Living in Shenandoah Farms, VA
Shenandoah Farms is a small town of 4,179 people in Warren County, Virginia. It's about 15 miles from Winchester, VA and 56 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,179people
$281kTypical home
$1,765/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
21"Snow
235Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,179
- Part of a metro area
- About 321 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Washington, DC
- 15 mi to Winchester, VA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,770/mo)
- Median rent $1,765/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (992 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 47% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 56 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to IAD airport
- 32 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 298 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+38 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk