A town of 330. A typical home worth about $151K.
The 3 things Fries does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Fries. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Fries home is worth about $151,000, up 6% in a year, 64% below the Virginia typical home.
The public schools Fries’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fries Elementary | PK–7 | 231 | B+ |
Most working residents leave Fries for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Galax (29%), Independence (7%) and Hillsville (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
0.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. New River Trail State Park | — | 13 |
Fries has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities.
Fries beats the Virginia average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| What stands out | Fries | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.1% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.9% | 76.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 14% | 6.2% |
Where Fries’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Town in Virginia, United States
Fries (pronounced "freeze") is an incorporated town located on the New River in Grayson County, Virginia, United States, 15.5 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of the county seat of Independence — in Virginia's Blue Ridge Highlands and on Virginia's musical heritage trail, The Crooked Road. As of the 2020 census, Fries had a population of 450. Named after prominent cotton mill owner, Francis Henry Fries, the town is noted as the former site of Washington Mill (1903–1989); as one of three end points of the New River Trail State Park and as the host of annual music festivals reflecting its strong bluegrass and country music traditions — with its August Old-Time Fiddlers' and Bluegrass Conventio…
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