Living in Deltaville, VA
Deltaville is a tiny town of 958 people in Middlesex County, Virginia. It's about 49 miles from Lexington Park, MD and 56 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 $405k and rent runs about $1k a month.
958people
$405kTypical home
$1,059/moRent
86° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
247Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 958
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 236 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 49 mi to Lexington Park, MD
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $405k (≈$2,551/mo)
- Median rent $1,059/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (553 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PHF airport
- 46 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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
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.