Lynchburg, VA vs Stuarts Draft, VA

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

MetricLynchburg, VAStuarts Draft, VA
Population79,49711,780
Median Household Income$57,947$79,332
Median Rent$1,073/mo$1,201/mo
Median Home Value$229,800$294,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)8991
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49%33.1%
Poverty Rate18.6%7.3%
Unemployment Rate4.3%2.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k36186*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,666754*
Median AQI30—
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs84°F84°F
Winter Lows26°F25°F
Snowfall12 in/yr22 in/yr
Avg Commute16.8 min19.5 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher12.115.2
College Degree Rate38.5%22.2%
Foreign-Born %4.8%2.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.0%—

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 Stuarts Draft (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.