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!) Montross 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. Montross has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Montross than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Montross may be for you.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.62 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small town, Montross doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Montross citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.10% of adults in Montross have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Montross in 2022 was $68,599, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $274,396 for a family of four. However, Montross contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Montross is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Montross home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Montross residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Montross include Scots-Irish, Irish, English, German, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Montross is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
