Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Berryville is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A overall, 49th among Virginia's 249 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 89% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 82% of Virginia towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $562K, 4.4 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 91% of U.S. towns, with 12 places on the National Register. Only 21 of Virginia’s 371 towns score higher on history. Berryville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 88% of U.S. towns. Among 86 Virginia towns, just 1 have a lower violent crime rate than Berryville.
Where Berryville beats most towns.
Clarke County Courthouse (Old)
Census counts: 356 in 1860, 4,574 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1795 and 5 maps from 1944 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Berryville is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Berryville, 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 Berryville.
Berryville trades workers with Winchester and other neighbors, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and sees little violent crime.
Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
At 3.5 per 1,000 residents, Berryville’s property crime rate is below both Virginia’s towns (14.6) and U.S. towns (9.9).
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Clarke County Public Schools. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Clarke County High, with 683 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson-Williams MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 415 | C+ |
| Clarke County HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 683 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Berryville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
92.6% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.5% across Virginia.
At $1,443 a month, Berryville’s median rent is against $1,764 a month in Virginia’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. The typical Berryville home is worth about $562,000, up 3.4% in a year, 36% above the Virginia typical home.
| Berryville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,443 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Berryville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rose Hill Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Berryville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Berryville has about as many jobs (2,246) as working residents, but only 219 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Berryville for work: only 10% work in town. The average trip to work in Berryville is 30 minutes. The top destinations are Winchester (7%), Leesburg (5%) and Reston (4%).
| Berryville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.6% | 4.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). Berryville’s median age is 46.6 years. Berryville has grown 5.4% since 2020, to 4,828 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Berryville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.6 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 44% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Berryville | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.1% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.8% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.5% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.8% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.4% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.1% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.1% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,800, single groups can be off by several points
Against the 8,166 U.S. towns with household incomes like Berryville’s, it is less healthy than 68%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Berryville beats the Virginia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 38% of Berryville adults have high blood pressure.
| Berryville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Berryville | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.9% | 11.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.6% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Berryville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
20 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
33 mi MuseumSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center1.6M visitors a year
24 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
14 mi National Historical ParkHarpers Ferry National Historical Park538K visitors a year
38 mi Theme parkLake Fairfax ParkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Lake Fairfax Park: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Berryville
About 4 of every 100 Berryville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
8 places in Berryville on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Berryville.
Town in Virginia
Berryville is an incorporated town in and the county seat of Clarke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,574 at the 2020 census, up from 4,185 at the 2010 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Berryville grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #49 of 249 in Virginia. It grades B for health, A for safety and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
5 notable people were born here, including James Noble and Noah Noble.
