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Gloucester Point is a big small town of 11,109 people in Gloucester County, Virginia. It's about 43 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $321k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,109people
$321kTypical home
$1,062/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
247Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,109
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,182 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 43 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $321k (≈$2,022/mo)
- Median rent $1,062/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 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 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PHF airport
- 31 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 494 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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