Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,744, settled in 1874.
Weyers Cave gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $354K for a typical one, or 4.8 years of the Staunton metro’s $74K median household income. It grades A− overall, 90th among Virginia's 249 graded towns. On the plus side, the median household earns $98K. On walkability, just 5 of Virginia’s 372 towns do worse. Weyers Cave is home to Blue Ridge Community College. Weyers Cave's public schools beat 70% of Virginia towns on state tests and graduation.
Where Weyers Cave beats most towns.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Community College | 2,664 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Weyers Cave is from typical.
Its grades run from A for jobs and income (better than 93% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 4%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 5 maps from 1941 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Weyers Cave. Close and well known come first.
6 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
17 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
28 mi Stadium & arenaScott Stadium
35 mi CaveLuray Caverns31 mi Scenic driveSkyline Drive
16 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 · Scott Stadium: Mak7912, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 2.5
Weyers Cave is unincorporated, so Augusta 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Weyers Cave.
Weyers Cave pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Virginia norm, trades workers with Harrisonburg and other neighbors and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Virginia.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Weyers Cave Community Center, at 28 acres.
| Weyers Cave | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Weyers Cave Community Center | 0.7 mi | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
January nights average 24.5°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 78% of Virginia places with climate records; July afternoons average 86.2°.
Weyers Cave has chilly winters and warm summers. About 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Weyers Cave | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 86°F | 88°F | 85°F |
| January low | 25°F | 26°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 9% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 28% of residents (23% statewide). At 32.9 years, Weyers Cave’s median age is below both the Virginia town median (38.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). 25% of Weyers Cave residents are under 18.
| Weyers Cave | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 9.1% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 32.9 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 44% | 29% |
Somewhere between 35% and 73% women
The Census survey reached too few of Weyers Cave’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±19.4 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Weyers Cave | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 16.1% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.2% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.7% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.1% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.8% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.1% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.8% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.5% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
Weyers Cave has about as many jobs (1,417) as working residents, but only 73 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 21.2 minutes, against 27.3 across Virginia.
Most working residents leave Weyers Cave for work: only 6% work in town. 1.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Weyers Cave, where Virginia’s towns sit at 7.7% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The average trip to work in Weyers Cave is 21 minutes.
| Weyers Cave | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Weyers Cave grades A− overall with a typical home of about $354K, below the Virginia typical value; only 8 of the 38 Virginia towns graded A− or better can say that. The median property tax bill is $1,239, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Weyers Cave’s median rent is $1,023 a month. Typical home values rose 5.7% in the year to September 2026. 82% of households own their home in Weyers Cave.
| Weyers Cave | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,023 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 8,904 U.S. towns with household incomes like Weyers Cave’s, it is less healthy than 75%, so it trails even them.
Weyers Cave beats the Virginia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Weyers Cave | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Weyers Cave | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with depression | 26% | 21.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Weyers Cave
About 8 of every 100 Weyers Cave residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
2 places in Weyers Cave on the National Register of Historic Places.
CDP in Virginia, United States
Weyers Cave ( WEERZ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,700 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town gained its name as the closest railway stop to Weyer's Cave, now Grand Caverns, in Grottoes. Weyers Cave is the site of the first chapter (1927) of the Future Farmers of Virginia, later to become the National FFA Organization. It is also the site of Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport and the main campus of Blue Ridge Community College.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Weyers Cave grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #90 of 249 in Virginia. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
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