Lynchburg, VA vs Timberlake, VA

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

MetricLynchburg, VATimberlake, VA
Population79,49712,725
Median Household Income$57,947$75,657
Median Rent$1,073/mo$1,083/mo
Median Home Value$229,800$235,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)8989
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49%28.6%
Poverty Rate18.6%8.5%
Unemployment Rate4.3%3.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k361153*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,666894*
Median AQI30—
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs84°F85°F
Winter Lows26°F28°F
Snowfall12 in/yr12 in/yr
Avg Commute16.8 min20.4 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher12.115.6
College Degree Rate38.5%31.6%
Foreign-Born %4.8%9.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.0%-3.1%

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