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9,289 people live in this town, settled in 1878.
Health is its strong suit: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 94% of the country. Crozet’s overall grade of A− puts it better than 80% of U.S. towns, 102nd of 249 in Virginia. What holds it back is cost of living (C−): the typical home is worth about $586K, 6.3 years of the Charlottesville metro’s $94K median household income. It lags on hazard risk as well — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than nearly two thirds of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Mirador (Boundary Increase) and Mirador is on the National Register of Historic Places. 76% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here, above both Virginia’s towns (44%) and U.S. towns (29%). The median household earns $129K. Crozet's schools rank ahead of 85% of Virginia towns.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · schools, state test and graduation results · 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.
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 9.6 miles. The density of trails 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 shown below, with the reason for each. The 3 public schools in Crozet teach 1,948 students between them.
| 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.
In Crozet, 29% of adults feel lonely. Of 32 CDC measures, Crozet beats the Virginia average on 17 and trails it on 1.
| Crozet | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 12% | 14% |
| 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 that grade.
Home values are up 2.6% over the year to September 2026. Crozet’s typical rent comes in at $1,851 a month. On the market locally: a median 40 days to sell.
| Crozet | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,851 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 68% | 73% |
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.
The median commute is under 12 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Crozet rose by 556, to 1,596. Most working residents leave Crozet for work: only 6% work in town. Among workers in the town, 27% work from home.
| 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
The range runs from 26° on a January night to 88° on a July afternoon, with about 17 inches of snow 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.
Expected losses in Crozet break down as 79% from inland flooding and 5% from hurricanes. In Crozet, the FEMA risk score is 66 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Crozet after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · 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−.
