Housing data for Apple Mountain Lake, VA
Apple Mountain Lake, VA has an estimated 1,671 residents and 561 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Warren County.
19.0% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,669 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,671 (±443)
- Housing units
- 561 (±184)
- Households that rent
- 19.0%
- Median gross rent
- $1,669
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +22.1%
What stands out in Apple Mountain Lake
Homes heated by fuel oil: 0.0% (±7.5 points) in Apple Mountain Lake, lower than in Warren County (10.8%).
Median household income: $131,799 (±$23,150) in Apple Mountain Lake, higher than in Warren County ($84,682).
Homes built before 1980: 13.7% (±15.0 points) in Apple Mountain Lake, lower than in Warren County (41.5%).
Median gross rent: $1,669 (±$185) in Apple Mountain Lake, higher than in Warren County ($1,199).
Housing in Apple Mountain Lake at a glance
- Median rent: $1,669 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 8.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 19.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $131,799 median household income
- Home values: $369,700 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,838 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,804 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 76.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 13.7% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 89.1% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 44.7 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +22.1% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 33.0% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Apple Mountain Lake against Warren County, its state and the nation
| Apple Mountain Lake | Warren County | Virginia | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,671 (±443) | 41,531 (exact) | 8,705,170 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 561 (±184) | 17,064 (±44) | 3,684,756 (±486) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 19.0% (±14.7 points) | 24.1% (±3.0 points) | 32.7% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,669 (±$185) | $1,199 (±$61) | $1,579 (±$8) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $131,799 (±$23,150) | $84,682 (±$6,378) | $93,170 (±$458) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $369,700 (±$24,852) | $348,400 (±$11,038) | $383,700 (±$1,024) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,804 (±$182) | $1,819 (±$72) | $2,790 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 13.7% (±15.0 points) | 41.5% (±3.8 points) | 43.5% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 44.7 minutes (±6.7) | 37.8 minutes (±1.6) | 27.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 100.0% (±7.5 points) | 91.5% (±1.8 points) | 91.0% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 36.2 years (±4.4) | 40.5 years (±0.7) | 39.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Apple Mountain Lake covers 1.7 square miles of land, about 974 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Apple Mountain Lake has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,369 (±396) | 1,671 (±443) | +22.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 518 (±134) | 561 (±184) | +8.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $199,600 (±$39,392) | $369,700 (±$24,852) | +85.2% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $59,337 (±$10,526) | $131,799 (±$23,150) | +122.1% | Up after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,309 (±$126) | $1,838 (±$208) | +40.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,257 (±$138) | $1,804 (±$182) | +43.5% | Up after inflation |
| Households that rent | 3.6% (±5.7 points) | 19.0% (±14.7 points) | +15.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 40.0% (±59.5 points) | 0.0% (±32.2 points) | −40.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Warren County
Apple Mountain Lake has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Warren County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Warren County recorded 163 violent and 1,002 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Apple Mountain Lake
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front Royal | 4.2 mi | $1,135 | $314,400 | 41.8% |
| Shenandoah Farms | 4.6 mi | $1,765 | $280,700 | 12.2% |
| Middletown | 12 mi | $798 | $331,600 | 39.1% |
| Boyce | 12 mi | $1,375 | $425,000 | 17.2% |
| Stephens City | 13 mi | $1,210 | $325,100 | 33.0% |
| Strasburg | 14 mi | $1,017 | $269,100 | 30.0% |
| Marshall | 15 mi | $1,814 | $436,000 | 59.0% |
| Washington | 15 mi | $1,219 | $625,000 | 52.8% |
Places in Virginia most like Apple Mountain Lake
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake of the Woods | $1,765 | $399,300 | $109,153 | 4.4% |
| Lovettsville | $1,871 | $543,700 | $141,406 | 13.5% |
| Lake Wilderness | $1,859 | $353,100 | $120,700 | 6.9% |
| County Center | $1,918 | $588,900 | $152,356 | 14.9% |
| Aquia Harbour | $2,549 | $461,000 | $152,708 | 5.9% |
| Lake Holiday | $2,045 | $303,800 | $112,039 | 9.7% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Virginia.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Apple Mountain Lake, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,063 | $1,108 | $1,449 | $1,930 | $2,392 |
HUD income limits for Apple Mountain Lake, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $21,800 | $36,300 | $58,050 |
| 2 people | $24,900 | $41,450 | $66,350 |
| 3 people | $28,000 | $46,650 | $74,650 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $51,800 | $82,900 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $55,950 | $89,550 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $60,100 | $96,200 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $64,250 | $102,800 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $68,400 | $109,450 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Warren County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $103,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Apple Mountain Lake is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Apple Mountain Lake
What is the median household income in Apple Mountain Lake?
The median household income in Apple Mountain Lake is $131,799 (±$23,150) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Apple Mountain Lake, VA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $369,700 (±$24,852) for owner-occupied homes in Apple Mountain Lake (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Apple Mountain Lake?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Apple Mountain Lake, VA is $1,838 (±$208) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Apple Mountain Lake?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Apple Mountain Lake, VA is $1,804 (±$182) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Apple Mountain Lake?
Apple Mountain Lake, VA has an estimated 561 (±184) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Apple Mountain Lake?
Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Apple Mountain Lake, used by 89.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Apple Mountain Lake growing?
In Apple Mountain Lake, the number of residents went from 1,369 in 2015–2019 to 1,671 in 2020–2024 (+22.1%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Apple Mountain Lake CDP, Virginia
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Apple Mountain Lake CDP, Virginia
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Apple Mountain Lake CDP, Virginia
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Apple Mountain Lake CDP, Virginia
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Apple Mountain Lake CDP, Virginia
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Apple Mountain Lake CDP, Virginia
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Apple Mountain Lake CDP, Virginia
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Warren County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Warren County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Apple Mountain Lake CDP, Virginia (place:02064, in state:51).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .