Kristen Adams
REALTOR®
Fredericksburg38.4900° N 77.9600° W
Culpeper.
52,552 residents across 382 square miles, seated at Culpeper.
One of 6 areas our Fredericksburg team works.
At a glanceCulpeper
The publicrecord.
What the county and the census hold on Culpeper — quoted, not estimated.
A working agricultural county that has become one of Virginia's fastest-growing data-center hubs almost overnight — the Culpeper Tech Zone spans 950 acres across eight campuses, pursuing roughly a gigawatt of capacity for AWS, CloudHQ, DataBank and Equinix. Growth concentrates along US-29 while the rest of the county stays genuinely rural.
Brandy Station, just outside the town of Culpeper, was the largest cavalry battle ever fought in North America — roughly 20,500 combatants on 9 June 1863. The American Battlefield Trust has preserved more than 2,159 acres of it, including Fleetwood Hill.
The county markets one of Virginia's largest concentrations of indoor agriculture alongside its newer data-center economy — two very different industries sharing the same tax base.
- Type
- County
- County seat
- Culpeper
- Population (2020)
- 52,552
- Land area
- 382 sq mi
- Communities we cover
- 4
- Established
- 1749
- Real estate tax rate (FY2026)
- $0.43 per $100
Figures from Wikidata, population as of 2020. The tax rate is published by the county and set annually; check the current year before budgeting.
Where it is38.4900° N 77.9600° W
Where isCulpeper?
The nearest of our other Fredericksburg areas is Orange, 17 miles off.
35 mi
Central Fredericksburg
west of center
39 mi
Charlottesville
south-west
75 mi
Richmond
south-east
88 mi
Northern Neck
south-east
Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Getting around.
Three US highways converge in the town of Culpeper, and the airport is a genuine drive either way.
US-15, US-29 and US-522
All converge in the town of Culpeper.
Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
Roughly 34–40 miles by aggregator estimate — no county-published figure was found.
Washington Dulles
Also within reach for a longer drive north.
Brandy Station Battlefield
Sits just outside town, more than 2,159 acres of it preserved.
Inside the county4 communities
Every communitywe cover.
3 of them have homes on the market today. Each figure is live, and opens that search.
- 12JeffersontonSee the homes
Founded in 1798 and Culpeper's leading village by 1820.
- 22RixeyvilleSee the homes
An unincorporated community on Route 229 with a post office dating to 1818.
- 0Mitchellsnone on the market today
An unincorporated community with 13 historic structures, including its nineteenth-century post office.
- 9RevaSee the homes
A small unincorporated community centered where US-29 meets Reva Road.
Living here6 reasons
The case forCulpeper.
The figures above read plainly, and what they look like day to day. Where something is a trade-off, it says so.
Space
138 people to the square mile.
Of the 6 Fredericksburg areas we hold both figures for, only 2 are more open — Culpeper ranks 3rd least crowded. If room is what you are buying, this end of the market is where it is.
Scale
52,552 people, as of 2020.
The 3rd largest of the 6 Fredericksburg areas we hold a count for — big enough for a steady market without being the busiest one.
The line that matters
Culpeper, seated at Culpeper.
In Virginia the county sets the rate, runs the school division and maintains the roads — and the lines do not follow the place names, so two houses a mile apart can sit under different rates and different schools.
The new Ashburn
Eight data-center campuses, one gigawatt of ambition.
The Culpeper Tech Zone spans 950 acres tied to AWS, CloudHQ, DataBank and Equinix — a genuinely fast-changing economic driver for a county that was farmland a decade ago.
The bigger cavalry battle
Brandy Station was the largest cavalry battle North America has ever seen.
About 20,500 combatants fought here on 9 June 1863 — more than 2,159 acres are preserved today, including Fleetwood Hill, the ridge both sides fought hardest to hold.
Still genuinely agricultural
One of Virginia's largest concentrations of indoor farming.
The data centers get the headlines, but Culpeper's agricultural base is real and substantial — the county actively markets both industries side by side.
SchoolsCulpeper County Public Schools
Schools andcolleges.
8,368 students across 11 schools, with a community-college center inside the county.
Culpeper County Public Schools
11 schools serve the county.
Germanna Community College
Operates a location in Culpeper, branded the Daniel Technology Center.
Outdoors1 of them
Where theweekends go.
The preserved battlefield is the headline outdoor space in the county.
Brandy Station Battlefield
More than 2,159 acres preserved by the American Battlefield Trust, including Fleetwood Hill — the largest cavalry battle ever fought in North America was decided here.
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People who livewhere they sell.
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Nearby5 more in Fredericksburg
The rest ofFredericksburg.
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Questions5 answered
What peopleask us.
Asked often enough by people moving to Culpeper to be worth answering in writing.
Split between working farmland and a fast-arriving data-center economy — the Culpeper Tech Zone alone spans 950 acres across eight campuses, while much of the rest of the county stays agricultural.
$0.43 per $100 of assessed value for FY2026, a two-cent increase from the year before.
Yes — by troop count, it's the largest cavalry battle ever fought in North America, around 20,500 combatants on 9 June 1863. A different Civil War battle, Trevilian Station in neighboring Louisa County, holds a related but distinct record: the largest battle fought by cavalry alone, with no infantry present on either side.
Culpeper County Public Schools — 8,368 students across 11 schools. Germanna Community College operates a location in the county, the Daniel Technology Center.
Data centers, mainly — the Culpeper Tech Zone is pursuing roughly a gigawatt of capacity for major cloud providers, concentrated along the US-29 corridor.
Sources · checked September 14, 2026
Tax rate · School division · Data center growth · Brandy Station · Battle comparison · Germanna
Thinking of selling
What is your Culpeper homeactually worth?
Mike Hogan founded the brokerage on knowing the county rather than the listing. Ask what that means for this street — or take a cash offer from a local investor and skip the showings entirely. Neither route commits you to the other.