Best PlacesHubbard Junction, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hubbard Junction, 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.
Hubbard Junction ranks 18,286th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hubbard Junction
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.
Hubbard Junction's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hubbard Junction ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$512 a month, better than 91% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of towns
Where Hubbard Junction ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hubbard Junction
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hubbard Junction home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,565, 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 Hubbard Junction's effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hubbard Junction
Hubbard Junction 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 Hubbard Junction.
Who works in Hubbard Junction, and how
Work in Hubbard Junction 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 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Hubbard Junction
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hubbard Junction.
What the weather is like in Hubbard Junction, month by month
Hubbard Junction sees roughly 114 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 Hubbard Junction
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hubbard Junction
Schools across Hubbard Junction average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lebanon ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Swords Creek ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lebanon MiddleA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Honaker HighA− · 65% proficient
- Lebanon HighA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hubbard Junction school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hubbard Junction 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 Hubbard Junction against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hubbard Junction
Is Hubbard Junction a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hubbard Junction ranks 18,286th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, a strong job market, and a stable housing market, and lowest on education levels and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hubbard Junction expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $113,386. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $62,565 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Hubbard Junction safe?
Hubbard Junction is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $312 per resident a year.
Compare Hubbard Junction with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hubbard Junction. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hubbard Junction 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.
Hubbard Junction detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hubbard Junction: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hubbard Junction: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hubbard Junction: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hubbard Junction: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hubbard Junction 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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