
Altavista has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 41% of U.S. communities.
7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Altavista on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Altavista.
Town in Virginia, United States
Altavista is an incorporated town in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. The town is in the Lynchburg Metropolitan Area, with a population of 3,378 in the 2020 census. It was founded in 1907 by John Edward Lane and Henry L. Lane of the Lane Company, and was chartered in September 1912.
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