Best PlacesFalling Spring, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Falling Spring, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Falling Spring ranks 17,188th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Falling Spring
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.
Falling Spring's strengths and weaknesses
Where Falling Spring ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 82% of towns
Where Falling Spring ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 28% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 30% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Falling Spring
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Falling Spring home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,870, 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 Falling Spring's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 Falling Spring
Falling Spring 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 Falling Spring.
Who works in Falling Spring, and how
Work in Falling Spring centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Falling Spring
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Falling Spring.
What the weather is like in Falling Spring, month by month
Falling Spring sees roughly 94 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 Falling Spring
The nearest airport, Greenbrier Valley, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 149 miles away.
The best schools in and around Falling Spring
Schools across Falling Spring average an A−, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mountain View ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Callaghan ElementaryB+ · 52% 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 Falling Spring school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Falling Spring 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 Falling Spring against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Falling Spring
Is Falling Spring a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Falling Spring ranks 17,188th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, cheap car insurance, and heat safety, and lowest on state finances and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Falling Spring expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $164,251. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $65,870 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Falling Spring safe?
Yes, Falling Spring is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $230 per resident a year.
Compare Falling Spring with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Falling Spring. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Falling Spring 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.
Falling Spring detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Falling Spring: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Falling Spring: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Falling Spring: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Falling Spring: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Falling Spring 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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