Best PlacesGratton, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gratton, 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.
Gratton ranks 19,719th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gratton
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.
Gratton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gratton ranks high
- Cheap childcare$480 a month, better than 95% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of towns
Where Gratton ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gratton
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gratton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,832, 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 Gratton's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gratton
Gratton 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 Gratton.
Who works in Gratton, and how
Work in Gratton centers on education and other services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Gratton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gratton.
What the weather is like in Gratton, month by month
Gratton sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 81° | 71° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Gratton
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gratton
Schools across Gratton average an A, better than 94% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Abb's Valley-boissevain ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tazewell MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Tazewell HighA+ · 81% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gratton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gratton 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 Gratton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gratton
Is Gratton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gratton ranks 19,719th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, good schools, and heat safety, and lowest on biking and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gratton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,105. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $69,832 median income, cost of living beats 57% of towns.
Is Gratton safe?
Gratton is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $390 per resident a year.
Compare Gratton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gratton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gratton 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.
Gratton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gratton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gratton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gratton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gratton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gratton 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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