Best PlacesCraig Springs, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Craig Springs, 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.
Craig Springs ranks 38,527th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Craig Springs
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.
Craig Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Craig Springs ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of towns
Where Craig Springs ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
- Short commute37.7 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Craig Springs
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Craig Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,205, 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 Craig Springs' effective rate of 0.58%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Craig Springs
Craig Springs 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 Craig Springs.
Who works in Craig Springs, and how
Work in Craig Springs centers on admin & support services and wholesale trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Craig Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Craig Springs.
What the weather is like in Craig Springs, month by month
Craig Springs sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Craig Springs
The nearest airport, Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field), is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around Craig Springs
Schools across Craig Springs average a B+, better than 83% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mccleary ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Mountain View Elementary & Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glenvar MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
- Northside MiddleA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Craig County HighB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Craig Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Craig Springs 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 Craig Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Craig Springs
Is Craig Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Craig Springs ranks 38,527th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and civic engagement, and lowest on biking and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Craig Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $188,300. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $48,205 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Craig Springs safe?
Craig Springs is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $452 per resident a year.
Compare Craig Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Craig Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Craig Springs 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.
Craig Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Craig Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Craig Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Craig Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Craig Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Craig Springs 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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