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Country around Jamaica is a rural area of about 400 people in Middlesex County, Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Lexington Park, MD and 46 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $1k a month.
400people
$192kTypical home
$1,059/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
10"Snow
247Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 400 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Richmond, VA
- 37 mi to Lexington Park, MD
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,213/mo)
- Median rent $1,059/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (553 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 20% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to RIC airport
- 39 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 131 ft
- Right on the coast
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 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
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: R+27 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
- 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.