A town of 2,961. Public schools that outperform most of Virginia.
The 3 things Grottoes does most differently from other towns.
Where Grottoes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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The public schools Grottoes’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| South River Elementary | PK–5 | 316 | C |
3.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Town Park | 1.3 mi | 49 |
| 2. Grand Caverns Regional Park | 0.2 mi | 35 |
The typical Grottoes home is worth about $314,000, up 4.3% in a year, 24% below the Virginia typical home.
Most working residents leave Grottoes for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Harrisonburg (22%), Waynesboro (3%) and Verona (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Grottoes reports less crime per resident than 71% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
Grottoes has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Grottoes beats the Virginia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Grottoes | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.7% | 11.1% |
8 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Town in Virginia, United States
Grottoes is a town in Rockingham and Augusta counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. The population was 2,899 at the 2020 census. The town lies right on the border with Augusta County, and several commercial, residential, and recreational lots have portions within Augusta County. The town is part of the Harrisonburg metropolitan area, while the small portion that extends into Augusta County is part of the Staunton-Waynesboro micropolitan area. Grottoes is home to Grand Caverns which opened for tours in 1806, making it the oldest show cave in the United States.
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One town shares a border with Grottoes.