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Camptown is a tiny town of 834 people in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. It's about 48 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $357k and rent runs about $1k a month.
834people
$357kTypical home
$1,205/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
253Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 834
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 137 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 48 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $357k (≈$2,248/mo)
- Median rent $1,205/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (573 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to PHF airport
- 41 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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.