Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,671.
The best of Apple Mountain Lake’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for incomes and health; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Apple Mountain Lake’s average trip to work is 45 minutes, above both Virginia’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 9 of Virginia’s 372 towns do worse. On history, just 25 of Virginia’s 371 towns do worse. Apple Mountain Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Apple Mountain Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Apple Mountain Lake is from typical.
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The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 6 maps from 1939 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Apple Mountain Lake. Close and well known come first.
4 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
36 mi MuseumSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center1.6M visitors a year
27 mi CaveLuray Caverns32 mi Scenic driveSkyline Drive
30 mi National Historical ParkHarpers Ferry National Historical Park538K visitors a yearShenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Luray Caverns: Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · Skyline Drive: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0
Apple Mountain Lake is unincorporated, so Warren County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Apple Mountain Lake.
Apple Mountain Lake beats the Virginia average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of adults binge drink in Apple Mountain Lake, above both the Virginia town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 20% of Apple Mountain Lake adults get no exercise outside work.
| Apple Mountain Lake | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Apple Mountain Lake | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 13.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5% | 7.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 17.8% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Apple Mountain Lake for work: only 1% work in town. The median household income in Apple Mountain Lake is $132,000. Since 2013, Apple Mountain Lake has added 27 jobs, to 34 in 2023.
| Apple Mountain Lake | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $132,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 4.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 5% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (39% statewide). Apple Mountain Lake’s median age is 36.2 years. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 42% across Virginia.
| Apple Mountain Lake | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.2 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 44% | 29% |
44% women, 56% men
About 128 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.5 points). Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Apple Mountain Lake | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.7% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 22.7% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.6% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0.8% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.6% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.6% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.1% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.7% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Apple Mountain Lake has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 24° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Linden Park | — | 2 |
| 2. Apple Mountain Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
81% of households own their home in Apple Mountain Lake.
| Apple Mountain Lake | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,669 a month | $1,762 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Apple Mountain Lake
About 5 of every 100 Apple Mountain Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
CDP in Virginia, United States
Apple Mountain Lake is a census-designated place in Warren County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 1,396, and as of the 2020 Census was up to 1,400.
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One town shares a border with Apple Mountain Lake.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Mountain Lake | — | — | A | — | C+ | A− |
| Skyland Estates | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Apple Mountain Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Apple Mountain Lake reports no FBI crime data of its own. Skyland Estates isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Apple Mountain Lake with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $370,000, 10% below the Virginia typical home. That is 2.9 years of the area's median household income ($126,684 across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
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