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Colonial Beach is a small town of 3,966 people in Westmoreland County, Virginia. It's about 30 miles from Lexington Park, MD and 44 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $819 a month.
3,966people
$268kTypical home
$819/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,966
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,620 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Washington, DC
- 30 mi to Lexington Park, MD
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,691/mo)
- Median rent $819/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (832 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to DCA airport
- 41 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 148 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Westmoreland County: R+14 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.