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Gloucester Courthouse is a small town of 3,336 people in Gloucester County, Virginia. It's about 51 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $382k and rent runs about $954 a month.
3,336people
$382kTypical home
$954/moRent
86° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
247Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,336
- Part of a metro area
- About 478 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 51 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $382k (≈$2,406/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% 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 (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (597 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PHF airport
- 39 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 429 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gloucester County: R+38 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk