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A town of 2,708, settled in 1870.
Yes, by almost any measure. Lovettsville earns an A+, ranked 7th of 249 in Virginia. The median household earns $141K, residents are healthier than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and its schools outperform 88% of the state's. Its lowest mark, a C+, is in cost of living. Lovettsville’s average trip to work is 42 minutes, where Virginia’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 6 of Virginia’s 138 towns score higher on civic life. Taylorstown Historic District and Lovettsville Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Lovettsville beats most towns.
1,613 counted in 2010 and 2,694 in 2020; an estimated 2,708 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 67% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Lovettsville is from typical.
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Census counts: 155 in 1870, a low of 92 in 1880, 2,694 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lovettsville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
Big draw34 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
27 mi MuseumSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center1.6M visitors a year
39 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
4 mi National Historical ParkHarpers Ferry National Historical Park538K visitors a year
13 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a yearMount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lovettsville, 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 Lovettsville.
Lovettsville has less tooth loss than most of Virginia and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Virginia; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Virginia.
At 6.2 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income, the typical home (about $791K) costs more against local pay than in 83% of Virginia towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $4,816, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Lovettsville home is worth about $791,000, up 4.3% in a year, 92% above the Virginia typical home. The median rent in Lovettsville is $1,871 a month.
| Lovettsville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,871 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Loudoun County Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovettsville ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 510 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
1.9 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Lovettsville’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile.
| Lovettsville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.6% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lovettsville Community Park | 0.7 mi | 18 |
| 2. Town Green Park | 0.2 mi | 4 |
| 3. New Town Meadows Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Virginia is tooth loss: 6% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 11.1% statewide. Against the 3,448 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lovettsville’s, it is healthier than 66%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
31% of Lovettsville adults sleep under 7 hours. Lovettsville beats the Virginia average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 8.7% of Lovettsville adults have diabetes.
| Lovettsville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lovettsville | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 13.1% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 62.9% | 67.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median household earns $141,406, against $93,170 across Virginia, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
36% of residents are under 18 in Lovettsville. Children under 18 are 36% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 9% of residents (17% statewide). 50% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lovettsville.
| Lovettsville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 36% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 31.6 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 9.3% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 50% | 44% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Lovettsville | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 24.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.5% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.3% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.1% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.5% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.3% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.6% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 33.7% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
The average commute for its 1,433 working residents takes 41.8 minutes, against 27.3 across Virginia. 32.5% of workers work from home, against 18.3% across Virginia.
Most working residents leave Lovettsville for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Lovettsville has added 284 jobs, to 484 in 2023. The top destinations are Leesburg (7%), Washington (5%) and Arlington (4%).
| Lovettsville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 33% | 17% | 11% |
| Median household income | $141,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 24.2°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 83% of Virginia places with climate records; July afternoons average 87°.
Lovettsville has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. About 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Lovettsville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 87°F | 88°F | 85°F |
| January low | 24°F | 26°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2 within 15 miles of the center of Lovettsville
About 5 of every 100 Lovettsville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
6.6% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Town in Virginia
Lovettsville is a town in Loudoun County, located near the very northern tip of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. Settled primarily by German immigrants, the town was originally established in 1836. As of the 2020 census, Lovettsville had a population of 2,694.
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Yes, by almost any measure. Lovettsville grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #7 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A for health and A for schools.
That is 6.2 years of the area's median household income ($126,684 across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
