Martinsville and Smith Mountain Lake Local Living Guide
New to Martinsville and Smith Mountain Lake, or still weighing it? Start here. What each town is actually like, what homes really cost, and what's going on this week.
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The towns
They're not interchangeable. Open any one for what you'd pay, how the schools rate, and what it's like to live there day to day.
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Martinsville City
An independent city and the region's retail and services hub. Uptown Martinsville, the Virginia Museum of Natural History, and the Dick and Willie Passage rail trail.
Henry County
The county wrapped around Martinsville. Martinsville Speedway sits near Ridgeway, Philpott Lake anchors the northwest corner, and the Smith River threads through Bassett and Fieldale.
Patrick County
Blue Ridge Parkway country: Stuart, Meadows of Dan, Mabry Mill, and Fairy Stone State Park. Rural mountain acreage where the parkway rides the county's crest.
Franklin County
Rocky Mount and the Franklin County shore of Smith Mountain Lake. The region's lake-home market, plus Blue Ridge foothill farmland south of Roanoke.
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