Radford city, Virginia

Radford city has a population of 16,726 and has grown 7.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $220,700, about 3.9 times the county's median household income of $57,348.

Home price
$220,700
Income
$57,348
Population
16,726
Unemployment
8.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$220,700county
Median gross rent$1,033county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198054.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented57.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,495county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,271county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$993county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,706county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$57,348county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate28.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.3%county
Unemployment rate8.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.3%county
Share of workers employed by government20.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.2%county
Economic output per resident$83,401(statewide)

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.72%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time18.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service35 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport382103county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station35 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.3%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher37.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.8%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1627county
Students per full-time teacher13.2county
Free lunch eligible77.9%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians55county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.0%county
Frequent mental distress24.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes8.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population16,726county
Land area in square miles10county
People per square mile of land1729.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store17.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract33.5%county
Population change since 2020+7.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age23.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1812.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over9.6%county
Share of households that are one person30.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages3.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents149county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in819county
Households that moved away713county
Average income of arriving households$39,226county
Average income of departing households$44,600county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year13county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature54.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation35.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.17 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing103 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days211 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$173(statewide)
Electric utilities serving this county2(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh16.2¢(statewide)
Household electricity use1,063 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity71.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas24.7%county
Homes heated by propane0.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.7%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband87.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk11.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk33.9county
Hail risk9.1county
Earthquake risk44.8county
Tornado risk8.1county
Tropical cyclone risk28.5county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk22.2county
Strong wind risk19.0county
Wildfire risk2.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Radford city directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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