Best PlacesFieldale, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fieldale, 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.
Fieldale ranks 36,460th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fieldale
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.
Fieldale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fieldale ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$513 a month, better than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 73% of towns
Where Fieldale ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$52,600 median, better than only 16% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fieldale
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fieldale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,600, 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 Fieldale'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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fieldale
Fieldale 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 Fieldale.
Who works in Fieldale, and how
Work in Fieldale centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fieldale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fieldale.
What the weather is like in Fieldale, month by month
Fieldale sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 36° | 25° |
| April | 73° | 57° | 42° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Fieldale
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fieldale
Schools across Fieldale average a B+, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stanleytown ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- G.w. Carver ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Sanville ElementaryD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fieldale-collinsville MiddleA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Bassett HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fieldale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fieldale 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 Fieldale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fieldale
Is Fieldale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fieldale ranks 36,460th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on health outcomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fieldale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $104,800. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $52,600 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Fieldale safe?
Fieldale is safer than 33% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $370 per resident a year.
Compare Fieldale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fieldale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fieldale 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.
Fieldale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fieldale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fieldale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fieldale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fieldale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fieldale 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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