Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
17% of residents live below the poverty line in Mount Crawford, above both the Virginia town median (7.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Mount Crawford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Mount Crawford beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 901 in 1870, 439 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1943 and 5 maps from 1941 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Crawford, 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 Mount Crawford.
Most working residents leave Mount Crawford for work: only 0% work in town. Mount Crawford’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, against 27 minutes in Virginia’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Mount Crawford has lost 23 jobs, to 85 in 2023.
| Mount Crawford | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 10% | 17% | 11% |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mount Crawford has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 24° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mount Crawford.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mount Crawford beats the Virginia average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Mount Crawford.
| Mount Crawford | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 11% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mount Crawford | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 13.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.8% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
People 65 and older are 12% of residents (17% statewide). Mount Crawford has grown 6.7% since 2020, to 476 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Mount Crawford’s median age is 35.3 years.
| Mount Crawford | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 35.3 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 44% | 29% |
Somewhere between 39% and 69% women
The Census survey reached too few of Mount Crawford’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.9 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Mount Crawford | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 21.1% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 21.4% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.1% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.5% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.2% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.3% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.7% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.1% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.5% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.1% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Mount Crawford home is worth about $414,000, up 4% in a year, close to the Virginia typical home. 77% of Mount Crawford households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Crawford. Close and well known come first.
10 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
23 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
32 mi CaveLuray Caverns29 mi Scenic driveSkyline Drive
33 mi Stadium & arenaScott Stadium
10 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 · Luray Caverns: Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, 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 · Scott Stadium: Mak7912, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 2.5
4 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Crawford
About 2 of every 100 Mount Crawford residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Mount Crawford’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Virginia, United States
Mount Crawford is a town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. It is included in the Harrisonburg metropolitan area, and as of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 439.
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Mount Crawford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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