Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,797, settled in 1876.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Daleville grades A− overall, 104th of 249 graded towns in Virginia. Its schools outperform 93% of the state's. Residents are healthier than 76% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $103K. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $436K, 6.3 years of the Roanoke metro’s $69K median household income. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Daleville, against 16% in Virginia’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Daleville has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Nininger's Mill and Anderson House. Only 7 of the 253 Virginia towns we compare have a higher median age than Daleville.
Where Daleville beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Botetourt High | 9–12 | 963 |
2,557 counted in 2010 and 3,070 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Daleville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,454 in 2000, 3,070 in 2020. The archive holds 4 maps from 1929 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Daleville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Park & preserveAppalachian Trail3.0M visitors a year
4 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
31 mi Stadium & arenaLane Stadium
34 mi LandmarkProject Greek Island
34 mi LakeMountain Lake
33 mi LakeSmith Mountain LakeAppalachian 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 · Project Greek Island: Z22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mountain Lake: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Smith Mountain Lake: Jay White, Public domain
Daleville is unincorporated, so Botetourt 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 Daleville.
Daleville has schools in the top 5% of Virginia and draws workers from Roanoke and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Virginia.
6.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Daleville’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile.
| Daleville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.5 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lord Botetourt High School Softball Field | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A ranks #10 of the 250 Virginia towns we grade for schools. Its A for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $436K.
Its public schools are run by the Botetourt County Public Schools. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Lord Botetourt High, with 963 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Botetourt HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 963 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
3,060 jobs are based in Daleville, 2.4 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 17.4 minutes, against 27.3 across Virginia.
Most working residents leave Daleville for work: only 7% work in town. The average trip to work in Daleville is 17 minutes. Jobs based in Daleville grew to 3,060 in 2023, 1,121 more than in 2013.
| Daleville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 18% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are 32% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). 42% of Daleville adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Daleville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 44% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Daleville | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.4% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.2% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.7% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 18.5% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.3% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.3% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.2% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.4% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,800, single groups can be off by several points
29% of adults feel lonely in Daleville. Daleville beats the Virginia average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Daleville.
| Daleville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 36% |
| What stands out | Daleville | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.8% | 7.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.9% | 10.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Daleville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 26° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 6.3 years of the Roanoke metro’s $69K median household income, the typical home (about $436K) costs more against local pay than in 84% of Virginia towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living.
The typical Daleville home is worth about $436,000, up 0.9% in a year, 6% above the Virginia typical home.
| Daleville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,793 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 68% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Daleville
About 3 of every 100 Daleville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Daleville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Daleville is a census-designated place (CDP) in southern Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,070 at the 2020 census. The CDP is located along U.S. Route 220. It is part of the Roanoke metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Daleville grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #104 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A− for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
