Mount CliftonVA
The town was settled in 1850 and has 170 residents today.
Is Mount Clifton a good place to live?
9.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Mount Clifton, against 44% in Virginia’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Among 254 Virginia towns, just one has a lower January low than Mount Clifton. Mount Clifton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
170 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mount Clifton.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Mount Clifton’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Mount Jackson (12%), Woodstock (10%) and Luray (4%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Mount Clifton, with inland flooding at the top
The natural-hazard score from FEMA in Mount Clifton is 71 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 72% come from inland flooding and 10% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Mount Clifton’s year
The range runs from 23° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 21 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Mount Clifton’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town
Just over one in ten adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Mount Clifton. Only 6 of the 254 Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Mount Clifton. This Virginia town does better than the Virginia average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 14.
| Mount Clifton | Typical Virginia town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 33% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Mount Clifton | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.3% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.8% | 76.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.2% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Mount Clifton
Moving to Mount Clifton: who provides what
Mount Clifton is unincorporated, so Shenandoah 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.
100% of working residents leave Mount Clifton for work
Where Mount Clifton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mount Clifton; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Mount Clifton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
About Mount Clifton
CDP in Virginia, United States
Mount Clifton is a census-designated place in Shenandoah County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 decennial census the village was noted as having 110 residents with 6 being Native American or Alaska Native, 1 being Asian, 0 Black or African American individuals, 7 of Hispanic or Latino descent, 0 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders, 4 of Some Other Race, 8 of Two or More Races, and 91 White. It was also noted as having 54 housing units, 3 of which are noted as being vacant. Mt. Clifton most likely got its name from its imposing position overlooking Mill Creek. It was founded sometime in the middle of the 19th century by George Hammon and his sons. They built and operated a s…
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
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