Blacksburg

United States • North America

Primary City: Blacksburg

Primary State/Province: Virginia

Primary Language: English

Population: 182K

GDP: $10B • GDP per capita: $55,846

Conurbations · Tier DUniversity Town
#600

Global Rank

3.5

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%

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Blacksburg metro area

37.23, -80.43
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
Major League Teams/Venues↗0
Total Teams↗3#T-346
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗0
Market Cap Score↗$0
Cultural Events0
Universities↗1#T-302
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗1#T-99
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗0
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗0
Airport Score↗0.0
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗0.0
Metro Stations↗0
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers↗0
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Sports

Other Teams

College Football (FBS)1 team

American Football • FBS

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg

No titles8 Conf123 maj seasons
College/University Teams4 teams

Basketball • NCAA

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg

Basketball • NCAA

Radford

Radford

W Basketball • NCAA W

Virginia Tech (W)

Blacksburg

W Basketball • NCAA W

Radford (W)

Radford

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#281

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, United States

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