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Boykins is a tiny town of 631 people in Southampton County, Virginia. It's about 54 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 66 miles from Virginia Beach, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $1k a month.
631people
$192kTypical home
$1,086/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 631
- Part of a metro area
- About 909 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 54 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,211/mo)
- Median rent $1,086/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (757 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to PHF airport
- 59 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Southampton County: R+26 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk