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West Point is a small town of 3,480 people in King William County, Virginia. It's about 37 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $287k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,480people
$287kTypical home
$1,225/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
10"Snow
247Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,480
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 689 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Richmond, VA
- 37 mi to Richmond, VA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $287k (≈$1,809/mo)
- Median rent $1,225/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (227 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 38% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to RIC airport
- 29 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 223 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- King William County: R+41 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk