Best PlacesGrundy, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grundy, 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.
Grundy ranks 43,096th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Grundy
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.
Grundy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grundy ranks high
- Cheap childcare$512 a month, better than 91% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute21.2 minutes each way, better than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
Where Grundy ranks low
- Household income$41,299 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Grundy
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grundy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,299, 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 Grundy's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 Grundy
Grundy 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 Grundy.
Who works in Grundy, and how
Work in Grundy centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Grundy
Grundy has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Grundy and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Grundy, month by month
Grundy sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 34° | 28° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 44° |
| July | 81° | 72° | 64° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Grundy
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 59 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 157 miles away.
The best schools in and around Grundy
Schools across Grundy average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Twin Valley Elementary/middleB+ · 53% proficient
- Riverview Elementary/middleB · 50% proficient
- Hurley Elementary/middleB · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Grundy HighA− · 63% proficient
- Hurley HighA− · 62% proficient
- Twin Valley HighB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grundy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grundy 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 Grundy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Grundy
Is Grundy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grundy ranks 43,096th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, transit, and heat safety, and lowest on low incomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grundy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,339. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $41,299 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Grundy safe?
Grundy is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $550 per resident a year.
Compare Grundy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grundy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grundy 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.
Grundy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grundy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grundy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grundy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grundy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grundy 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.