Best PlacesTyro, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tyro, 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.
Tyro ranks 40,996th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tyro
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.
Tyro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tyro ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
- Short commute22.6 minutes each way, better than 77% of towns
Where Tyro ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$34,081 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
Who lives in Tyro
Tyro 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 Tyro.
Who works in Tyro, and how
Work in Tyro centers on manufacturing and other services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Tyro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tyro.
What the weather is like in Tyro, month by month
Tyro sees roughly 78 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 Tyro
The nearest airport, Shenandoah Valley Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tyro
Schools across Tyro average a B, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tye River ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nelson MiddleA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Nelson County HighA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tyro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tyro 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 Tyro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tyro
Is Tyro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tyro ranks 40,996th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and cheap car insurance, 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 Tyro safe?
Tyro is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $455 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Tyro?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 24. That works out to about 78 pleasant days a year, more than 43% of towns.
Compare Tyro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tyro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tyro 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.
Tyro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tyro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tyro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tyro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tyro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tyro 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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