Best PlacesSkipwith, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Skipwith, 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.
Skipwith ranks 33,591st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Empty homes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Skipwith
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.
Skipwith's strengths and weaknesses
Where Skipwith ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$617 a month, better than 77% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 76% of towns
- QuietBetter than 74% of towns
Where Skipwith ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 19% of towns
- Household income$56,918 median, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Skipwith
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Skipwith home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,918, 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 Skipwith's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Skipwith
Skipwith 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 Skipwith.
Who works in Skipwith, and how
Work in Skipwith centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Skipwith
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Skipwith.
What the weather is like in Skipwith, month by month
Skipwith sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Skipwith
The nearest airport, Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around Skipwith
Schools across Skipwith average a C−, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clarksville ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Bacon District ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Chase City ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central MiddleA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Randolph-henry HighA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Skipwith school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Skipwith 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 Skipwith against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Skipwith
Is Skipwith a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Skipwith ranks 33,591st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, cheap car insurance, and affordable childcare, and lowest on empty homes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Skipwith expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $208,339. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $56,918 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Skipwith safe?
Yes, Skipwith is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $282 per resident a year.
Compare Skipwith with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Skipwith. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Skipwith 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.
Skipwith detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Skipwith: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Skipwith: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Skipwith: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Skipwith: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Skipwith 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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