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. Keswick has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Keswick, where 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.Keswick is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 100.00% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Keswick is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Keswick who work in business and financial occupations (100.00%), office and administrative support (0.00%), and sales jobs (0.00%). 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 educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Because of many things, Keswick is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Keswick a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Keswick has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Keswick’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Keswick has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Keswick a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. 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. Keswick 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.If knowledge is power, Keswick is a pretty powerful place. 88.62% of the adults in Keswick have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. 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.
