Timberlake, VA vs Lynchburg, VA

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

MetricTimberlake, VALynchburg, VA
Population12,72579,497
Median Household Income$75,657$57,947
Median Rent$1,083/mo$1,073/mo
Median Home Value$235,900$229,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)8989
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income28.6%49%
Poverty Rate8.5%18.6%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)4.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k153*361
Property Crime Rate /100k894*1,666
Median AQI—30
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs85°F84°F
Winter Lows28°F26°F
Snowfall12 in/yr12 in/yr
Avg Commute20.4 min16.8 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.612.1
College Degree Rate31.6%38.5%
Foreign-Born %9.7%4.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-3.1%+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 Timberlake (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.