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Getting around Alleghany Highlands

Transit, drive-time reality, greenways, airports, rail, and daily mobility tradeoffs.

Area mobility

Alleghany County

The rural county wrapped around Covington. Clifton Forge, Douthat State Park, and Lake Moomaw, with George Washington National Forest across much of the county.

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Area mobility

Covington City

A small independent city on the Jackson River where Interstate 64 crosses the Alleghany Mountains. The Highlands' commercial center, anchored by its longtime paper mill.

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Area mobility

Botetourt County

Fincastle, Daleville, and Troutville along the Interstate 81 corridor north of Roanoke. The region's suburban growth county, with the upper James River and Blue Ridge foothills.

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Craig County

New Castle at the center of one of Virginia's most rural counties, ringed by Jefferson National Forest ridges and crossed by the Appalachian Trail.

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Sources and freshnessLast rebuilt 2026-09-14 with public records and source notes for Getting around Alleghany Highlands.
  • Last rebuilt 2026-09-14 from the latest records synced into this guide.
  • Home-price medians use 630 recorded public sale rows across 1 area.
  • 1 area uses assessed value because usable sale-price coverage is limited.
  • 2 areas show an explicit coming-soon state rather than a guessed price.
  • Property and tax figures come from county/city parcel, sales, and assessor records.
  • School metrics use Virginia Department of Education profiles when available.
  • Amenity and business counts use OpenStreetMap, so hours and listings can change.
  • Jobs, events, news, and business-directory layers are included only after their feeds or curated sources sync.
  • Use these figures as planning estimates, then verify taxes, listings, and school details before making an offer.

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