Scottsville is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 543 people and three associated neighborhoods, Scottsville is the 328th largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Scottsville was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Also of interest is that Scottsville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Scottsville has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.92% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

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!) Scottsville 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. Scottsville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Scottsville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Scottsville may be for you.

One downside of living in Scottsville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Scottsville, the average commute to work is 30.67 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Scottsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of Scottsville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.59% of adults in Scottsville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Scottsville in 2022 was $37,361, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,444 for a family of four. However, Scottsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Scottsville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Scottsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scottsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Scottsville include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French Canadian.

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