Best PlacesRawley Springs, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rawley Springs, 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.
Rawley Springs ranks 14,167th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rawley Springs
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.
Rawley Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Rawley Springs ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
Where Rawley Springs ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 12% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rawley Springs
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rawley Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,812, 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 Rawley Springs' effective rate of 0.58%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rawley Springs
Rawley Springs runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rawley Springs.
Who works in Rawley Springs, and how
Work in Rawley Springs centers on manufacturing and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Rawley Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rawley Springs.
What the weather is like in Rawley Springs, month by month
Rawley Springs sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Rawley Springs
The nearest airport, Shenandoah Valley Regional, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rawley Springs
Schools across Rawley Springs average a B+, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mountain View ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Ottobine ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wilbur S. Pence MiddleA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Turner Ashby HighA · 77% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rawley Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rawley Springs 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 Rawley Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rawley Springs
Is Rawley Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rawley Springs ranks 14,167th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, cheap car insurance, and quiet, and lowest on education levels and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rawley Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $228,233. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $69,812 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is Rawley Springs safe?
Yes, Rawley Springs is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $248 per resident a year.
Compare Rawley Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rawley Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rawley Springs 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.
Rawley Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rawley Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rawley Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rawley Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rawley Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rawley Springs 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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