Best PlacesMeadows Of Dan, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Meadows Of Dan, 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.
Meadows Of Dan ranks 40,186th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Meadows Of Dan
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.
Meadows Of Dan's strengths and weaknesses
Where Meadows Of Dan ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 93% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 76% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 73% of towns
Where Meadows Of Dan ranks low
- Household income$43,169 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Meadows Of Dan
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Meadows Of Dan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $43,169, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Meadows Of Dan's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Meadows Of Dan
Meadows Of Dan 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 Meadows Of Dan.
Who works in Meadows Of Dan, and how
Work in Meadows Of Dan centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Meadows Of Dan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Meadows Of Dan.
What the weather is like in Meadows Of Dan, month by month
Meadows Of Dan sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Meadows Of Dan
The nearest airport, Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field), is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around Meadows Of Dan
Schools across Meadows Of Dan average an A, better than 93% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stuart ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Meadows Of Dan ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- Willis ElementaryA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carroll County MiddleA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Patrick County HighA · 68% proficient
- 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 Meadows Of Dan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Meadows Of Dan 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 Meadows Of Dan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Meadows Of Dan
Is Meadows Of Dan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Meadows Of Dan ranks 40,186th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, cheap car insurance, and tree cover, and lowest on low incomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Meadows Of Dan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $194,815. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $43,169 median income, cost of living beats 5% of towns.
Is Meadows Of Dan safe?
Meadows Of Dan is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $507 per resident a year.
Compare Meadows Of Dan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Meadows Of Dan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Meadows Of Dan 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.
Meadows Of Dan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Meadows Of Dan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Meadows Of Dan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Meadows Of Dan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Meadows Of Dan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Meadows Of Dan 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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