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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 and 6 maps from 1914 on.
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.
Home values are up 7.5% over the year to September 2026. The rent at the middle of the market for Shenandoah Junction comes to $1,123 a month, against $878 a month in West Virginia’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. The share of households in Shenandoah Junction who are owner-occupiers: 74%.
| 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 |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Jefferson High School, with 1,431 students. The public schools here belong to the Jefferson County Schools.
| 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
The top destinations are Martinsburg (7%), Shepherdstown (5%) and Ranson corporation (4%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Shenandoah Junction rose by 447, to 557. Also worth knowing: the share of residents in Shenandoah Junction who live below the poverty line is 8.2%, where West Virginia’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. For half of commuters, work is under 21 miles away.
| 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
Of the losses FEMA expects in Shenandoah Junction, 52% come from inland flooding and 10% from drought. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 23°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
26% of Shenandoah Junction adults get no exercise outside work. This West Virginia town does better than the West Virginia average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. Among adults in the town, 31% feel lonely and 20% report frequent mental distress.
| 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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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+.
