Fun Facts

Outside Magazine
Named Blacksburg one of the “Top Ten Dream Towns”

Men’s Journal
Profiled Blacksburg as one of the “50 Best Places to Live”

Peachtree Publishers
Named Blacksburg one of the “50 Best Small Southern Towns” in a regional guidebook

The Roanoke Times
Chick-Fil-A and Subway stores in Blacksburg are among the top grossing stores in their respective chains

Forbes Magazine

Ranked 10 on "Best Small Places for Business and Careers"

Fortune Magazine

Named one of the "Top 100 Best Places to Live and Launch a Business"

Cities Ranked and Rated

Named 8th best "emerging" area in the US

Newsweek Magazine

Blacksburg High School ranked 319th out of "Top High Schools in America"

The Center for Digital Government

Ranked 6th "most technologically advanced town in the nation among urban areas with a population of 30,000 to 74,999."