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Chincoteague is a small town of 3,296 people in Accomack County, Virginia. It's about 32 miles from Salisbury, MD and 89 miles from Virginia Beach, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $350k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,296people
$350kTypical home
$1,081/moRent
86° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
247Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,296
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 356 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 32 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $350k (≈$2,204/mo)
- Median rent $1,081/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (199 per 100k)
- Low property crime (903 per 100k)
People
- Median age 57
- 16% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to OCE airport
- 86 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Accomack County: R+13 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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