Best PlacesMeherrin, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Meherrin, 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.
Meherrin ranks 30,838th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in Meherrin
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.
Meherrin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Meherrin ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of towns
- Cheap childcare$576 a month, better than 81% of towns
Where Meherrin ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 19% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 21% of towns
- Short commute32.4 minutes each way, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Meherrin
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Meherrin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,258, 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 Meherrin's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Meherrin
Meherrin runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Meherrin.
Who works in Meherrin, and how
Work in Meherrin centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Meherrin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Meherrin.
What the weather is like in Meherrin, month by month
Meherrin sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 27° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 75° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Meherrin
The nearest airport, Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around Meherrin
Schools across Meherrin average a B−, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Victoria ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Prince Edward ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lunenburg MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Prince Edward MiddleC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Central HighA− · 60% proficient
- Prince Edward County HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Meherrin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Meherrin 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 Meherrin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Meherrin
Is Meherrin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Meherrin ranks 30,838th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, clean air, and tree cover, and lowest on the weather and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Meherrin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $158,672. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $58,258 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Meherrin safe?
Yes, Meherrin is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $290 per resident a year.
Compare Meherrin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Meherrin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Meherrin 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.
Meherrin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Meherrin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Meherrin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Meherrin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Meherrin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Meherrin 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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