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Home to 1,610 people, this town lies in Virginia.
The best of Claypool Hill’s subject grades are an A− for schools and a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D for incomes. On incomes, just 24 of Virginia’s 369 towns do worse. Residents are less healthy than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On hazard risk, just 26 of Virginia’s 372 towns do worse. Claypool Hill’s trail network density is 1.2 miles per square mile, where Virginia’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 0.4. On the outdoors, just 35 of Virginia’s 372 towns do worse. Claypool Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Claypool Hill beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Claypool Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Claypool Hill is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1974.
Explore the history →Claypool Hill is unincorporated, so Tazewell County and regional agencies provide most services.
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Ordered by what stands out in Claypool Hill.
Jobs in Claypool Hill grew by 331 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,494. Most people who work leave Claypool Hill to do it: just 5% work in town. Also worth knowing: its typical household income stands at $45,000. The top destinations are Richlands (14%), Tazewell (9%) and Cedar Bluff (4%).
| Claypool Hill | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $45,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–11 | Grades PK–11 | 38 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
The share of adults in Claypool Hill who had a checkup this year: 80%. Among 254 Virginia towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Claypool Hill. In Claypool Hill, 44% of adults have high blood pressure, and 17% have diabetes. This Virginia town beats the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| Claypool Hill | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Claypool Hill | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.2% | 76.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of the losses FEMA expects in Claypool Hill, 77% come from inland flooding and 12% from cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For households in Claypool Hill, the share who own their home is 94%. The going rate for rent for Claypool Hill comes to $790 a month.
| Claypool Hill | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $790 a month | $1,762 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Claypool Hill
About 2 of every 100 Claypool Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Claypool Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Claypool Hill had a population of 1,699. Claypool is part of the Bluefield WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,578.
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2 towns share a border with Claypool Hill.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claypool Hill | — | — | B+ | — | A− | D |
| Cedar Bluff | — | — | A− | — | A− | D |
| Pounding Mill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Claypool Hill and Cedar Bluff have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Claypool Hill and Cedar Bluff report no FBI crime data of their own. Pounding Mill isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Claypool Hill with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $166,000, 60% below the Virginia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.