Radford city, Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 62.3 | 16,971 people · 27th most distressed in Virginia

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Radford city, VA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 62.3 — 670th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Virginia, it ranks 27th of 133 counties. It scores higher than all 2 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Radford city's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 87.0 — worse than roughly 87% of U.S. counties.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 87.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 95
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 95
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 55
Homeownership Rate 95
Rent-to-Income Ratio 95
Income & Poverty 80.1
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 50
Employment & Wages 76.1
Unemployment Rate 61
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 72
Business Formation Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 44.7
Debt in Collections 53
Medical Debt 15
Student Loan Delinquency 31
Auto Loan Delinquency 52
Credit Card Delinquency 87
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 30
Community Vulnerability 23.7
Uninsured Rate 31
Disability Rate 16

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Radford city compares to its 2 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Radford city
Radford city, VA 62.3 Elevated
Pulaski County, VA 57.7 Elevated -4.6
Montgomery County, VA 43.8 Normal -18.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Radford city
Rockcastle County, KY 62.3 Elevated +0.0
Scott County, MS 62.2 Elevated -0.1
Warren County, TN 62.4 Elevated +0.1
Morgan County, TN 62.4 Elevated +0.1
Clark County, AR 62.4 Elevated +0.1

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