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Williamsburg is a small city of 15,798 people in Williamsburg city, Virginia. It's about 46 miles from Richmond, 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 $428k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,798people
$428kTypical home
$1,407/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
247Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,798
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,768 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Richmond, VA
- 46 mi to Richmond, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $428k (≈$2,700/mo)
- Median rent $1,407/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 125 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
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,122 per 100k)
People
- Median age 24
- 20% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 41% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to PHF airport
- 37 mi to RIC (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 95 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 458 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Williamsburg city: D+44 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate 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