Best PlacesLambsburg, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lambsburg, 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.
Lambsburg ranks 32,490th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lambsburg
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.
Lambsburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lambsburg ranks high
- Cheap childcare$512 a month, better than 91% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of towns
Where Lambsburg ranks low
- Short commute40.2 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lambsburg
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lambsburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,705, 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 Lambsburg's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Lambsburg
Lambsburg 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 Lambsburg.
Who works in Lambsburg, and how
Work in Lambsburg centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lambsburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lambsburg.
What the weather is like in Lambsburg, month by month
Lambsburg sees roughly 91 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 Lambsburg
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lambsburg
Schools across Lambsburg average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fancy Gap ElementaryA+ · 88% proficient
- St. PaulB+ · 55% proficient
- Oakland ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carroll County MiddleA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Carroll County HighA− · 66% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lambsburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lambsburg 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 Lambsburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lambsburg
Is Lambsburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lambsburg ranks 32,490th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low disaster risk, and a strong job market, and lowest on long commutes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lambsburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,853. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $55,705 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Lambsburg safe?
Yes, Lambsburg is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
Compare Lambsburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lambsburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lambsburg 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.
Lambsburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lambsburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lambsburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lambsburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lambsburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lambsburg 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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