Chatham HeightsVA
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Is Chatham Heights a good place to live?
34% of the land in Chatham Heights is conserved, above both the Virginia town median (4.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, at 96 acres. We don’t grade Chatham Heights yet; the figures below are still real.
Moving to Chatham Heights: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chatham Heights, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Chatham Heights.
Chatham Heights has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
In the comparison, Chatham Heights comes above both Virginia’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4). 2.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. John Lee Pratt Memorial Park | 1 mi | 64 |
| 2. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park | 0.5 mi | 96 |
| 3. Saint Clair Brooks Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Chatham Heights, expect four seasons and hot summers
Chatham Heights has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Chatham Heights is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Chatham Heights
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
George Washington Birthplace National Monument and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chatham Heights. Close and well known come first.
in town National MonumentGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument72K visitors a year
33 mi Theme parkKings Dominion
17 mi MuseumNational Museum of the Marine Corps
in town National Military ParkFredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park766K visitors a year
39 mi Park & preserveCameron Run Regional Park
15 mi Ancient siteMallows BayPhoto credits
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Kings Dominion: Erechtheus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of the Marine Corps: RadioFan (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: RebelAt at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cameron Run Regional Park: Paul Roth from Washington, D.C. (kinda), USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mallows Bay: Amazur, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Chatham Heights
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Chatham Heights
About Chatham Heights
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
Chatham Heights is an unincorporated community in Stafford County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.
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Chatham Heights’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Chatham Heights.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fredericksburg | #219 | C− | B− | D | D− | B |
| Falmouth | #71 | A | B | — | B | A− |
Falmouth reports no FBI crime data of its own. Chatham Heights isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Chatham Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about Chatham Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Chatham Heights, VA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Chatham Heights yet; the figures below are still real. A town.