BasyeVA
A town of 1,481, settled in 1927.
Is Basye a good place to live?
Basye’s best subject grade is a B for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. 35% of residents are 65 or older in Basye, where Virginia’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 10 of Virginia’s 372 towns score lower on hazard risk. Basye has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,481 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Basye grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Basye is from typical.
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Moving to Basye: who provides what
Basye is unincorporated, so Shenandoah 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Basye.
Older than Virginia overall
People 65 and older are 35% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (23% statewide). Basye’s median age is 47.7 years, above both Virginia’s towns (38.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). 19% of residents are under 18 in Basye.
| Basye | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.7 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 44% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.8 points). Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 84% are men (VA 42%).
| Basye | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.6% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.3% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.6% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.7% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.9% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.9% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.9% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.3% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.9% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.8% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.9% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
Basye has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Basye for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Basye has added 22 jobs, to 165 in 2023. The top destinations are Woodstock (11%), Mount Jackson (9%) and Winchester (4%).
| Basye | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.3% | 4.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The FEMA risk score in Basye is higher than in most of Virginia or the rest of the country
The FEMA risk score in Basye is 78 of 100. Since 1996, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Basye.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Basye
Basye has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Basye’s typical home value is about $332K
The typical Basye home is worth about $332,000, up 2.1% in a year, 19% below the Virginia typical home. 87% of Basye households own their home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Residents of Basye are less healthy than 53% of U.S. towns
Basye beats the Virginia average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| Basye | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Basye | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.2% | 7.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.1% | 10.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Basye | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Basye
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Basye; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Basye residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
93% of working residents leave Basye for work
Where Basye’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Basye
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Basye, VA expensive?
That is 4.9 years of the area's median household income ($67,191 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.