Belmont EstatesVA
A town of 1,162.
Is Belmont Estates a good place to live?
The best of Belmont Estates’ subject grades are an A− for incomes and a B for health; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Belmont Estates’ median age is 60.4 years, above both the Virginia town median (38.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 1 of the 254 Virginia towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Belmont Estates. Belmont Estates has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,162 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Belmont Estates grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Belmont Estates is from typical.
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Moving to Belmont Estates: who provides what
Belmont Estates is unincorporated, so Rockingham 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 Belmont Estates.
44% of residents are 65 or older
People 65 and older are 44% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 0% of residents (23% statewide). 46% of Belmont Estates adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, against 44% in Virginia’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. 21% never finished high school.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 20% and 67% women
The Census survey reached too few of Belmont Estates’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±23.4 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Belmont Estates | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 1.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 31.3% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 21.4% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.9% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.5% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.8% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.6% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.8% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Belmont Estates has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average trip to work in Belmont Estates is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Harrisonburg (33%), Bridgewater (7%) and Dayton (6%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
| Belmont Estates | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Belmont Estates, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Belmont Estates has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 24° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Belmont Estates, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Belmont Estates is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns
Belmont Estates beats the Virginia average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 30% of Belmont Estates adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Belmont Estates | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Belmont Estates | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.6% | 7.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.2% | 10.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More of Belmont Estates’ households own their home than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town
97% of households own their home in Belmont Estates.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Shenandoah National Park and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Belmont Estates. Close and well known come first.
14 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
29 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
28 mi CaveLuray Caverns26 mi Scenic driveSkyline Drive
6 mi National forestGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forests
36 mi Stadium & arenaScott StadiumPhoto credits
Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · 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 · George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Scott Stadium: Mak7912, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Belmont Estates
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Belmont Estates
About 7 of every 100 Belmont Estates residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
100% of working residents leave Belmont Estates for work
Where Belmont Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Belmont Estates
CDP in Virginia, United States
Belmont Estates is a census-designated place in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Belmont Estates had a population of 1,263. It is a suburban bedroom community just to the west of Harrisonburg.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
Questions about Belmont Estates
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Belmont Estates, VA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $379,000, 8% 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 C+.