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Weyers Cave, Virginia

Weyers Cave is an unincorporated community of about 2,700 people in Augusta County, Virginia. It has no city government of its own: local services come from the county, or in some states from the town or township. A typical home costs about 2.9 years of the typical household's income, compared with 4.1 across the U.S. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, Richmond, is about 94 miles away as the crow flies.

Population
2,744
Census survey, 2020-24
Typical home, 2020-24
$283,800
Augusta County prices up 23% since 2022
Household income
$97,791
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, Staunton area
91.1
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
9 miles
Harrisonburg, VA
To Richmond
94 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 8.9% below the U.S. average in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area.
  • More house for the moneyA typical home costs 2.9 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
  • A safer neighborhoodThe FBI doesn't publish crime figures for unincorporated communities. Call the county sheriff's office (or the town or township police, where there is one) and ask what calls they get most.
  • Schools in townNo public schools inside the town. The nearest high school is Fort Defiance High, about 4 miles away.
  • A hospital close bySentara Rmh Medical Center in Harrisonburg, about 9 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big cityRichmond is about 94 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Weyers Cave meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$283,800U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 23%Augusta County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities
$1,023 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income
$97,791U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them
82%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill
$1,239 a yearVirginia: $2,790
Homes built before 1940
3%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010
7%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes
0%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
91.1U.S. average = 100 (the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 23% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area, not Weyers Cave alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2020-2024 Census survey
2,744The Census Bureau makes yearly estimates only for incorporated towns
Median age
32.9 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
9%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
25%U.S.: 22%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
4%U.S.: 6%
College students
8%share of all residents

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Manufacturing (20%); schools, health care and social services (18%); retail (17%)
Unemployment rate
0%U.S.: 5%
Average commute
21 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home
10%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line
2%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Sentara Rmh Medical Center, Harrisonburg, VA, about 9 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 5 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

There are no public schools inside Weyers Cave itself. The nearest public high school is Fort Defiance High, about 4 miles away.

Colleges in or next to town: Blue Ridge Community College (1,000 to 4,999 students).

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Virginia's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with any internet subscription
97%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low
23°F
July average high
86°F
Days 90°F or hotter
21 a year
Nights at or below freezing
123 a year
Rain and melted snow
39 inches a year
Snow
19 inches a year
Elevation
1,179 feet

Weather station: Dale Enterprise (12 miles away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Sentara Rmh Medical Center, Harrisonburg, Richmond.

Augusta County is in a metro area of fewer than 250,000 people (USDA rural-urban code 3, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Shenandoah National Park6 miles
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail10 miles
  • Blue Ridge Parkway17 miles
  • Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park58 miles

Read about Weyers Cave's history on Wikipedia.

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Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Smaller places

  • Mount Sidney, VA (unincorporated)703 people, 4 miles
  • Port Republic, VA (unincorporated)510 people, 5 miles
  • Mount Crawford, VA476 people, 6 miles
  • New Hope, VA (unincorporated)900 people, 6 miles
  • Harriston, VA (unincorporated)1,212 people, 7 miles
  • Crimora, VA (unincorporated)1,252 people, 9 miles
  • Keezletown, VA (unincorporated)706 people, 11 miles
  • Belmont Estates, VA (unincorporated)1,162 people, 12 miles

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.