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Melfa is a tiny town of 468 people in Accomack County, Virginia. It's about 51 miles from Salisbury, MD and 62 miles from Virginia Beach, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $841 a month.
468people
$174kTypical home
$841/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
7"Snow
247Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 468
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,608 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 51 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,099/mo)
- Median rent $841/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (777 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to SBY airport
- 58 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Accomack County: R+13 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk