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37.32° N · 79.25° W · GEOID 5178688

Timberlake

Campbell County, Virginia · part of the Lynchburg, VA metro

VirginiaTimberlake, VATimberlakeTimberlake

The short answer

Timberlake is home to 12,725 people. Median household income is $75,657 a year and median rent is $1,083 a month, 17.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $235,900, about 3.1x annual median household income.

The story in Timberlake is how fast things are changing. Housing became more affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 20.9% to 17.2% of income. Also notable: Homeowners pay a median of about 0.4% of home value a year in property tax, less than in 95% of places its size. It is the lowest of 186 Virginia places we track.

84OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

Timberlake scores better than 84% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 36th of 190 in Virginia.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%74
Economy 20%63
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%51
Education 10%49
Commute 10%78
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,083
21% below the median place
Median household income
$75,657
6% below the median place
Median home value
$235,900
26% below the median place
Unemployment
3.4%
30% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Timberlake

  • AffordabilityCompared with the 24 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as East Highland Park, VA, Walker Mill, MD and Longwood, FL), money left after rent here is higher: $66,300 against a typical $55,800.
01

Moving to Timberlake

Campbell County gains about 12.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,529
Moved out2,946
Net+583

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Lynchburg city, VA1,072874+198
Pittsylvania County, VA201148+53
Appomattox County, VA125176−51

Within Virginia, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within VirginiaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$55K
Leavers$52K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Campbell County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
8.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Campbell County report $54,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $51,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$43,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,083 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,287 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $235,900.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 13.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Wheelersburg, OH matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
8.6%
50% above the median place
Moved from another state1
2.5%
27% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
12.9
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTimberlakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year18.6%50% above
Moved from another state12.5%27% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure12.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$54,59623% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$51,82226% below
02

What it costs to live here

29% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 97% of the 2,222 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Timberlake17.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$43,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.2%
16% below the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
18% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$66,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Timberlake, $1,083 a month, and local prices for everything else (94.6 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Timberlake, but easier on the budget

Places that match Timberlake on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Wheelersburg, OH9613.0% vs 17.2%n/aCompare
Englewood, OH9614.3% vs 17.2%$4,600Compare
Effingham, IL9512.0% vs 17.2%n/aCompare
Washington, MO9512.5% vs 17.2%$4,100Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
29.4%
42% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.4%
54% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$981
70% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureTimberlakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,08321% below
Rent to income117.2%16% below
Property tax rate10.4%54% below
Home price to income13.1x18% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure89.411% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,11731% below
Property tax paid (median)1$98170% below
Median home value1$235,90026% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.3%66% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure55.1%7% above
Homeownership164.8%2% below
Renters paying 30%+129.4%42% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,28731% below
Vacant homes17.2%1% above
Median year built119820% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 3.4%, 30% below the median place.

Unemployment1
3.4%
30% below the median place
Mean commute1
20 min
18% below the median place
Poverty rate1
8.5%
21% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home13.8% +11%
Median household income$75,657 −6%
Income per person$39,379 −2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTimberlakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$75,6576% below
Income per person1$39,3792% below
Unemployment13.4%30% below
Average annual pay5County figure$75,28014% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure30.7%above (median 3.7%)
Jobs5County figure18,71888% below
Poverty rate18.5%21% below
Mean commute120 min18% below
Works from home113.8%11% above
Commutes by transit1Metro figure0.8%12% below
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 4.7%, 27% below the median place.

No health insurance1
4.7%
27% below the median place
High school or higher1
95.0%
3% above the median place
Household size1
2.4
6% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age41.1 +5%
Homes with broadband90.5% −2%
Born abroad9.7% +10%
Bachelor's or higher31.6% −2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureTimberlakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population112,7253431st largest
Median age141.15% above
Bachelor's or higher131.6%2% below
High school or higher195.0%3% above
Household size12.46% below
Born abroad19.7%10% above
No health insurance14.7%27% below
Homes with broadband190.5%2% below
05

Life in Timberlake

OpenStreetMap shows 1.6 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 94% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

19 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents1.6 −85%
Playgrounds per 10k3.9 −58%
Grocery stores per 10k3.1 +48%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k17.3 +55%
Libraries per 10k1.6 +80%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −95%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.8 3.8×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Appomattox Court House National Historical Park 25 miles
  • Booker T. Washington National Monument 32 miles
  • Appalachian Trail 62 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars13.9 −33%
Shops33.4 +10%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.4 −41%
Doctors' offices and clinics9.9 −51%
Child care centers3.1 +35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
25.1
19% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
9.9
51% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
13.9
33% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureTimberlakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure1567% above
Public school students11County figure7,77759% above
Students per teacher11County figure12.221% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure13.933% below
Shops per 10k7County figure33.410% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.441% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure9.951% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure3.135% above
Parks per 10k81.685% below
Playgrounds per 10k83.958% below
Grocery stores per 10k83.148% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k817.355% above
Libraries per 10k81.680% above
Named paths and bike trails80.195% below
Transit stops per sq mi80.8281% above
Nearest National Park Service site925.119% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles920% above
National Register listings10County figure1946% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 32.0, 65% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Timberlake. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk13
32.0
65% below the median place
Heat wave risk13
40.7
55% below the median place
Tornado risk13
23.0
72% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureTimberlakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure87°F0% below
January average low12County figure27°F5% above
Average temperature12County figure56°F3% above
Annual precipitation12County figure44.7 in2% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure32.065% below
Hurricane risk13County figure72.02% above
Tornado risk13County figure23.072% below
Wildfire risk13County figure43.030% below
Heat wave risk13County figure40.755% below
08

Timberlake in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Timberlake does better than 76% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 12%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,083/mo (2024)$1,380/mo$1,130 to $1,680/mo+4.1%
Median household income$75,657 (2024)$97,000$82,000 to $114,500+4.2%
Median home value$235,900 (2024)$329,000$239,000 to $453,000+5.7%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Timberlake

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Gladstone, MO$1,088$79,271Compare
West Bend, WI$1,076$74,076Compare
Gardiner, ME$1,113$71,782Compare
South Milwaukee, WI$1,014$73,427Compare
South Milwaukee, WIGardiner, MEWest Bend, WIGladstone, MOTimberlake, VATimberlakeGladstoneWest BendGardinerSouth MilwaukeeTimberlakeGladstoneWest BendGardinerSouth Milwaukee

Places built like Timberlake

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Timberlake performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Timberlake, VA17.2%7.7%/yrn/a
East Highland Park, VA24.5%4.3%/yrn/aCompare
Walker Mill, MD22.6%4.7%/yrn/aCompare
Longwood, FL26.8%3.6%/yr11.9%Compare
Seven Oaks, SC23.8%2.4%/yrn/aCompare
Hollins, VA18.5%3.6%/yrn/aCompare
Hurricane, WV14.8%5.0%/yr6.0%Compare

Common questions

Is Timberlake a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 84 out of 100, better than 84% of the places we rate and 36th of 190 in Virginia. Compared with the 24 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as East Highland Park, VA, Walker Mill, MD and Longwood, FL), money left after rent here is higher: $66,300 against a typical $55,800. On cost, space and class size it scores 68 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Timberlake expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $235,900.

What salary do you need to live in Timberlake?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $43,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Timberlake?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Gladstone, MO, West Bend, WI, Gardiner, ME and South Milwaukee, WI.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Timberlake with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Timberlake itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/timberlake-virginia

Citytistics. “Timberlake, Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/timberlake-virginia/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.