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Cape Charles is a small town of 1,201 people in Northampton County, Virginia. It's about 32 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $641k and rent runs about $815 a month.
1,201people
$641kTypical home
$815/moRent
86° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
247Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,201
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 338 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 32 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $641k (≈$4,040/mo)
- Median rent $815/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (265 per 100k)
People
- Median age 61
- 12% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ORF airport
- 27 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- Right on the coast
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northampton County: D+6 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.