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Gloucester Courthouse, VA vs Lynchburg, Moore County, TN

Gloucester Courthouse

Virginia

vs

Lynchburg, Moore County

Tennessee

Across 27 directional measures we can compare, Gloucester Courthouse leads on 12 and Lynchburg, Moore County on 15. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 13% higher in Gloucester Courthouse, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$954$841
Gloucester Courthouse is 13% higher
Median household income
$75,341$66,469
Gloucester Courthouse is 13% higher
Median home value
$381,500$285,300
Gloucester Courthouse is 34% higher

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 1.7 points a year in Gloucester Courthouse, and rent outran pay by 1.7 points a year in Lynchburg, Moore County.

How these are calculated

TennesseeVirginiaLynchburg, Moore County, TNGloucester Courthouse, VAGloucester CourthouseLynchburg, Moore CountyGloucester CourthouseLynchburg, Moore County

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01Lynchburg, Moore County, TNComposite 44.3 / 100
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634632n/a492147

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Every measure

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MeasureGloucester CourthouseLynchburg, Moore CountyAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$954$841
Rent to income115.2%15.2%
Property tax rate10.5%0.5%
Home price to income15.1x4.3x
Prices vs US average297.9n/a
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,667$995
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,961$1,288
Median home value1$381,500$285,300
Home prices, 1-year change46.0%12.0%
Home prices, 5-year change454.4%88.3%
Homeownership178.8%82.5%
Renters paying 30%+129.9%24.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,787$1,416
Vacant homes111.8%9.2%
Median year built120011991
Jobs and income
Median household income1$75,341$66,469
Income per person1$37,955$35,949
Unemployment13.0%4.5%
Average annual pay5$48,893$60,819
Pay growth, 1 year52.8%-0.1%
Jobs510,1132,354
Poverty rate18.3%8.1%
Mean commute127 min25 min
Works from home117.3%8.4%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population13,3366,674
Population change since 20206n/a7.0%
Median age146.346.2
Bachelor's or higher127.8%24.1%
High school or higher192.7%91.0%
Household size12.52.4
Born abroad13.8%1.5%
No health insurance16.4%7.0%
Homes with broadband193.7%77.4%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.1%4.1%
Moved from another state11.8%2.3%
Net movers per 1,000 people76.80.7
Income of households moving in7$76,267$56,557
Income of households moving out7$64,915$54,152
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k817.013.5
Shops per 10k832.922.5
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k85.62.4
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k813.24.5
Child care centers per 10k80.82.6
Parks per 10k96.04.5
Playgrounds per 10k90.00.0
Grocery stores per 10k918.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k977.93.0
Libraries per 10k96.03.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a37.4
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a2
National Register listings11367
Founded or incorporated12n/a1841
Schools
Public schools1392
Public school students134,917882
Students per teacher1313.6n/a
Climate
July average high1489°F88°F
January average low1430°F29°F
Average temperature1459°F59°F
Annual precipitation1448.4 in59.7 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1522.69.9
Hurricane risk1575.832.6
Tornado risk1529.950.5
Wildfire risk1545.22.4
Heat wave risk1545.817.3
Median air quality index1641n/a
Good air days1678.1%n/a

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Gloucester Courthouse $38,160, Lynchburg, Moore County $33,640 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

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

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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