Afton is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 313 people and two associated neighborhoods, Afton is the 365th largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Afton was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Afton economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Afton, where the median household income is $93,409.00.

A relatively large number of people in Afton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.64% 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.

Afton’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe 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!) Afton 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. Afton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Afton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Afton may be for you.

One downside of living in Afton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Afton, the average commute to work is 40.40 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Afton 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.

The education level of Afton citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.01% of adults in Afton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Afton in 2022 was $55,659, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $222,636 for a family of four. However, Afton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Afton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Afton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Afton residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Afton include English, French, German, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.

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