Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Clarksville’s subject grades are an A− for walkability and an A for history; the weakest is a D for incomes. 30% of residents are 65 or older in Clarksville, where Virginia’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 6 of the 253 Virginia towns we compare have a lower median rent than Clarksville. Only 22 of Virginia’s 371 towns score higher on history. Clarksville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Clarksville beats most towns.
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Census counts: 582 in 1880, 1,300 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1943 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Clarksville is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Clarksville, 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 Clarksville.
46% of Clarksville adults have high blood pressure, against 33% in Virginia’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 39% of Clarksville adults have obesity. Clarksville beats the Virginia average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| Clarksville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Clarksville | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.2% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.1% | 76.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.6% | 11.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Clarksville’s property crime rate is 4.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Clarksville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.6 per 1,000 residents | 14.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Clarksville home is worth about $307,000, up 2% in a year, 25% below the Virginia typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Clarksville has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Clarksville is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Clarksville since 1996.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Clarksville for work: only 8% work in town. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Clarksville. Jobs based in Clarksville grew to 695 in 2023, 39 more than in 2013.
| Clarksville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 11% | 17% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Only 9 of the 243 Virginia towns we compare have a lower trail density than Clarksville.
| Clarksville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buffalo Road Park | — | 2 |
| 2. John Hosea Kerr Reservoir | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Clarksville; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Clarksville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
1,139 counted in 2010 and 1,300 in 2020; an estimated 1,303 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
6 places in Clarksville on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Clarksville.
Town in Virginia, United States
Clarksville is a town in Mecklenburg county in the U.S. state of Virginia, near the southern border of the commonwealth. As of the 2020 census, Clarksville had a population of 1,300. Since the town has numerous buildings of the 18th-, 19th-, and early 20th-century architecture, the downtown area of Clarksville has been designated a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places and Virginia's Historic Register. Clarksville claims the title of Virginia's only lakeside town. Nearby the town of Clarksville is Occoneechee State Park. The town is located on Kerr Lake, which is also known as Buggs Island Lake. The 50,000-acre (202 km2) lake is popular for boating and fishing; espec…
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Not for the area. That is 5.4 years of the area's median household income ($57,045 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+.
5 notable people were born here, including Jerome Kersey and J. Hartwell Harrison.
