Lynchburg

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#701

Global Rank

3.0

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%


Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/New_York UTC−5 (EST) (observes summer time)

Population
266K
GDP
$14B
GDP per capita
$50,714
Land area
4,976 km² (1,921 mi²)
Density
54/km² (139/mi²)

Primary city Lynchburg

State / province Virginia

Language English

Lynchburg metro area

37.41, -79.14
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Cultural Events.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

4 teams

Top Companies

1 companies
1BWX Technologies
$12B
Public

Total Market Cap: $12B across 1 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Lynchburg, VA, since 1986. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0501001502002503003501990200020102020

One year
One year +4.7%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +45.8%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +62.2%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −17.7%
2007Q4 to 2012Q2

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Surrender at Appomattox / End of Civil War (1865)

Appomattox • Historical Event

Languages of Lynchburg

English first in Virginia.

LanguageShare
English82.6%
Spanish7.9%
Standard Arabic0.8%
Mandarin Chinese0.7%
Korean0.7%
English reach, Virginia
97%
Tier 1 census

Virginia on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Lynchburg

#729 by film pedigree · score 1 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Skeet Ulrich

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field

Timberlake • 4 - Regional