Best PlacesCallison, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Callison, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Callison ranks 34,151st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Callison
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Callison's strengths and weaknesses
Where Callison ranks high
- Short commute13.3 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of towns
Where Callison ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$36,235 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
Who lives in Callison
Callison runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Callison.
Who works in Callison, and how
Work in Callison centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Callison
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Callison.
What the weather is like in Callison, month by month
Callison sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 79° | 70° | 64° |
| October | 63° | 53° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Callison
The nearest airport, Greenbrier Valley, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 145 miles away.
The best schools in and around Callison
Schools across Callison average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mountain View ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Valley ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clifton MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Alleghany HighA− · 67% proficient
- Bath County HighA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Callison school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Callison measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Callison against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Callison
Is Callison a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Callison ranks 34,151st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, quiet, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Callison safe?
Yes, Callison is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Callison?
July highs average about 79 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 23. That works out to about 88 pleasant days a year, more than 57% of towns.
Compare Callison with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Callison. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Callison represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Callison detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Callison: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Callison: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Callison: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Callison: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Callison detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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