Best PlacesNaturl Br Sta, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Naturl Br Sta, 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.
Naturl Br Sta ranks 38,157th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on short commutes.
The best neighborhoods in Naturl Br Sta
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.
Naturl Br Sta's strengths and weaknesses
Where Naturl Br Sta ranks high
- Short commute19.8 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 79% of towns
Where Naturl Br Sta ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Naturl Br Sta
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Naturl Br Sta home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,313, 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 Naturl Br Sta's effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Naturl Br Sta
Naturl Br Sta runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Naturl Br Sta.
Who works in Naturl Br Sta, and how
Work in Naturl Br Sta centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Naturl Br Sta
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Naturl Br Sta.
What the weather is like in Naturl Br Sta, month by month
Naturl Br Sta sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 37° | 26° |
| April | 74° | 58° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 66° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Naturl Br Sta
The nearest airport, Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 118 miles away.
The best schools in and around Naturl Br Sta
Schools across Naturl Br Sta average a B+, better than 79% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Big Island ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Natural Bridge ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Liberty MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Maury River MiddleA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Rockbridge County HighA · 68% proficient
- Liberty HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Naturl Br Sta school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Naturl Br Sta 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 Naturl Br Sta against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Naturl Br Sta
Is Naturl Br Sta a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Naturl Br Sta ranks 38,157th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, clean air, and civic engagement, and lowest on education levels and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Naturl Br Sta expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $161,700. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $57,313 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Naturl Br Sta safe?
Naturl Br Sta is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $347 per resident a year.
Compare Naturl Br Sta with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Naturl Br Sta. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Naturl Br Sta 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.
Naturl Br Sta detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Naturl Br Sta: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Naturl Br Sta: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Naturl Br Sta: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Naturl Br Sta: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Naturl Br Sta 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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