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Strasburg is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 187th of 249 graded towns in Virginia, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 61% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 67% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $346K, 5.2 years of the county’s $67K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 95% of U.S. towns, with 6 places on the National Register. Only 10 of Virginia’s 371 towns score higher on history. 17% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Strasburg, against 44% in Virginia’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Among 253 Virginia towns, just 2 have a lower January low than Strasburg.
Where Strasburg beats most towns.
Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company
Census counts: 624 in 1860, 7,083 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 5 maps from 1947 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Strasburg is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Strasburg, 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 Strasburg.
Strasburg fares better on crime within Virginia than nationally and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Its public schools are run by the Shenandoah County Public Schools. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Strasburg High, with 614 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strasburg HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 614 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here fell from 2,247 in 2013 to 1,485.
Most working residents leave Strasburg for work: only 9% work in town. The median household income in Strasburg is $62,000. Since 2013, Strasburg has lost 762 jobs, to 1,485 in 2023.
| Strasburg | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.8% | 4.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 9,509 U.S. towns with household incomes like Strasburg’s, it is less healthy than 51%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
19% of Strasburg adults report frequent mental distress. Strasburg beats the Virginia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 16% of Strasburg adults smoke cigarettes.
| Strasburg | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Strasburg | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.6% | 11.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 6.2% |
| More smokers | 16.2% | 12.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Strasburg has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Strasburg’s median rent is $1,017 a month. The typical Strasburg home is worth about $346,000, up 1.8% in a year, 16% below the Virginia typical home.
| Strasburg | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,017 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Strasburg Park, at 36 acres.
| Strasburg | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.1% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Strasburg Park | 0.1 mi | 36 |
| 2. Hupp's Hill Civil War Park | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 18.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 80% of Virginia’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Strasburg. Close and well known come first.
10 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
Big draw25 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
25 mi CaveLuray Caverns32 mi Scenic driveSkyline Drive
36 mi National Historical ParkHarpers Ferry National Historical Park538K visitors a year
in town National Historical ParkCedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical ParkShenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, 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 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Strasburg
About 6 of every 100 Strasburg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
6,398 counted in 2010 and 7,083 in 2020; an estimated 7,380 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
4 places in Strasburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Strasburg.
Town in Virginia, United States
Strasburg is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States, which was founded in 1761 by Peter Stover. It is the largest town by population in the county and is known for its grassroots art culture, pottery, antiques, and American Civil War history. The population was 7,083 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Strasburg grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #187 of 249 in Virginia. It grades C for health, B− for safety and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
7 notable people were born here, including Bernadotte Everly Schmitt and David Ausberry.
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