Edinburg, Virginia

Town in Shenandoah County · population 1,178 (2020 Census)

Median home: $231,500
Household income: $56,686
Jan low / Jul high: 21° / 85°
Snow a year: 21 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 2
Median age: 34.3

Edinburg is a town of 1,178 people in Shenandoah County, Virginia. The median home is worth $231,500, below the typical Virginia town ($298,050). It ranks easier by car than 96% of Virginia towns, hipper than 86% of Virginia towns, more of a college town than 80% of Virginia towns.

How Edinburg ranks

Percentile among Virginia towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Virginia towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Edinburg is worth $231,500, below the typical Virginia town ($298,050). Homes cost about 4.1 times the median household income of $56,686, which is more affordable than 37% of Virginia towns. Median rent is $1,033 a month. 59.2% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Virginia towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Edinburg	Typical Virginia town
Median home value	$231,500	$298,050
Median rent	$1,033	$1,254
Median household income	$56,686	$78,595
Home value ÷ income	4.1×	3.8×
Homeownership	59.2%	69.2%
Median year built	1967	1980
Seasonal / vacation homes	2.3%	—

Who lives in Edinburg

People	Edinburg	Typical Virginia town
Median age	34.3	39.8
Age 65 and over	10.3%	17.3%
Under 18	20.8%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	31.2%
Below the poverty line	21.1%	8.8%
Veterans	8.6%	—
Born outside the U.S.	9.5%	—
Work from home	8.1%	12.8%
Average commute	31.3 min	26.3 min
Homes with broadband	85.2%	91.8%

Weather in Edinburg

July highs average 85.4°F and January lows 21.3°F. About 37.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 21.0 inches of snow (typical Virginia town: 13.4 in). Expect about 18 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 132 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Edinburg station (1.9 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

2 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Edinburg since 1950, compared with 11 for the typical Virginia town. 1 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an EF2, struck on April 28, 2011 about 4.4 miles from the town center. The most recent was on April 28, 2011.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 24 times; the largest was 2.00 inches on September 27, 2012.

Severe weather in Shenandoah County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Shenandoah County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 1 deaths recorded.

Shenandoah County has been included in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, drought.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 23, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3631: Severe Winter Storm
April 2, 2020	Biological	DR-4512: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3448: Covid-19
September 11, 2018	Hurricane	EM-3403: Hurricane Florence
March 7, 2016	Snowstorm	DR-4262: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm

Jobs and pay in Shenandoah County

Shenandoah County had 13,484 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $49,986 a year. Unemployment was 2.7% in 2023; in Edinburg itself the ACS puts it at 9.1%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Edinburg

Woodstock, VA
4.2 mi · 5,807 people · home $268,700
Mount Jackson, VA
7.5 mi · 1,961 people · home $193,000
Maurertown, VA
9.2 mi · 973 people · home $264,500
Basye, VA
11.2 mi · 1,374 people · home $297,300
Luray, VA
12.4 mi · 4,831 people · home $253,900
New Market, VA
13.6 mi · 2,155 people · home $272,900
Strasburg, VA
16.9 mi · 7,083 people · home $269,100
Stanley, VA
17.1 mi · 1,703 people · home $211,000

Edinburg questions

Is Edinburg, Virginia a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Edinburg scores better for retirees than 53% of Virginia towns and quieter than 61%. 10.3% of residents are 65 or older (median age 34.3).

How much does a house cost in Edinburg?

The median owner-occupied home in Edinburg is valued at $231,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $56,686, so homes cost about 4.1 times income. Median rent is $1,033 a month.

What is the weather like in Edinburg?

July highs average 85.4°F and January lows 21.3°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 37.2 inches of precipitation a year and 21.0 inches of snow.

Does Edinburg get tornadoes?

2 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Edinburg since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was an EF2 on April 28, 2011. The typical Virginia town has had 11.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Edinburg's Census boundary (GEOID 5125008). Comparisons use the median of Virginia towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.