Best PlacesRandolph, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Randolph, 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.
Randolph ranks 28,000th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Randolph
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.
Randolph's strengths and weaknesses
Where Randolph ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 83% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of towns
Where Randolph ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Randolph
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Randolph home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,865, 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 Randolph's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Randolph
Randolph runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Randolph.
Who works in Randolph, and how
Work in Randolph centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Randolph
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Randolph.
What the weather is like in Randolph, month by month
Randolph sees roughly 62 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 Randolph
The nearest airport, Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around Randolph
Schools across Randolph average an A−, better than 83% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Phenix ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Eureka ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Bacon District ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Halifax County MiddleB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Randolph-henry HighA− · 62% proficient
- Halifax County HighB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Randolph school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Randolph 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 Randolph against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Randolph
Is Randolph a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Randolph ranks 28,000th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, tree cover, and good schools, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Randolph expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $134,259. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $66,865 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is Randolph safe?
Randolph is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $372 per resident a year.
Compare Randolph with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Randolph. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Randolph 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.
Randolph detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Randolph: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Randolph: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Randolph: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Randolph: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Randolph 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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