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A town of 900.
Among 254 Virginia towns, just 7 have a lower average trip to work than Prices Fork. Its National Register listings include Walnut Spring and Adam Wall House. Prices Fork has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Prices Fork beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 3 maps from 1965 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Prices Fork is unincorporated, so Montgomery 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 Prices Fork.
Expected losses in Prices Fork break down as 65% from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves. In Prices Fork, the FEMA risk score is 10 of 100, below both Virginia’s towns (22 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools: the Montgomery County Public Schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Prices Fork’s public school: 457 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prices Fork ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 457 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
The median commute is under 6 miles. Employers in Prices Fork added 52 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 96. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 2% of working residents work locally. In Prices Fork, the median household income is $69,000, below both the Virginia town median ($102,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Prices Fork | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $69,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A winter brings about 25 inches of snow, with January nights at 25° and July afternoons at 84°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Prices Fork’s median age comes in at 47.6 years. People 65 and older are 25% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 41%, against 42% across Virginia.
| Prices Fork | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.6 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 44% | 29% |
45% women, 55% men
About 123 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.1 points). Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Prices Fork | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.4% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.2% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.2% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.4% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.6% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.3% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.8% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 900, single groups can be off by several points
Prices Fork tracks Virginia closely on all 32 CDC measures. Nearly a third of Prices Fork adults sleep under 7 hours. Two figures for adults in the town: 25% have been diagnosed with depression, 30% have obesity.
| Prices Fork | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 23% | 25% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
59% of households are owner-occupiers in Prices Fork. The going rate for rent for Prices Fork comes to $1,084 a month.
| Prices Fork | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,084 a month | $1,762 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1.9 miles of trail. Prices Fork’s concentration of trails is 1.0 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Prices Fork. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Park & preserveAppalachian Trail3.0M visitors a year
4 mi Stadium & arenaLane Stadium
20 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
11 mi LakeMountain Lake
39 mi National PreserveNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve2.0M visitors a year
30 mi MuseumVirginia Museum of TransportationAppalachian Trail: Paulba. Original uploader was Paulbalegend at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lane Stadium: User:B, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Mountain Lake: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · Virginia Museum of Transportation: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Prices Fork
About 5 of every 100 Prices Fork residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Prices Fork’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Prices Fork on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Prices Fork is a small traditionally agricultural census-designated place (CDP), in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Prices Fork had a population of 1,142. It is located about three miles west of Blacksburg and the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). The community is a part of the Blacksburg–Christiansburg metropolitan area which encompasses all of Montgomery County and the cities of Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford for statistical purposes. Prices Fork was named in honor of the local Price, or Preisch, family. Prices Fork has one church (Prices Fork United Methodist Church), a Grange Hall and an elementary …
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Prices Fork has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
