Stanley, Virginia

Town in Page County · population 1,703 (2020 Census)

Median home: $211,000
Household income: $54,301
Jan low / Jul high: 23° / 85°
Snow a year: 19 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 4
Median age: 41.8

Stanley is a town of 1,703 people in Page County, Virginia. The median home is worth $211,000, below the typical Virginia town ($298,050). It ranks easier by car than 82% of Virginia towns.

How Stanley 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 Stanley is worth $211,000, below the typical Virginia town ($298,050). Homes cost about 3.9 times the median household income of $54,301, which is more affordable than 48% of Virginia towns. Median rent is $841 a month. 59.5% of households own their home.

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

Housing	Stanley	Typical Virginia town
Median home value	$211,000	$298,050
Median rent	$841	$1,254
Median household income	$54,301	$78,595
Home value ÷ income	3.9×	3.8×
Homeownership	59.5%	69.2%
Median year built	1972	1980
Seasonal / vacation homes	1.8%	—

Who lives in Stanley

People	Stanley	Typical Virginia town
Median age	41.8	39.8
Age 65 and over	20.2%	17.3%
Under 18	15.7%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	31.2%
Below the poverty line	14.0%	8.8%
Veterans	6.1%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.6%	—
Work from home	0.9%	12.8%
Average commute	37.8 min	26.3 min
Homes with broadband	75.1%	91.8%

Weather in Stanley

July highs average 85.4°F and January lows 23.0°F. About 44.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 18.6 inches of snow (typical Virginia town: 13.4 in). Expect about 25 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 112 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 Luray 5 E station (9.0 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

4 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Stanley since 1950, compared with 11 for the typical Virginia town. 2 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F2, struck on September 17, 2004 about 8.3 miles from the town center. The most recent was on May 30, 2025.

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 19 times; the largest was 2.75 inches on June 3, 2009.

Severe weather in Page County since 1996

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

Page 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 4, 2025	Severe Storm	DR-4863: Severe Winter Storms And Flooding
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

Jobs and pay in Page County

Page County had 5,550 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $43,184 a year. Unemployment was 3.5% in 2023; in Stanley itself the ACS puts it at 2.9%.

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).

Public schools in Stanley

1 public school with 348 students, about 13.4 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Stanley Elementary	PK-5	348	13.4

Towns near Stanley

Luray, VA
6.2 mi · 4,831 people · home $253,900
Shenandoah, VA
9.1 mi · 2,486 people · home $212,600
New Market, VA
10.3 mi · 2,155 people · home $272,900
Elkton, VA
13.4 mi · 2,941 people · home $246,800
Mount Jackson, VA
13.6 mi · 1,961 people · home $193,000
Timberville, VA
15.2 mi · 2,963 people · home $231,000
Broadway, VA
16.4 mi · 4,170 people · home $284,300
Massanutten, VA
17.0 mi · 2,164 people · home $396,900

Stanley questions

Is Stanley, Virginia a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Stanley scores better for retirees than 21% of Virginia towns and quieter than 42%. 20.2% of residents are 65 or older (median age 41.8).

How much does a house cost in Stanley?

The median owner-occupied home in Stanley is valued at $211,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $54,301, so homes cost about 3.9 times income. Median rent is $841 a month.

What is the weather like in Stanley?

July highs average 85.4°F and January lows 23.0°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 44.1 inches of precipitation a year and 18.6 inches of snow.

Does Stanley get tornadoes?

4 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Stanley since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F2 on September 17, 2004. The typical Virginia town has had 11.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Stanley's Census boundary (GEOID 5175024). 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.