The overall crime rate in Afton is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
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!) Afton 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. Afton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Afton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Afton may be for you.
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.
As is often the case in a small town, Afton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
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.
