The Town Files

The 25 Quietest Small Towns in Virginia

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 121 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Virginia. #1 is North Shore, VA.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 25 Quietest Small Towns in Virginia1. North Shore100th pct2. Daleville95th pct3. Lebanon92nd pct4. Luray88th pct5. Hillsville84th pct6. Cloverdale82nd pct7. Gloucester Courthouse80th pct8. Pearisburg79th pct9. Verona75th pct10. Lovettsville75th pct11. Lake Land'Or74th pct12. Grottoes71st pct13. Marion70th pct14. Chamberlayne70th pct15. Lake Caroline69th pct16. Elkton68th pct17. Windsor68th pct18. Lake of the Woods66th pct19. Tazewell66th pct20. Blue Ridge66th pct21. South Hill64th pct22. Weyers Cave63rd pct23. Smithfield62nd pct24. Big Stone Gap62nd pct25. Berryville61st pct
  1. 25Berryville, Virginia

    Quieter than 61% of Virginia towns

    4,574 people · Clarke County · median home $550,500 · income $102,788 · Jan low 22°F · 22 in snow

  2. 24Big Stone Gap, Virginia

    Quieter than 62% of Virginia towns

    5,254 people · Wise County · median home $163,000 · income $54,581 · Jan low 24°F · 9 in snow

  3. 23Smithfield, Virginia

    Quieter than 62% of Virginia towns

    8,533 people · Isle of Wight County · median home $374,900 · income $113,158 · Jan low 31°F · 4 in snow

  4. 22Weyers Cave, Virginia

    Quieter than 63% of Virginia towns

    2,700 people · Augusta County · median home $283,800 · income $97,791 · Jan low 25°F · 19 in snow

  5. 21South Hill, Virginia

    Quieter than 64% of Virginia towns

    4,690 people · Mecklenburg County · median home $242,700 · income $66,023 · Jan low 29°F · 6 in snow

  6. 20Blue Ridge, Virginia

    Quieter than 66% of Virginia towns

    3,185 people · Botetourt County · median home $274,500 · income $75,871 · Jan low 25°F · 11 in snow

  7. 19Tazewell, Virginia

    Quieter than 66% of Virginia towns

    4,486 people · Tazewell County · median home $111,700 · income $34,618 · Jan low 21°F · 39 in snow

  8. 18Lake of the Woods, Virginia

    Quieter than 66% of Virginia towns

    8,081 people · Orange County · median home $399,300 · income $109,153 · Jan low 25°F · 13 in snow

  9. 17Windsor, Virginia

    Quieter than 68% of Virginia towns

    2,746 people · Isle of Wight County · median home $280,800 · income $68,661 · Jan low 29°F · 4 in snow

  10. 16Elkton, Virginia

    Quieter than 68% of Virginia towns

    2,941 people · Rockingham County · median home $246,800 · income $62,031 · Jan low 23°F · 17 in snow

  11. 15Lake Caroline, Virginia

    Quieter than 69% of Virginia towns

    2,511 people · Caroline County · median home $297,600 · income $73,000 · Jan low 27°F · 13 in snow

  12. 14Chamberlayne, Virginia

    Quieter than 70% of Virginia towns

    5,581 people · Henrico County · median home $351,100 · income $97,544 · Jan low 28°F · 12 in snow

  13. 13Marion, Virginia

    Quieter than 70% of Virginia towns

    5,751 people · Smyth County · median home $172,500 · income $40,896 · Jan low 23°F · 17 in snow

  14. 12Grottoes, Virginia

    Quieter than 71% of Virginia towns

    2,899 people · Rockingham County · median home $275,700 · income $100,291 · Jan low 23°F · 18 in snow

  15. 11Lake Land'Or, Virginia

    Quieter than 74% of Virginia towns

    4,555 people · Caroline County · median home $302,500 · income $94,348 · Jan low 26°F · 13 in snow

  16. 10Lovettsville, Virginia

    Quieter than 75% of Virginia towns

    2,694 people · Loudoun County · median home $543,700 · income $141,406 · Jan low 25°F · 29 in snow

  17. 9Verona, Virginia

    Quieter than 75% of Virginia towns

    4,398 people · Augusta County · median home $256,200 · income $74,000 · Jan low 25°F · 22 in snow

  18. 8Pearisburg, Virginia

    Quieter than 79% of Virginia towns

    2,909 people · Giles County · median home $157,400 · income $75,532 · Jan low 23°F · 23 in snow

  19. 7Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia

    Quieter than 80% of Virginia towns

    3,030 people · Gloucester County · median home $381,500 · income $75,341 · Jan low 29°F · 9 in snow

  20. 6Cloverdale, Virginia

    Quieter than 82% of Virginia towns

    3,410 people · Botetourt County · median home $359,900 · income $79,975 · Jan low 25°F · 11 in snow

  21. 5Hillsville, Virginia

    Quieter than 84% of Virginia towns

    2,884 people · Carroll County · median home $159,000 · income $58,000 · Jan low 23°F · 15 in snow

  22. 4Luray, Virginia

    Quieter than 88% of Virginia towns

    4,831 people · Page County · median home $253,900 · income $50,150 · Jan low 23°F · 19 in snow

  23. 3Lebanon, Virginia

    Quieter than 92% of Virginia towns

    3,159 people · Russell County · median home $162,400 · income $53,050 · Jan low 23°F · 12 in snow

  24. 2Daleville, Virginia

    Quieter than 95% of Virginia towns

    3,070 people · Botetourt County · median home $370,100 · income $103,056 · Jan low 25°F · 11 in snow

  25. 1North Shore, Virginia

    Quieter than 100% of Virginia towns

    3,332 people · Franklin County · median home $504,400 · income $109,951 · Jan low 26°F · 6 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Virginia towns0255075100$84K$327K$570K$813K$1056KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 25 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Virginia.

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Methodology. We ranked 121 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Virginia (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: