Best PlacesRawhide, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rawhide, 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.
Rawhide ranks 45,602nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rawhide
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.
Rawhide's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rawhide ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$512 a month, better than 91% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 80% of towns
Where Rawhide ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute49.8 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$32,175 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Rawhide
Rawhide runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rawhide.
Who works in Rawhide, and how
Work in Rawhide centers on professional & technical and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Rawhide
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rawhide.
What the weather is like in Rawhide, month by month
Rawhide sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Rawhide
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rawhide
Schools across Rawhide average a B+, better than 79% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- St. Charles ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pennington MiddleA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Lee HighA− · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rawhide school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rawhide 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 Rawhide against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rawhide
Is Rawhide a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rawhide ranks 45,602nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, tree cover, and affordable childcare, and lowest on cell coverage and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rawhide safe?
Rawhide is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $313 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Rawhide?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 27. That works out to about 78 pleasant days a year, more than 43% of towns.
Compare Rawhide with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rawhide. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rawhide 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.
Rawhide detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rawhide: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rawhide: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rawhide: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rawhide: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rawhide 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.
- 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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