Cave Spring, VA vs Radford, VA

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

MetricCave Spring, VARadford, VA
Population25,74216,726
Median Household Income$87,539$57,348
Median Rent$1,285/mo$1,033/mo
Median Home Value$325,800$220,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9493
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income37.8%51.6%
Poverty Rate5.9%28.7%
Unemployment Rate3.1% (county)4.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k158*250
Property Crime Rate /100k974*812
Median AQI37—
Good AQI Days /yr306—
Summer Highs86°F82°F
Winter Lows30°F25°F
Snowfall15 in/yr22 in/yr
Avg Commute20 min18.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.619.1
College Degree Rate48.8%37.9%
Foreign-Born %11.3%2.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)0.0%+7.3%

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.