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The best of Shenandoah Junction’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for history; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 2 of West Virginia’s 141 towns score higher on cost of living. On the outdoors, just 7 of West Virginia’s 141 towns do worse. Shenandoah Junction has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Traveller's Rest and Beallair (Additional Documentation). Shenandoah Junction has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Shenandoah Junction beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within West Virginia), ordered by how far Shenandoah Junction is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Shenandoah Junction. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
Big draw35 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
37 mi MuseumSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center1.6M visitors a year
36 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
8 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
4 mi National Historical ParkHarpers Ferry National Historical Park538K visitors a yearMount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0
Shenandoah Junction is unincorporated, so Jefferson 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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Shenandoah Junction.
The typical Shenandoah Junction home is worth about $456,000, up 7.5% in a year, more than twice the West Virginia typical home.
| Shenandoah Junction | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 74% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,123 a month | $878 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Jefferson County Schools. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Jefferson High School, with 1,431 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 429 | C |
| Jefferson High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,431 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WV on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Shenandoah Junction for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Shenandoah Junction has added 447 jobs, to 557 in 2023. 8.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Shenandoah Junction, against 16% in West Virginia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| Shenandoah Junction | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 5 of 100, Shenandoah Junction’s FEMA risk score is below both the West Virginia town median (69 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Shenandoah Junction has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Shenandoah Junction beats the West Virginia average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of Shenandoah Junction adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among 62 West Virginia towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Shenandoah Junction.
| Shenandoah Junction | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 44% | 35% |
| What stands out | Shenandoah Junction | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 7.6% | 10.6% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.3% | 19.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 75.9% | 79.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Shenandoah Junction
About 2 of every 100 Shenandoah Junction residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
Where Shenandoah Junction’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Shenandoah Junction on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
Shenandoah Junction is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. As of the 2020 census, Shenandoah Junction had a population of 635 (down from 703 at the 2010 census). It is located between Kearneysville, WV and Charles Town, WV off WV 9. Shenandoah Junction is home to Jefferson High School and West Virginia's oldest surviving wood-frame structure, the Peter Burr House, built around 1751. The land where Shenandoah Junction was built was part of the 392 acres (1.59 km2) granted by Lord Fairfax to Lewis Neil. The town was originally called Neil's, but the name was changed to Shenandoah Junction in 1881. The community owes much …
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