Timberville ranks #36 in Virginia for cheap rent
Timberville is ranked on 32 lists against the 255 Virginia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Drier than 99% of Virginia
Not better or worse, just Timberville’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Timberville does best on
Each list ranks every VA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Timberville marked.
Timberville lands in the top half on 6 of 19 lists
Each dot is Timberville’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in VA, the right end is last. Areas where Timberville does best come first.
Where Timberville 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
#46
Cheapest rent#1 Clifton Forge · $592/mo
#36
Lowest property tax#1 Covington · $681/yr
#36
Rent easiest to afford#1 Franconia · 28.6%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Quantico Base · 11.5 min
#146 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Groveton · 53.8%
#198
U
Most trails#1 University of Virginia · 10.3 mi / sq mi
O
Most walkable#1 One Loudoun · 214 / sq mi
#122 Health
Healthiest#1 Tysons · 100 / 100
#210
N
Lowest obesity#1 Navy · 20%
#135
Fewest smokers#1 Great Falls · 5%
#219
Most active#1 Wyndham · 14%
#206
Fewest uninsured#1 Great Falls · 4%
#211
Lowest depression#1 Loudoun Valley Estates · 15%
#229
Closest to a top hospital#1 Charlottesville · 0.0 mi
#208 
People
N Most educated#1 Navy · 87.8% #253 U Youngest#1 University of Virginia · 19.6 #66 N Oldest#1 North Shore · 62.6 #194 N Most residents 65+#1 North Shore · 44.9% #161 F Most kids#1 Fort Belvoir · 47.5% #30Climate
Snowiest#1 Norton · 47 in
#75
Least snow#1 Emporia · 1.4 in
#173
Mildest winters#1 Norfolk · 33.2°
#218
Hottest summers#1 Colonial Heights · 89.7°
#180
Coolest summers#1 Wise · 79.9°
#47
Longest growing season#1 Norfolk · 252 days
#218
Wettest#1 Big Stone Gap · 52 in
#223 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Chincoteague · 54%
#247
Most new homes#1 Falls Church · 12.8 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crewe · +71.5%
#19
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Manassas Park · 61.4 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Bristol · 11.5 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Falls Church · 30.8 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Falls Church · 49.3 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Broadway · 5.7
The number on the right is Timberville’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.