Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Hot Springs’ average commute is 11 minutes, below both Virginia’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 254 Virginia towns we compare, none has a lower January low than Hot Springs. 19% of the land in Hot Springs is conserved, above both Virginia’s towns (4.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Hot Springs has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Old Stone House and Garth Newel. Hot Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Hot Springs beats most towns.
The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1890.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 places in Hot Springs on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ordered by what stands out in Hot Springs.
The top destinations are Warm Springs (8%), Covington (5%) and Charlottesville (2%). About one in three of Hot Springs’s working residents works in town. Jobs here fell by 231 from 2013 to 2023, to 836. Hot Springs: 16% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Hot Springs | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 34% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hot Springs’ rent at the middle of the market comes in at $876 a month. Home values are up 5.5% over the year to September 2026. 74% of households own their home here.
| Hot Springs | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $876 a month | $1,762 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The biggest place to walk is Warm Springs Mountain, 863 acres with 4.1 miles of trail. In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 6.8 miles of trail. The trail network density for Hot Springs comes to 1.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Warm Springs Mountain | 4.1 mi | 863 |
| 2. George Washington National Forest | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Summers in Hot Springs are pleasant, and winters chilly. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 22° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hot Springs’ natural-hazard score from FEMA is 34 of 100. Expected losses in Hot Springs break down as 56% from inland flooding and 22% from lightning.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The share of adults in Hot Springs who have diabetes: 18%. Among adults here, 45% have high blood pressure.
| Hot Springs | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 33% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Hot Springs | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.5% | 11.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 6.2% |
| More smokers | 21.3% | 12.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hot Springs is unincorporated, so Bath 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.
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1 within 15 miles of the center of Hot Springs
About 0 of every 100 Hot Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Hot Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bath County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 Census was 524. It is located about 5 miles (8 kilometers) southwest of Warm Springs on U.S. Route 220. Hot Springs has several historic resorts, for the springs helped develop Bath County.
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Hot Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including J. C. Snead and Jailyn Ford.
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