Basye is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,374 people and just one neighborhood, Basye is the 255th largest community in Virginia.
Unlike some towns, Basye isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Basye are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Basye is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Basye who work in food service (17.66%), management occupations (16.88%), and sales jobs (9.53%).
Another notable thing is that Basye is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Basye has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Basye has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Basye than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Basye may be for you.
One downside of living in Basye, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.76 minutes every day commuting to work.
Basye is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Basye citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.68% of adults 25 and older in Basye have a college degree.
The per capita income in Basye in 2022 was $42,148, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,592 for a family of four.
The people who call Basye home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Basye residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Basye include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Basye is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 53.5% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 99.8% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 56.5% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 99.1% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
In addition, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 35 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 91.7% of America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Basye are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 48.0% of the neighborhoods in America. With 17.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 64.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 39.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 23.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.0%), and 12.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.6% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Basye, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (27.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (16.4%), and residents who report English roots (13.7%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (3.2%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (2.7%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (77.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (21.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.