Best PlacesIrisburg, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Irisburg, 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.
Irisburg ranks 36,502nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Irisburg
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.
Irisburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Irisburg ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$513 a month, better than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of towns
Where Irisburg ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$39,612 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Irisburg
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Irisburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $39,612, 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 Irisburg's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Irisburg
Irisburg runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Irisburg.
Who works in Irisburg, and how
Work in Irisburg centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Irisburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Irisburg.
What the weather is like in Irisburg, month by month
Irisburg sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 38° | 28° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Irisburg
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around Irisburg
Schools across Irisburg average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Drewry Mason ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Axton ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Laurel Park MiddleA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Magna Vista HighA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Irisburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Irisburg 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 Irisburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Irisburg
Is Irisburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Irisburg ranks 36,502nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Irisburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,926. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $39,612 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Irisburg safe?
Irisburg is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $330 per resident a year.
Compare Irisburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Irisburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Irisburg 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.
Irisburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Irisburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Irisburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Irisburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Irisburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Irisburg 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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