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Smithfield is a big small town of 8,834 people in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. It's about 35 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $375k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,834people
$375kTypical home
$1,195/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
253Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,834
- Part of a metro area
- About 908 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 35 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $375k (≈$2,364/mo)
- Median rent $1,195/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (249 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (820 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PHF airport
- 23 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 826 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 128 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Isle of Wight County: R+20 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk