Best PlacesGraysontown, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Graysontown, 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.
Graysontown ranks 13,883rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Graysontown
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.
Graysontown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Graysontown ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 83% of towns
Where Graysontown ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Graysontown
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Graysontown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,542, 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 Graysontown's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Graysontown
Graysontown 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 Graysontown.
Who works in Graysontown, and how
Work in Graysontown centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Graysontown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Graysontown.
What the weather is like in Graysontown, month by month
Graysontown sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Graysontown
The nearest airport, Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field), is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Graysontown
Schools across Graysontown average a B+, better than 83% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Indian Valley ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Snowville ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Auburn ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Auburn MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Pulaski County MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Auburn HighA− · 67% proficient
- Pulaski County Senior HighA− · 63% proficient
- Floyd County HighA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Graysontown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Graysontown 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 Graysontown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Graysontown
Is Graysontown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Graysontown ranks 13,883rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, tree cover, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on internet speeds and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Graysontown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $242,557. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $78,542 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Graysontown safe?
Yes, Graysontown is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $283 per resident a year.
Compare Graysontown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Graysontown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Graysontown 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.
Graysontown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Graysontown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Graysontown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Graysontown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Graysontown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Graysontown 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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