Cave Spring, VA vs Martinsville, VA

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

MetricCave Spring, VAMartinsville, VA
Population25,74213,658
Median Household Income$87,539$46,727
Median Rent$1,285/mo$808/mo
Median Home Value$325,800$98,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)94—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income37.8%35.6%
Poverty Rate5.9%23.5%
Unemployment Rate3.1% (county)5.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k158*537
Property Crime Rate /100k974*1,468
Median AQI37—
Good AQI Days /yr306—
Summer Highs86°F86°F
Winter Lows30°F25°F
Snowfall15 in/yr9 in/yr
Avg Commute20 min21.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.612.5
College Degree Rate48.8%22.1%
Foreign-Born %11.3%7.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)0.0%+2.7%

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.