Best PlacesHansonville, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hansonville, 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.
Hansonville ranks 18,923rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hansonville
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.
Hansonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hansonville ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$514 a month, better than 90% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of towns
Where Hansonville ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of towns
- Household income$59,819 median, better than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hansonville
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hansonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,819, 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 Hansonville's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 Hansonville
Hansonville's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Hansonville.
Who works in Hansonville, and how
Work in Hansonville centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Hansonville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hansonville.
What the weather is like in Hansonville, month by month
Hansonville sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Hansonville
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hansonville
Schools across Hansonville average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Greendale ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Lebanon ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- E.b. Stanley MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
- Lebanon MiddleA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Abingdon HighA · 75% proficient
- Lebanon HighA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hansonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hansonville 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 Hansonville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hansonville
Is Hansonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hansonville ranks 18,923rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, affordable childcare, and good schools, and lowest on state finances and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hansonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $160,430. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $59,819 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Hansonville safe?
Yes, Hansonville is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
Compare Hansonville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hansonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hansonville 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.
Hansonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hansonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hansonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hansonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hansonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hansonville 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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