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Keswick, VA
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Living in Keswick



Keswick is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 321 people and two associated neighborhoods, Keswick is the 364th largest community in Virginia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Keswick, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Keswick, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Keswick’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Keswick does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $250,001.00.

Keswick home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Keswick real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

A relatively large number of people in Keswick telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 94.41% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Keswick is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Keswick 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, Keswick really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Keswick 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.

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!) Keswick 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. Keswick has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Keswick than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Keswick 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 7.50 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small town, Keswick does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Keswick, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Keswick is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 88.62% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Keswick in 2022 was $267,252, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $1,069,008 for a family of four.

The people who call Keswick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Keswick residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Keswick include Scots-Irish, French, English, African, and Romanian.

The most common language spoken in Keswick is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Slavic languages.


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