Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
West Point is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, 27th of 249 graded towns in Virginia. Its schools outperform 83% of the state's and the median household earns $79K. Its lowest mark, a B+, is in health. No town in Virginia scores higher than West Point on civic life. West Point’s property crime rate is 2 per 1,000 residents, below both Virginia’s towns (14.6) and U.S. towns (9.9). Chelsea and Sweet Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where West Point beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| West Point Elementary | PK–5 | 409 |
| West Point Middle/High | 6–12 | 434 |
West Point Historic DistrictCoastal flooding makes up 13% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far West Point is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 557 in 1880, a low of 557 in 1880, 3,414 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1861 and 5 maps from 1919 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Point, 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 West Point.
West Point pairs an A overall with homes cheaper than the Virginia norm and pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Virginia (mostly inland flooding).
Its A− for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $338K.
Its public schools are run by the West Point Public Schools. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is West Point Middle/High, with 434 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Point ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 409 | A− |
| West Point Middle/HighLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 434 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
At 11.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 92% of Virginia’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
West Point beats the Virginia average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 39% of West Point adults sleep under 7 hours.
| West Point | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | West Point | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 13.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.8% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
West Point has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in West Point is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
West Point grades A overall with a typical home of about $338K, below the Virginia typical value; only 8 of the 38 Virginia towns graded A− or better can say that. Homes are within reach (about $338K for the typical one, B+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 35 miles.
The typical West Point home is worth about $338,000, up 3.5% in a year, 18% below the Virginia typical home. 81% of households own their home in West Point.
| West Point | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,225 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
West Point has about as many jobs (1,725) as working residents, but only 231 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave West Point for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Richmond (6%), Newport News (5%) and Virginia Beach (3%).
| West Point | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 4.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of Virginia towns, with expected losses of about $367 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
West Point’s FEMA risk score is 61 of 100. Since 1978, 73 flood insurance claims have been paid out in West Point.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| West Point | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverwalk Park | 0.2 mi | 5 |
| 2. West Point Landing | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Point. Close and well known come first.
20 mi MuseumColonial Williamsburg
24 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Williamsburg
13 mi Ancient siteWerowocomoco
36 mi LandmarkHollywood Cemetery
23 mi MuseumJamestown Settlement
36 mi LandmarkRobert E. Lee MonumentColonial Williamsburg: Humberto Moreno, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Gardens Williamsburg: Cjh1452000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Werowocomoco: engraved by William Hole, Public domain · Hollywood Cemetery: Andrew Bain, Public domain · Jamestown Settlement: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert E. Lee Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of West Point
About 2 of every 100 West Point residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
3 notable people were born in West Point.
Town in Virginia, United States
West Point (formerly Delaware) is an incorporated town in King William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,414 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. West Point grades A overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #27 of 249 in Virginia. It grades B+ for health, B+ for safety and A− for schools.
Not for the area. That is 3.9 years of the area's median household income ($86,679 across the Richmond, VA 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 B+.
3 notable people were born here, including Nathaniel West and Thomas West.
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