HiltonsVA
Population 217: a town settled in 1889.
Is Hiltons a good place to live?
Hiltons’ age of the median resident is 67.3 years, above both Virginia’s towns (38.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 8 of the 254 Virginia towns we compare have a lower middle household income than Hiltons. Hiltons has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
217 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Hiltons: who provides what
Hiltons is unincorporated, so Scott 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hiltons.
The schools Hiltons’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Scott County Public Schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Hiltons’s public school: 159 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 159 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Hiltons’ workers commute out
The top destinations are Kingsport (28%), Gate City (12%) and Bristol (6%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 11 miles. Among residents in Hiltons, 10% live below the poverty line.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hiltons: four seasons and pleasant summers
Hiltons brings chilly winters and warm summers. Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 27°; snowfall runs to about 5 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hiltons faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Hiltons’ natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 67 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Hiltons once, in 2024. FEMA puts 84% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Hiltons is
In Hiltons, 15% of adults smoke cigarettes. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Hiltons is ahead of Virginia on 5 and behind on 9. Among adults here, 16% have diabetes and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Hiltons | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Hiltons | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8% | 10.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.4% | 7.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Hiltons
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hiltons
About 0 of every 100 Hiltons residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
100% of working residents leave Hiltons for work
Where Hiltons’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Hiltons
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hiltons, VA a good place to live?
Hiltons has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.