Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Virginia has a population 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 typical journey 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.
For adults in Apple Mountain Lake, the share who have diabetes is 10%. Of 32 CDC measures, Apple Mountain Lake beats the Virginia average on 9 and trails it on 1. Among 254 Virginia towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Apple Mountain Lake. Two figures for adults locally: 20% get no exercise outside work, 15% say their health is fair or poor.
| 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
3.2% of Apple Mountain Lake residents live below the poverty line. Commuting out is the norm here: 1% of working residents work locally. The town’s typical household income comes in at $132,000. Employers in Apple Mountain Lake added 27 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 34.
| 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
The share of adults 25 and older in Apple Mountain Lake who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 37%. People 65 and older are 5% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (39% statewide). The town’s midpoint age stands at 36.2 years.
| 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
A winter brings about 21 inches of snow, with January nights at 24° and July afternoons at 86°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Apple Mountain Lake, the risk rating from FEMA is 47 of 100. Expected losses in Apple Mountain Lake break down as 74% from inland flooding and 6% from strong winds.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 parks and preserves cover 3 acres in Apple Mountain Lake.
| 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 live in a home they own in Apple Mountain Lake. Its going rate for rent is $1,669 a month.
| 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. 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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