Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
5.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Toms Brook, below both the Virginia town median (44%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 4 of the 254 Virginia towns we compare have a lower January low than Toms Brook. Its National Register listings include Abraham Beydler House and Toms Brook School. Toms Brook has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Toms Brook beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 598 in 1860, 276 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1864 and 5 maps from 1947 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Toms Brook, 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 Toms Brook.
Most working residents leave Toms Brook for work: only 0% work in town. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Toms Brook, where Virginia’s towns sit at 7.7% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Toms Brook’s average trip to work is 30 minutes.
| Toms Brook | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Toms Brook has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Toms Brook home is worth about $350,000, up 3.9% in a year, 15% below the Virginia typical home. The median rent in Toms Brook is $845 a month.
| Toms Brook | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $845 a month | $1,762 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Toms Brook beats the Virginia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Toms Brook.
| Toms Brook | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Toms Brook | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| More smokers | 16.1% | 12.2% |
| More adults in frequent physical distress | 15.6% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Toms Brook. Close and well known come first.
11 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
20 mi CaveLuray Caverns28 mi Scenic driveSkyline Drive15 mi Zoo & aquariumSmithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
39 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a yearShenandoah 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 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Toms Brook
About 2 of every 100 Toms Brook residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Toms Brook’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Virginia, United States
Toms Brook is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Toms Brook had a population of 276.
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Toms Brook has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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