Clifton Forge is #1 in Virginia for cheap rent
Clifton Forge is ranked on 37 lists against the 255 Virginia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 6 and the top quarter on 6.
Clifton Forge is on Virginia’s podium 4 times
Each list ranks every VA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Clifton Forge marked.
Shorter growing season than 98% of Virginia
Not better or worse, just Clifton Forge’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Clifton Forge lands in the top half on 9 of 23 lists
Each dot is Clifton Forge’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in VA, the right end is last. Areas where Clifton Forge does best come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for library visits
Lists where Clifton Forge sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Clifton Forge lands in every VA ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Covington · 0.9 yrs
#3
Cheapest rent#1 Clifton Forge · $592/mo
#1
Lowest property tax#1 Covington · $681/yr
#15
Rent easiest to afford#1 Franconia · 28.6%
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Bristol · 11.5 per resident
#5
Most library borrowing#1 Falls Church · 30.8 per resident
#3
Best libraries for kids#1 Falls Church · 49.3 per child
#9 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Quantico Base · 11.5 min
#65 Safety
Safest#1 Broadway · 5.7
#37 Health
Healthiest#1 Tysons · 100 / 100
#240
N
Lowest obesity#1 Navy · 20%
#233
Fewest smokers#1 Great Falls · 5%
#240
Most active#1 Wyndham · 14%
#237
Fewest uninsured#1 Great Falls · 4%
#170
Lowest depression#1 Loudoun Valley Estates · 15%
#203
Closest to a top hospital#1 Charlottesville · 0.0 mi
#135 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Groveton · 53.8%
#173
U
Most trails#1 University of Virginia · 10.3 mi / sq mi
#164
O
Most walkable#1 One Loudoun · 214 / sq mi
#139 People
N Most educated#1 Navy · 87.8% #224 U Youngest#1 University of Virginia · 19.6 #229 N Oldest#1 North Shore · 62.6 #27 N Most residents 65+#1 North Shore · 44.9% #18 F Most kids#1 Fort Belvoir · 47.5% #149
The number on the right is Clifton Forge’s spot. All of Virginia’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every VA list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.