Cave Spring, VA vs Danville, VA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricCave Spring, VADanville, VA
Population25,74242,214
Median Household Income$87,539$44,423
Median Rent$1,285/mo$836/mo
Median Home Value$325,800$119,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)94—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income37.8%42.4%
Poverty Rate5.9%24.7%
Unemployment Rate3.1% (county)5.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k158*296
Property Crime Rate /100k974*2,684
Median AQI37—
Good AQI Days /yr306—
Summer Highs86°F89°F
Winter Lows30°F28°F
Snowfall15 in/yr5 in/yr
Avg Commute20 min20.3 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher14.613.1
College Degree Rate48.8%19.6%
Foreign-Born %11.3%3.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)0.0%-2.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Cave Spring (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.