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Wakefield is a small town of 1,201 people in Sussex County, Virginia. It's about 47 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $966 a month.
1,201people
$188kTypical home
$966/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
6"Snow
253Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,201
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 965 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Richmond, VA
- 47 mi to Richmond, VA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,184/mo)
- Median rent $966/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (873 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PHF airport
- 41 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 112 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 151 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sussex County: D+4 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate 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