Martinsville, VA vs Cave Spring, VA

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

MetricMartinsville, VACave Spring, VA
Population13,65825,742
Median Household Income$46,727$87,539
Median Rent$808/mo$1,285/mo
Median Home Value$98,400$325,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)—94
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income35.6%37.8%
Poverty Rate23.5%5.9%
Unemployment Rate5.3%3.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k537158*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,468974*
Median AQI—37
Good AQI Days /yr—306
Summer Highs86°F86°F
Winter Lows25°F30°F
Snowfall9 in/yr15 in/yr
Avg Commute21.3 min20 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher12.514.6
College Degree Rate22.1%48.8%
Foreign-Born %7.4%11.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.7%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.