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Christiansburg's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B, 144th of 249 graded towns in Virginia. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 80% of the country and its schools rank ahead of 79% of Virginia towns. Its National Register listings include Christiansburg Presbyterian Church and Old Christiansburg Industrial Institute. 24% of working residents work locally in Christiansburg, above both Virginia’s towns (4.8%) and U.S. towns (8%). The biggest park or preserve is Christiansburg Huckleberry Park, at 48 acres.
Where Christiansburg beats most towns.
Christiansburg Presbyterian Church| Widest gap | Christiansburg | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 13.1% |
Its founding year, 1671, comes before those of 97% of the Virginia towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 532 in 1850, 23,348 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 1897 and 4 maps from 1932 on.
13 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Christiansburg is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Christiansburg, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Christiansburg.
Christiansburg fares better on crime within Virginia than nationally, has commutes shorter than most of Virginia and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Virginia.
Flood insurance has paid out on 11 claims in Christiansburg since 1979. 62% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 15%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Christiansburg after 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2025.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The largest public high school is Christiansburg High, with 1,072 students. Two of its 9 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: the Montgomery County Public Schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christiansburg MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 778 | C |
| Christiansburg HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,072 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
For adults in Christiansburg, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 32%. Among adults in the town, 30% have obesity and 25% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Christiansburg | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Christiansburg | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 13.1% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10.1% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 30.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 57% of Virginia’s graded towns.
The property offense rate for Christiansburg comes to 21.4 per 1,000 residents. The rate of reported violence for Christiansburg comes to 1.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Christiansburg | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 21.4 per 1,000 residents | 14.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
For Christiansburg, the typical rent is $1,181 a month. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 2.4% in value. 60% of households own their home in the town.
| Christiansburg | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,181 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
January nights average 24.6°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 76% of Virginia places with climate records; July afternoons average 83.3°.
The July high in the town is 83°F. About 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Christiansburg | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 83°F | 88°F | 85°F |
| January low | 25°F | 26°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 10,243 working residents takes 18.1 minutes, against 27.3 across Virginia.
For half of commuters, work is under 7 miles away. Christiansburg’s average commute is 18 minutes. In Christiansburg, about one in four working residents works in town. The top destinations are Blacksburg (28%), Roanoke (6%) and Radford (4%).
| Christiansburg | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 18% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In 10 parks and preserves, walkers have 5.8 miles of trail. Christiansburg’s trail network density comes in at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Christiansburg | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harkrader Sports Complex | 0.4 mi | 14 |
| 2. Christiansburg Huckleberry Park | 0.3 mi | 48 |
| 3. Kiwanis Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among adults 25 and older, 45% have a four-year degree or more, against 42% across Virginia. No age group stands out against Virginia: all are within 4 points. The share of residents in Christiansburg who are under 18: 19%. The town is shrinking: down 3.9% since 2020, to 22,442 residents (2025 estimate).
| Christiansburg | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 44% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 16% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Christiansburg | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.9% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.2% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.5% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.4% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.2% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.6% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21.1% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Christiansburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Park & preserveAppalachian Trail3.0M visitors a year
15 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
6 mi Stadium & arenaLane Stadium
17 mi LakeMountain Lake
27 mi MuseumVirginia Museum of Transportation
27 mi MuseumTaubman Museum of ArtAppalachian Trail: Paulba. Original uploader was Paulbalegend at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Lane Stadium: User:B, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mountain Lake: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Virginia Museum of Transportation: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Taubman Museum of Art: O Palsson, CC BY 2.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Christiansburg
About 8 of every 100 Christiansburg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
21,041 counted in 2010 and 23,348 in 2020; an estimated 22,442 in 2025.
Since 2020 the trend has turned: down 3.9%, after 11% growth in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
13 places in Christiansburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Christiansburg (formerly Hans Meadows) is a town in the southwestern portion of Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. It has served as the seat of government for the county since 1792, when it was formally recognized by the Virginia General Assembly. Christiansburg is contiguously bordered on its north by the only other incorporated town in Montgomery County, Blacksburg. Christiansburg (and Blacksburg) are situated on the Eastern Continental Divide in the Appalachian Mountains. The economy of Christiansburg and Blacksburg are dominated by the presence of Virginia Tech (located inside the town of Blacksburg) by far the largest employer in the county. Christiansburg's population was 23,…
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One town shares a border with Christiansburg.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christiansburg | #144 | B | C+ | C | A− | A− |
| Merrimac | #107 | A− | C | — | A− | A− |
Merrimac reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Christiansburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Christiansburg grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #144 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A− for health, C for safety and A− for schools.
That is 4.6 years of the area's median household income ($65,839 across the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
