Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 9,289, settled in 1878.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Crozet grades A− overall, ranked 102nd of 249 in Virginia. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 94% of the country. The median household earns $129K and its schools rank ahead of 85% of Virginia towns. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $586K for a typical one and 6.3 times the Charlottesville metro’s $94K median household income. 76% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Crozet, above both Virginia’s towns (44%) and U.S. towns (29%). Mirador (Boundary Increase) and Mirador is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Crozet beats most towns.
5,565 counted in 2010 and 9,224 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Crozet is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,820 in 2000, 9,224 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 5 maps from 1931 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Crozet. Close and well known come first.
4 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
9 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaScott Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena36 mi Scenic driveSkyline Drive
34 mi National forestGeorge Washington and Jefferson National ForestsShenandoah 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 · Scott Stadium: Mak7912, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Paul Jones Arena: Bob Mical, 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
Crozet is unincorporated, so Albemarle 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Crozet.
Crozet has less tooth loss than most of Virginia, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Virginia (mostly inland flooding) and has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Virginia.
9.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Crozet is 2.2 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Claudius Crozet Park, at 23 acres.
| Crozet | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Claudius Crozet Park | 0.1 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Albemarle County Public Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph T. Henley MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 847 | A |
| Brownsville ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 530 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Virginia is tooth loss: 4.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 11.1% statewide.
13% of Crozet adults report frequent mental distress. Crozet beats the Virginia average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 31% of Crozet adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Crozet | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Crozet | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.1% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.4% | 13.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 6.3 years of the Charlottesville metro’s $94K median household income, the typical home (about $586K) costs more against local pay than in 84% of Virginia towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living.
Crozet’s median rent is $1,851 a month. The typical Crozet home is worth about $586,000, up 2.6% in a year, 42% above the Virginia typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here grew from 1,040 in 2013 to 1,596. 26.8% of workers work from home, against 18.3% across Virginia.
Most working residents leave Crozet for work: only 6% work in town. 27% of workers work from home in Crozet. Since 2013, Crozet has added 556 jobs, to 1,596 in 2023.
| Crozet | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 27% | 17% | 11% |
| Median household income | $129,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Crozet has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 26° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of Virginia towns, with expected losses of about $295 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Crozet
About 4 of every 100 Crozet residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Crozet’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Crozet is a census-designated place (CDP) in Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It sits along the I-64 corridor, about 12 miles (19 km) west of Charlottesville and 21 miles (34 km) east of Staunton. Crozet is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Crozet had a population of 9,224. The Crozet Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Crozet grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #102 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
