Housing data for Twin Lakes, VA
Twin Lakes, VA has an estimated 1,562 residents and 573 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Greene County.
2.8% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,562 (±550)
- Housing units
- 573 (±171)
- Households that rent
- 2.8%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +22.9%
What stands out in Twin Lakes
Households that rent: 2.8% (±3.8 points) in Twin Lakes, lower than in Greene County (16.6%).
Working from home: 3.5% (±5.7 points) in Twin Lakes, lower than in Greene County (17.5%).
Homes built before 1980: 10.5% (±16.5 points) in Twin Lakes, lower than in Greene County (28.2%).
Median home value: $237,300 (±$15,939) in Twin Lakes, lower than in Greene County ($343,300).
Housing in Twin Lakes at a glance
- Rent burden: 100.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 2.8% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $66,526 median household income
- Home values: $237,300 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,483 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,621 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 92.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 10.5% 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: 97.6% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 43.9 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +22.9% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 15.5% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 2.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Twin Lakes against Greene County, its state and the nation
| Twin Lakes | Greene County | Virginia | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,562 (±550) | 21,155 (exact) | 8,705,170 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 573 (±171) | 8,852 (±29) | 3,684,756 (±486) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 2.8% (±3.8 points) | 16.6% (±3.2 points) | 32.7% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,309 (±$226) | $1,579 (±$8) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $66,526 (±$7,544) | $89,808 (±$7,105) | $93,170 (±$458) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $237,300 (±$15,939) | $343,300 (±$19,376) | $383,700 (±$1,024) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,621 (±$233) | $2,086 (±$163) | $2,790 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 10.5% (±16.5 points) | 28.2% (±5.0 points) | 43.5% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 43.9 minutes (±15.0) | 32.3 minutes (±3.3) | 27.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 95.5% (±6.7 points) | 91.7% (±2.4 points) | 91.0% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 37.1 years (±5.5) | 40.3 years (±1.4) | 39.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Twin Lakes covers 1.2 square miles of land, about 1,314 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Twin Lakes has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,271 (±288) | 1,562 (±550) | +22.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 492 (±99) | 573 (±171) | +16.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $195,000 (±$22,020) | $237,300 (±$15,939) | +21.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $70,602 (±$21,927) | $66,526 (±$7,544) | −5.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,550 (±$107) | $1,483 (±$152) | −4.3% | Down after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,229 (±$182) | $1,621 (±$233) | +31.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 9.3% (±7.1 points) | 2.8% (±3.8 points) | −6.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±45.4 points) | 0.0% (±82.3 points) | 0.0 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 Greene County
Twin Lakes has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Greene County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Greene County recorded 95 violent and 629 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 Twin Lakes
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanardsville | 3.4 mi | $1,049 | $267,300 | 61.3% |
| Ruckersville | 3.8 mi | — | $407,800 | 16.2% |
| Piney Mountain | 6.3 mi | $1,685 | $296,000 | 28.2% |
| Earlysville | 6.7 mi | — | $478,400 | 3.8% |
| Hollymead | 8.9 mi | $2,140 | $435,300 | 21.8% |
| Rio | 12 mi | $1,688 | — | 97.5% |
| Madison | 13 mi | $990 | $334,400 | 54.2% |
| Elkton | 15 mi | $821 | $246,800 | 38.0% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Twin Lakes, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,279 | $1,442 | $1,642 | $1,997 | $2,458 |
HUD income limits for Twin Lakes, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $29,050 | $48,450 | $74,800 |
| 2 people | $33,200 | $55,350 | $85,450 |
| 3 people | $37,350 | $62,250 | $96,150 |
| 4 people | $41,500 | $69,150 | $106,800 |
| 5 people | $44,850 | $74,700 | $115,350 |
| 6 people | $48,150 | $80,250 | $123,900 |
| 7 people | $51,500 | $85,750 | $132,450 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $91,300 | $141,000 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Charlottesville, VA MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $139,800.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Twin Lakes 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 Twin Lakes
What is the median household income in Twin Lakes?
The median household income in Twin Lakes is $66,526 (±$7,544) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Twin Lakes, VA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $237,300 (±$15,939) for owner-occupied homes in Twin Lakes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Twin Lakes?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Twin Lakes, VA is $1,483 (±$152) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Twin Lakes?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Twin Lakes, VA is $1,621 (±$233) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Twin Lakes?
Twin Lakes, VA has an estimated 573 (±171) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Twin Lakes?
Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Twin Lakes, used by 97.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Twin Lakes growing?
In Twin Lakes, the number of residents went from 1,271 in 2015–2019 to 1,562 in 2020–2024 (+22.9%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Twin Lakes CDP, Virginia
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Twin Lakes CDP, Virginia
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Twin Lakes CDP, Virginia
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Twin Lakes CDP, Virginia
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Twin Lakes CDP, Virginia
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Twin Lakes CDP, Virginia
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Twin Lakes CDP, Virginia
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Charlottesville, VA MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Charlottesville, VA MSA
- 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 Twin Lakes CDP, Virginia (place:79768, 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 .