Because of many things, Chatham is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Chatham really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Chatham perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Chatham 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 overall education level of Chatham citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.78% of adults in Chatham have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Chatham in 2022 was $26,755, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,020 for a family of four. However, Chatham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chatham is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chatham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chatham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chatham include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Chatham is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and French.
