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A town of 12,725.
Timberlake gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $236K for a typical one, or 3.4 years of the Lynchburg metro’s $69K median household income. It grades A overall, 73rd of 249 graded towns in Virginia. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 17% of residents are under 18 in Timberlake, below both Virginia’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (22%). Timberlake has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Federal Hill and New London Academy.
Where Timberlake beats most towns.
Where Timberlake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Timberlake is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 10,683 in 2000, 13,267 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2017 and 4 maps from 1950 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Timberlake is unincorporated, so Campbell 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 Timberlake.
Timberlake has commutes shorter than most of Virginia and has property taxes about half the Virginia norm.
Of the losses FEMA expects in Timberlake, 60% come from inland flooding and 9% from strong winds. Compared with 95% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. 5 flood insurance claims have been paid here since 1992.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Of its 5 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. The largest public high school is Brookville High, with 1,017 students. Its public schools are run by the Campbell County Public Schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomahawk ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 667 | B |
| Brookville HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,017 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 5,527 working residents takes 20.4 minutes, against 27.3 across Virginia.
Timberlake had 3,262 jobs in 2023, up 351 from 2013. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 5% of working residents work locally. Also worth knowing: the average commute for Timberlake comes to 20 minutes. The top destinations are Lynchburg (37%), Forest (6%) and Rustburg (4%).
| Timberlake | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 18% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 26°, with about 12 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
24% of Timberlake adults have been diagnosed with depression. Of 32 CDC measures, Timberlake beats the Virginia average on 1 and trails it on 1. Two figures for adults here: 32% feel lonely, 15% binge drink.
| Timberlake | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 36% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Timberlake | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.2% | 67.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Timberlake’s trail network density comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile. 2.3 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves.
| Timberlake | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Timbrook Park | — | 12 |
| 2. Poplar Forest | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median property tax bill is $981, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
On the market in Timberlake: a median 9 days to sell. In Timberlake, the typical rent is $1,083 a month. Bidding over the asking price: 37% of homes sold here.
| Timberlake | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,083 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Timberlake. Close and well known come first.
17 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
24 mi National Historical ParkAppomattox Court House National Historical Park77K visitors a year
25 mi LakeSmith Mountain Lake
16 mi LandmarkNational D-Day Memorial
28 mi LandmarkRed Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial
39 mi MuseumVirginia Museum of TransportationBlue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Appomattox Court House National Historical Park: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Smith Mountain Lake: Jay White, Public domain · National D-Day Memorial: RebelAt at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial: Jamestown Official Photo Corp., Public domain · Virginia Museum of Transportation: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0
6 within 15 miles of the center of Timberlake
About 8 of every 100 Timberlake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
CDP in Virginia, United States
Timberlake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,267 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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2 towns share a border with Timberlake.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberlake | #73 | A | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Lynchburg | #222 | C− | C+ | C | D | B− |
| Forest | #180 | B− | C+ | — | C | A− |
Timberlake and Forest report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Timberlake with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Timberlake grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #73 of 249 in Virginia. It grades B for health and B+ for schools.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $236,000, 43% 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+.
