Cave Spring.
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Virginia·Roanoke County
7 tracts·22K people·$326K median·1,885/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Cave Spring is $325,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Cave Spring has 25,742 residents across 5 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 42.4; the population is 79.1% White, 6.9% Asian, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Black, 3.7% Multiracial and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 48.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.9% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Penn Forest Elementary (92%), Cave Spring Elementary (88%) and Green Valley Elementary (86%) lead the elementary schools; Cave Spring Middle is the middle school with reported scores (89%); Cave Spring High (95%) and Hidden Valley High (93%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,285/month, 19% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Cave Spring is $87,539 a year, 2% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Cave Spring, median rent is $1,285/month and the median home value is $325,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Cave Spring reported 2.3 violent crimes and 11.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Roanoke County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Cave Spring are strong wind (90), landslide (90) and lightning (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Cave Spring, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).