Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Appomattox’s subject grades is an A for history; the weakest is a D for incomes. Only 37 of Virginia’s 372 towns score higher on hazard risk. Appomattox has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and Appomatix River Bridge. Appomattox has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Appomattox beats most towns.
Appomattox Historic District
Census counts: 704 in 1930, 1,919 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 3 maps from 1958 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Appomattox is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Appomattox, and how to reach them.
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 Appomattox.
Most working residents leave Appomattox for work: only 16% work in town. At $52,000, Appomattox’s median household income is where Virginia’s towns sit at $102,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Jobs based in Appomattox grew to 2,069 in 2023, 278 more than in 2013.
| Appomattox | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Appomattox County Public Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Appomattox County High, with 731 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appomattox PrimaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 609 | – |
| Appomattox County HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 731 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Appomattox home is worth about $284,000, up 7.7% in a year, 31% below the Virginia typical home. At $905 a month, Appomattox’s median rent is below both the Virginia town median ($1,762 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 60% of Appomattox households own their home.
| Appomattox | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $905 a month | $1,762 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 60% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Appomattox beats the Virginia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Appomattox.
| Appomattox | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Appomattox | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.1% | 11.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.8% | 6.2% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.9% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Appomattox has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 27° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Appomattox | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Appomattox. Close and well known come first.
in town National Historical ParkAppomattox Court House National Historical Park77K visitors a year
32 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
23 mi LandmarkRed Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial
39 mi LandmarkNational D-Day Memorial
24 mi MuseumRobert Russa Moton Museum
18 mi MuseumAnne Spencer HouseAppomattox Court House National Historical Park: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial: Jamestown Official Photo Corp., Public domain · National D-Day Memorial: RebelAt at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Robert Russa Moton Museum: William T. Ziglar, Jr., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anne Spencer House: Pubdog (talk), Public domain
None within 15 miles of Appomattox; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Appomattox residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Appomattox’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Appomattox.
Town in Virginia
Appomattox ( A-pə-MA-təks) is a town in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Appomattox had a population of 1,919. It is the county seat of Appomattox County. Appomattox is part of the Lynchburg metropolitan area.
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Not for the area. That is 4.1 years of the area's median household income ($68,996 across the Lynchburg, VA 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−.
3 notable people were born here, including Samuel Lewis Ferguson and Watkins Abbitt, Jr..
