Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,454, settled in 1885.
The best of Dooms’ subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for incomes; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Dooms’ trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile, where Virginia’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Dooms has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Dooms is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,282 in 2000, 1,279 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 5 maps from 1934 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dooms. Close and well known come first.
in town National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
5 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
19 mi Stadium & arenaScott Stadium38 mi Scenic driveSkyline Drive
19 mi Stadium & arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
29 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 · Skyline Drive: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Paul Jones Arena: Bob Mical, CC BY 2.0 · George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 2.5
Dooms is unincorporated, so Augusta 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 Dooms.
The typical journey to work for Dooms comes to 30 minutes, against 27 minutes in Virginia’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Employers in Dooms added 23 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 206. Dooms: 2% of working residents work locally. The median commute is under 11 miles.
| Dooms | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.2% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 4.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 25°; snowfall runs to about 11 inches a winter. Dooms brings chilly winters and warm summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On expected storm and flood damage, Dooms sits below two thirds of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Dooms break down as 64% from inland flooding and 8% from hurricanes. Also worth knowing: the town has had 7 paid flood insurance claims since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The share of adults in Dooms who had a checkup this year: 80%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Dooms is ahead of Virginia on 4 and behind on 5. Two figures for adults locally: 39% have high blood pressure, 15% report frequent physical distress.
| Dooms | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Dooms | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 13.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
82% of households own their home in Dooms.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Dooms
About 3 of every 100 Dooms residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Dooms’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
CDP in Virginia, United States
Dooms is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dooms had a population of 1,279. It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $274,000, 34% below the Virginia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
