Danville, VA vs Cave Spring, VA

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

MetricDanville, VACave Spring, VA
Population42,21425,742
Median Household Income$44,423$87,539
Median Rent$836/mo$1,285/mo
Median Home Value$119,100$325,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)—94
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.4%37.8%
Poverty Rate24.7%5.9%
Unemployment Rate5.5%3.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k296158*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,684974*
Median AQI—37
Good AQI Days /yr—306
Summer Highs89°F86°F
Winter Lows28°F30°F
Snowfall5 in/yr15 in/yr
Avg Commute20.3 min20 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher13.114.6
College Degree Rate19.6%48.8%
Foreign-Born %3.5%11.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.2%0.0%

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.