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Gwynn is a tiny town of 514 people in Mathews County, Virginia. It's about 51 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $421k and rent runs about $1k a month.
514people
$421kTypical home
$1,032/moRent
85° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
247Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 514
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 219 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 51 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $421k (≈$2,657/mo)
- Median rent $1,032/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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 (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (632 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 8% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PHF airport
- 42 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mathews County: R+39 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.