Stoneleigh · National Register of Historic Places
Stanleytown’s story
99 years in pictures
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1927Stanleytown is settled
StanleytownVA
Settled in 1927, this town now has 1,386 residents.
2 bordering townsMap →
Edgewood · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,386
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$144K
Census ACS
Household income
$40K
median
Median age
50.3
years
Jobs based here
357
A commuter town
Is Stanleytown a good place to live?
Stanleytown’s best subject grade is a B+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D for health. Stanleytown’s midpoint rent is $630 a month, below both the Virginia town median ($1,762 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). On health, just 16 of Virginia’s 372 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 85% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 21 of Virginia’s 372 towns do worse. Stanleytown has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Stoneleigh and Edgewood. Stanleytown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,386 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
BassettOak LevelStanleytown
How Stanleytown grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Stanleytown is from typical.
HealthLess healthy than 94% of U.S. towns; Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital 17.1 miles awayDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.1 of 20; 6.3% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →SchoolsBehind 77% of Virginia districts on tests and graduationC−Open →Jobs & income$40K median household incomeC−Open →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $144K, 2.9 years of the Martinsville area’s $50K median household incomeB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Stanleytown: who provides what
Stanleytown is unincorporated, so Henry County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerAppalachian Power17.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterUpper Smith River Water SupplyNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHenry CountyHenry County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Virginia you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 11 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereHenry General RegistrarHenry County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes24055, 2416824055 92% · 24168 8%Census 2020
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 Stanleytown.
HealthD
A larger share of adults report frequent physical distress in Stanleytown than in most of Virginia or the rest of the country
Only 6 of the 254 Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Stanleytown. Stanleytown: 46% of adults have high blood pressure. CDC measures, 32 in all: Stanleytown beats Virginia on 1 and trails on 22.
6%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Stanleytown | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 33% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 17% | 19% |
32 measures vs. Virginia
1 better9 too close to call22 worse
| What stands out | Stanleytown | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.7% | 76.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24% | 11.1% |
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital
17.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Stanleytown’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Martinsville (14%), Collinsville (8%) and Rocky Mount (4%). Commuting out is the norm in Stanleytown: 2% of working residents work locally. Jobs based locally fell to 357 in 2023, 55 fewer than in 2013. In Stanleytown, the mean commuting time is 18 minutes.
2%work in town
| Stanleytown | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.7% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Stanleytown2%
Martinsville14%
Collinsville8%
Rocky Mount4%
Danville3%
8 mi
median commute distance
357
jobs based in Stanleytown
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
High risk in Stanleytown, with inland flooding at the top
48 flood insurance claims have been paid in Stanleytown since 1979. Compared with just over two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 87% come from inland flooding.
68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
48
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Stanleytown, expect four seasons and hot summers
A winter brings about 9 inches of snow, with January nights at 27° and July afternoons at 88°.
9″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter28–50°
Spring44–69°
Summer64–86°
Fall46–70°
Oct 31
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade B+
Homes in Stanleytown sell for about $235K
The share of households in Stanleytown who own their home: 66%.
$235Kmedian sale price
0
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
OutdoorsD
0% of Stanleytown is conserved land
1.7 miles of trail. Stanleytown’s trail density stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,782 acres
1.7 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Stanleytown
17pages on Stanleytown
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Stanleytown
Patrick & Henry Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Martinsville4.6 mi$5,002 in-state tuitionFerrum CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ferrum12.7 mi$28,520 tuition
About 5 of every 100 Stanleytown residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Stanleytown for work
Where Stanleytown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
357jobs based in Stanleytown
2%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Landmarks
3 places in Stanleytown on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Stanleytown
CDP in Virginia, United States
Stanleytown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Stanleytown had a population of 1,385. It is part of the Martinsville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 781 ft
- ZIP code
- 24168
Questions about Stanleytown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Stanleytown, VA expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $144,000, 65% below the Virginia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.