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WHY LIVE IN THE NRV?

When a community fits, you feel it. The scenery inspires, the people connect, and the work feels easy. The benefits of living here surround you. People choose to live and work in Virginia’s New River Valley, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s simply “A Natural Fit”. Use the buttons below to find a job, calculate your cost of living, and explore our region.

INTENTIONAL SMALL TOWN LIVING

No matter where you are in the New River Valley, you’ll always feel at home. The beautiful and safe outdoor landscape and local colleges and universities provide a family-friendly, academically-enriched environment for all ages. Residents are hospitable, kind, and open-minded; they chose to be here and actively support the region’s continued success. The area is full of artisans, craftsmen, and people who truly appreciate their contributions to the community.

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Community Calendar

07/27-Dog Days of Summer: Riesling From Around The World
07/27-2024 New River Valley Fair: Bulls & Barrels Rodeo & Final Day of Fair
07/27-2024 Tomato Tasting at Blacksburg Farmers Market with Kat Mills in Concert
07/27-Quilting Marathon
07/27-Benefit Yard Sale and Music for the Prices Fork Grange 786
07/27-July Cars & Coffee
07/27-Yoga Session "The Long Way Up"
07/27-Christmas in July: Feed The Family Pack and Red Envelope Dine-In Promotion
07/27-2024 Mary Draper Ingles Festival: Tour of Ingles Castle
07/27-2024 Mary Draper Ingles Festival: Ingles Remembrance Day
07/27-2024 Mary Draper Ingles Festival: Tour of Ingles Tavern
07/27-Narrows Football Car & Jeeps Cruise-In
07/27-2024 Back To School Resource Fair
07/27-2024 Open House with Educational Workshops, Pony Rides & Parker's Pillbox Performing
07/27-Program with Mill Mountain Zoo and Their Animal Ambassadors
07/27-VFW Post 776 Poker Run
07/27-Program: Straw Bale Houses! Building with Natural Materials
07/27-Mary Draper Ingles Festival: Blue Phoenix Band and Short Re-enactment of "Long Walk to Freedom"
07/27-Americana Afternoons with Brothers Young and Mathew Sabatella & Ballad of America ft. Ash Devine
07/27-The Meeting in Concert
07/27-Jimmy Wilson in Concert
07/27-Music at the Villa with Windfall Reunion Concert
07/27-Silent Disco: Summer Reading Finale
07/27-Joe Kessinger in Concert
07/27-Paint Party Fundraiser for Circle of Friends Special Needs Group & Caregivers
07/27-Summer Arts Festival Free Classic Movies: Forrest Gump
07/27-The Slate Mountain Ramblers in Concert
07/27-Dan Fox in Concert
07/27-MA'AM in Concert
07/27-Dinner and a Show with Barry & The Mud Flaps
07/27-2024 Music on the Lawn with Lonesome Heart
07/27-Salsa Under The Stars for Ages 18 & Up
07/27-Play: Steel Magnolias
07/27-Ride'n Shotgun Band in Concert
07/27-Joe Kessinger in Concert

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CLIMATE

Virginia’s New River Valley experiences each season in a beautifully striking, yet mild manner. Fiery leaves engulf the trees each fall until winter comes crisp and fleetingly. Spring returns and the mountains burst to life to welcome in the summer, which settles in and pulls you out of the house for endless adventure. The range of elevation in the NRV makes nights atop mountains sometimes 10 degrees cooler than in the valley below. If you’re hiking to the top of Bald Knob or Buffalo Mountain, be prepared for chillier temperatures.