Best PlacesChase City, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chase City, 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.
Chase City ranks 40,529th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Low incomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on walkability.
The best neighborhoods in Chase City
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.
Chase City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chase City ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of towns
- Cheap childcare$616 a month, better than 77% of towns
Where Chase City ranks low
- Household income$44,470 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chase City
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chase City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,470, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Chase City's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Chase City
Chase City 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 Chase City.
Who works in Chase City, and how
Work in Chase City centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Chase City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chase City.
What the weather is like in Chase City, month by month
Chase City sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Chase City
The nearest airport, Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chase City
Schools across Chase City average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Hill ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Clarksville ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Bacon District ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Lunenburg MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Randolph-henry HighA− · 62% proficient
- Central HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chase City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chase City 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 Chase City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chase City
Is Chase City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chase City ranks 40,529th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, cheap car insurance, and low property taxes, and lowest on low incomes 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 Chase City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $141,153. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $44,470 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Chase City safe?
Chase City is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $511 per resident a year.
Compare Chase City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chase City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chase City 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.
Chase City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chase City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chase City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chase City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chase City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chase City 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.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- 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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