LOW COST OF LIVING
Danville, Virginia gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of 69.2, which means the total cost of housing, food, transportation, healthcare, taxes, and other necessities is 30.8% lower than the U.S. average. Not only that, Virginia does not tax social security benefits, and it even allows you to deduct federal social security taxes when you file at the state level.
MILD CLIMATE AND DIVERSE LANDSCAPES
Virginia’s temperatures don’t typically dip below the mid- to upper 30s in the winter or rise above the upper 80s in the summer, so you won’t have to cope with extreme cold or heat. The state features stunning mountains, valleys, rivers, bays, and ocean beaches, so you’re never far from fresh and breathtaking scenery.
THRIVING HEALTH SECTOR
The Danville region is blessed with an array of hospitals and primary care facilities in a rural setting, but in the middle of some of the best university research hospitals in the world. Medical care and healthy living are an important aspect of the quality of life in our region. Award winning physicians and medical centers make enrich the health and longevity of our citizens. Natural and organic foods from our farms, bakeries, and markets provide good healthy choices, and exercise and recreation opportunities enhance our ability to live healthy. Specialized services and care for medical or health concerns are readily available, and emergency support to the most remote of locations is a primary concern in the creation of all of our recreation and sporting activities – building in a comfort for our citizens.
DANVILLE CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT
Danville offers close proximity to a range of attractions that include mountains, beaches, and big cities in both Virginia and North Carolina, but this growing community also offers plenty of fun and culture for those who want to stay home. Danville provides residents with a location that’s close to major cities like Roanoke, Lynchburg, Greensboro, Durham, and Raleigh, while still maintaining its small-town charm.
Danville and Pittsylvania County offer scenic farmers markets and historic mainstreet communities, traditional and one-of-a-kind museums, internationally recognized competitions and award-winning trails and waterways. It is quickly becoming a hotbed of culture in southern Virginia, as it plays host to music fans, art enthusiasts, theater buffs, and cinema-goers of all ages. Be it the Carrington Pavilion summer concert series, the Danville Symphony Orchestra, an art series at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts, or a theater production for children, Danville can fill all your cultural needs.
The nearly 12-mile paved Riverwalk Trail, also called the “Riverwalk on the Dan,” is part of Danville’s expanding network of trails. This scenic pathway along the Dan River connects industry, beautiful parks, and natural areas.
The Riverwalk Trail travels through some of the most historic Civil War regions of southern Virginia. Throughout the war, Danville functioned as a staging area for many battles. Some of its old tobacco warehouses were turned into prisons, and the city was the last capital of the Confederate States of America after Richmond was captured by the Union army.
While auto racing is the region’s top draw, other attractions include the Virginia Museum of Natural History, with dinosaur and prehistoric whale fossils; the AAF Tank Museum, which has more than 120 armored tanks and artillery pieces on exhibit; Danville Science Center; and the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History.