Best PlacesNew Glasgow, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Glasgow, 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.
New Glasgow ranks 28,766th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. A weak job market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in New Glasgow
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.
New Glasgow's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Glasgow ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Cheap childcare$558 a month, better than 86% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
Where New Glasgow ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Glasgow
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Glasgow home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,394, 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 New Glasgow's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in New Glasgow
New Glasgow runs younger 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 New Glasgow.
Who works in New Glasgow, and how
Work in New Glasgow centers on public administration and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in New Glasgow
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Glasgow.
What the weather is like in New Glasgow, month by month
New Glasgow sees roughly 66 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 New Glasgow
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 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Glasgow
Schools across New Glasgow average an A−, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Amherst ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Central ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Tye River ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nelson MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Amherst MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Amherst County HighA− · 63% proficient
- Nelson County HighA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Glasgow school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Glasgow 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 New Glasgow against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Glasgow
Is New Glasgow a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Glasgow ranks 28,766th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on a weak job market and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Glasgow expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $249,175. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $75,394 median income, cost of living beats 62% of towns.
Is New Glasgow safe?
New Glasgow is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $441 per resident a year.
Compare New Glasgow with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Glasgow. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Glasgow 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.
New Glasgow detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Glasgow: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Glasgow: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Glasgow: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Glasgow: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Glasgow 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.