Overall, Afton’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Afton is worth considering.
In Afton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.85 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Afton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Afton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.36% of adults in Afton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Afton in 2022 was $60,974, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $243,896 for a family of four.
The people who call Afton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Afton residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Afton include English, French, Welsh, European, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Afton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
