Best PlacesDelmar, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Delmar, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Delmar ranks 4,469th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Delmar
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.
Delmar's strengths and weaknesses
Where Delmar ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 95% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Delmar ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 26% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Delmar
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Delmar home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,699, 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 Delmar's effective rate of 0.53%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Delmar
Delmar runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Delmar.
Who works in Delmar, and how
Work in Delmar centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Delmar
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Delmar.
What the weather is like in Delmar, month by month
Delmar sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Delmar
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 113 miles away.
The best schools in and around Delmar
Schools across Delmar average an A, better than 95% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Watauga ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Rhea Valley ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Damascus MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
- E.b. Stanley MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Holston HighA · 75% proficient
- Abingdon HighA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Delmar school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Delmar 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 Delmar against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Delmar
Is Delmar a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Delmar ranks 4,469th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, good schools, and low disaster risk, and lowest on cell coverage and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Delmar expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $197,172. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $93,699 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Delmar safe?
Yes, Delmar is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $146 per resident a year.
Compare Delmar with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Delmar. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Delmar 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.
Delmar detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Delmar: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Delmar: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Delmar: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Delmar: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Delmar 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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