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A town settled in 1948, now home to 7,139 people.
Collinsville’s weakest is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 91% of the country. Overall, Collinsville earns a D: better than nearly a tenth of U.S. towns, and 234th of 249 in Virginia. A typical home there costs about $168K, 3.4 years of the Martinsville area’s $50K median household income. Hazard risk is its strong suit (B+). John Redd Smith Elementary School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Its typical rent is $746 a month, against $1,764 a month in Virginia’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. This Virginia town has 1 place on the National Register.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Collinsville is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2017 and 5 maps from 1926 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Collinsville is unincorporated, so Henry County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Collinsville.
Collinsville trades workers with Martinsville and other neighbors and has property taxes about half the Virginia norm, but it has household incomes well below the Virginia norm.
The median property tax bill is $774, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Homes sold in Collinsville spent a median 52 days on the market. Among 252 Virginia towns, just 8 have a lower typical rent than Collinsville. Also worth knowing: 57% of Collinsville households own their home.
| Collinsville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $746 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 57% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Public schools: the Henry County Public Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Collinsville’s only public school teaches 792 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldale-Collinsville MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 792 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Just over a fifth of adults worry about having enough food in Collinsville. Only 10 of the 253 Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Collinsville. Among adults here, 17% have diabetes and 43% have high blood pressure. Of 32 CDC measures, Collinsville beats the Virginia average on 1 and trails it on 20.
| Collinsville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 33% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Collinsville | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 76.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of the losses FEMA expects in Collinsville, 74% come from inland flooding and 6% from cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 10 claims here since 1987.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3.7 miles of trail. For Collinsville, the trail density is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Collinsville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A winter brings about 9 inches of snow, with January nights at 27° and July afternoons at 88°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Collinsville has about as many jobs (2,729) as working residents, but only 306 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 19.2 minutes, against 27.3 across Virginia.
The average commute in Collinsville is 19 minutes. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 11% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Collinsville has added 1,211 jobs, to 2,729 in 2023. The share of residents in Collinsville who live below the poverty line: 16%.
| Collinsville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 4.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1 within 15 miles of the center of Collinsville
About 6 of every 100 Collinsville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
CDP in Virginia, United States
Collinsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Collinsville had a population of 7,380. It is part of the Martinsville Micropolitan Statistical Area. Collinsville is also where the administration building and county courthouse of Henry County are located (though nearby Martinsville - an independent city which is not technically part of the county - is usually identified as the county seat).
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2 towns share a border with Collinsville.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collinsville | #234 | D | B | — | C− | D |
| Villa Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fieldale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Collinsville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Villa Heights and Fieldale aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Collinsville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Collinsville grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #234 of 249 in Virginia. It grades D for health and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.