Patrick SpringsVA
A town of 2,223, settled in 1859.
Is Patrick Springs a good place to live?
Patrick Springs’ best subject grades are an A for cost of living and schools; its weakest is a C− for health. On cost of living, just 8 of Virginia’s 370 towns do better. Patrick Springs has 1 place on the National Register. Patrick Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Patrick Springs stand out
Where Patrick Springs beats most towns.
Typical home value
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Springs Primary | PK–3 | 241 |
94% of working residents leave Patrick Springs for work
Where Patrick Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Patrick Springs grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Patrick Springs is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Patrick Springs: who provides what
Patrick Springs is unincorporated, so Patrick 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 Patrick Springs.
Homes in Patrick Springs are worth about $181K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Patrick Springs home is worth about $181,000, up 1.2% in a year, 56% below the Virginia typical home. Patrick Springs’ median rent is $765 a month, where Virginia’s towns sit at $1,762 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. 63% of households own their home in Patrick Springs.
| Patrick Springs | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $765 a month | $1,762 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 63% | 68% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Patrick Springs’ public schools outperform 90% of Virginia districts
Its public schools are run by the Patrick County Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Springs PrimaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 241 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Health in Patrick Springs trails 84% of U.S. towns
Patrick Springs beats the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 18% of Patrick Springs adults report frequent physical distress, above both Virginia’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (14%). 43% of Patrick Springs adults have high blood pressure.
| Patrick Springs | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Patrick Springs | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.1% | 76.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Patrick Springs’ workers commute out
Most working residents leave Patrick Springs for work: only 6% work in town. The average trip to work in Patrick Springs is 19 minutes. Jobs based in Patrick Springs grew to 455 in 2023, 83 more than in 2013.
| Patrick Springs | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Patrick Springs has four seasons and pleasant summers
Patrick Springs has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 27° and about 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Patrick Springs, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Patrick Springs has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
12 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Blue Ridge Parkway and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Patrick Springs. Close and well known come first.
13 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
26 mi MountainPilot Mountain
35 mi Stadium & arenaAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
38 mi MuseumOld Salem
17 mi State parkHanging Rock State Park
35 mi MuseumReynolda House Museum of American ArtPhoto credits
Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Pilot Mountain: Berean Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium: BobHWS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Salem: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hanging Rock State Park: Jacalyn Engler from Greensboro, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Reynolda House Museum of American Art: Zsrarticle, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Patrick Springs
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Patrick Springs; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Patrick Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
About Patrick Springs
CDP in Virginia, United States
Patrick Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Patrick County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Patrick Springs had a population of 1,813.
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- Area
- 16 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,250 ft
- ZIP code
- 24133
Questions about Patrick Springs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Patrick Springs, VA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.