Best PlacesOronoco, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oronoco, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Oronoco ranks 20,544th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Oronoco
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.
Oronoco's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oronoco ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
Where Oronoco ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Oronoco
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oronoco home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,423, 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 Oronoco's effective rate of 0.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Oronoco
Oronoco runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Oronoco.
Who works in Oronoco, and how
Work in Oronoco centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Oronoco
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Oronoco.
What the weather is like in Oronoco, month by month
Oronoco 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 Oronoco
The nearest airport, Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oronoco
Schools across Oronoco average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Big Island ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Mountain View ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Enderly Heights ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Parry Mccluer MiddleA+ · 73% proficient
- Liberty MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Maury River MiddleA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Rockbridge County HighA · 68% proficient
- Liberty HighB+ · 53% proficient
- Parry Mccluer HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oronoco school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oronoco 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 Oronoco against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Oronoco
Is Oronoco a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oronoco ranks 20,544th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, a strong job market, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oronoco expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $224,815. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $69,423 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Oronoco safe?
Yes, Oronoco is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $214 per resident a year.
Compare Oronoco with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oronoco. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oronoco 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.
Oronoco detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oronoco: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oronoco: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oronoco: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oronoco: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oronoco 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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