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Benns Church is a small town of 1,813 people in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. It's about 33 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,813people
$339kTypical home
$1,359/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
253Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,813
- Part of a metro area
- About 442 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 33 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,136/mo)
- Median rent $1,359/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (573 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 43% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PHF airport
- 21 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,003 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 168 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Isle of Wight County: R+20 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.