Best PlacesIndian Valley, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Indian Valley, 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.
Indian Valley ranks 13,946th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Indian Valley
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.
Indian Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Indian Valley ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
Where Indian Valley ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Short commute33.9 minutes each way, better than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Indian Valley
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Indian Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,287, 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 Indian Valley's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Indian Valley
Indian Valley 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 Indian Valley.
Who works in Indian Valley, and how
Work in Indian Valley centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Indian Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Indian Valley.
What the weather is like in Indian Valley, month by month
Indian Valley sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 66° | 54° | 43° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Indian Valley
The nearest airport, Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field), is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 118 miles away.
The best schools in and around Indian Valley
Schools across Indian Valley average an A, better than 94% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Indian Valley ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Hillsville ElementaryA · 69% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carroll County MiddleA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Carroll County HighA− · 66% proficient
- Floyd County HighA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Indian Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Indian Valley 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 Indian Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Indian Valley
Is Indian Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Indian Valley ranks 13,946th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, good schools, and low disaster risk, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Indian Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $197,823. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $57,287 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Indian Valley safe?
Yes, Indian Valley is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $188 per resident a year.
Compare Indian Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Indian Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Indian Valley 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.
Indian Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Indian Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Indian Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Indian Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Indian Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Indian Valley 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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