Best PlacesGalts Mill, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Galts Mill, 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.
Galts Mill ranks 19,914th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Galts Mill
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.
Galts Mill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Galts Mill ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of towns
Where Galts Mill ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Galts Mill
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Galts Mill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,722, 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 Galts Mill's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Galts Mill
Galts Mill 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 Galts Mill.
Who works in Galts Mill, and how
Work in Galts Mill centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Galts Mill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Galts Mill.
What the weather is like in Galts Mill, month by month
Galts Mill sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 37° | 26° |
| April | 74° | 58° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 66° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Galts Mill
The nearest airport, Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around Galts Mill
Schools across Galts Mill average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Amelon ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Appomattox MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Monelison MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Appomattox County HighA · 77% proficient
- Amherst County HighA− · 63% proficient
- E.c. Glass HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Galts Mill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Galts Mill 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 Galts Mill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Galts Mill
Is Galts Mill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Galts Mill ranks 19,914th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, a strong job market, and low disaster risk, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Galts Mill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $206,399. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $63,722 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Galts Mill safe?
Yes, Galts Mill is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $244 per resident a year.
Compare Galts Mill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Galts Mill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Galts Mill 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.
Galts Mill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Galts Mill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Galts Mill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Galts Mill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Galts Mill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Galts Mill 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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