Vinton ranks #5 in Virginia for affordable rent
Vinton is ranked on 36 lists against the 255 Virginia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
The lists Vinton does best on
Each list ranks every VA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Vinton marked.
Vinton lands in the top half on 8 of 22 lists
Each dot is Vinton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in VA, the right end is last. Areas where Vinton does best come first.
Faster-rising prices than 79% of Virginia
Not better or worse, just Vinton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for affordable rent
Lists where Vinton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Vinton out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every VA list, and where Vinton lands
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
#29
Cheapest rent#1 Clifton Forge · $592/mo
#38
Lowest property tax#1 Covington · $681/yr
#58
Rent easiest to afford#1 Franconia · 28.6%
#5 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Quantico Base · 11.5 min
#112 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Groveton · 53.8%
#203
U
Most trails#1 University of Virginia · 10.3 mi / sq mi
#139
O
Most walkable#1 One Loudoun · 214 / sq mi
#63 Safety
Safest#1 Broadway · 5.7
#46 Health
Healthiest#1 Tysons · 100 / 100
#195
N
Lowest obesity#1 Navy · 20%
#170
Fewest smokers#1 Great Falls · 5%
#194
Most active#1 Wyndham · 14%
#167
Fewest uninsured#1 Great Falls · 4%
#129
Lowest depression#1 Loudoun Valley Estates · 15%
#243
Closest to a top hospital#1 Charlottesville · 0.0 mi
#225 
People
N Most educated#1 Navy · 87.8% #232 U Youngest#1 University of Virginia · 19.6 #96 N Oldest#1 North Shore · 62.6 #161 N Most residents 65+#1 North Shore · 44.9% #84 F Most kids#1 Fort Belvoir · 47.5% #96Climate
Snowiest#1 Norton · 47 in
#102
Least snow#1 Emporia · 1.4 in
#151
Mildest winters#1 Norfolk · 33.2°
#50
Hottest summers#1 Colonial Heights · 89.7°
#104
Coolest summers#1 Wise · 79.9°
#127
Longest growing season#1 Norfolk · 252 days
#71
Wettest#1 Big Stone Gap · 52 in
#82 
The number on the right is Vinton’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.