Best PlacesScotts Crossroad, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Scotts Crossroad, 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.
Scotts Crossroad ranks 43,253rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The cost of living against local pay pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in Scotts Crossroad
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.
Scotts Crossroad's strengths and weaknesses
Where Scotts Crossroad ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of towns
- QuietBetter than 82% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 80% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of towns
Where Scotts Crossroad ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$44,028 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Scotts Crossroad
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Scotts Crossroad home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $44,028; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Scotts Crossroad's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Scotts Crossroad
Scotts Crossroad's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Scotts Crossroad.
Who works in Scotts Crossroad, and how
Work in Scotts Crossroad centers on education and information. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Scotts Crossroad
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Scotts Crossroad.
What the weather is like in Scotts Crossroad, month by month
Scotts Crossroad sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Scotts Crossroad
The nearest airport, Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 69 miles away.
The best schools in and around Scotts Crossroad
Schools across Scotts Crossroad average a C−, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Hill ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Victoria ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Chase City ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lunenburg MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Central HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Scotts Crossroad school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Scotts Crossroad 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 Scotts Crossroad against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Scotts Crossroad
Is Scotts Crossroad a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Scotts Crossroad ranks 43,253rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, quiet, and tree cover, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Scotts Crossroad expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $183,885. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $44,028 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Scotts Crossroad safe?
Scotts Crossroad is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $446 per resident a year.
Compare Scotts Crossroad with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Scotts Crossroad. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Scotts Crossroad 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.
Scotts Crossroad detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Scotts Crossroad: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Scotts Crossroad: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Scotts Crossroad: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Scotts Crossroad: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Scotts Crossroad 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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