Living in Windsor, VA
Windsor is a small town of 2,852 people in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. It's about 39 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $950 a month.
2,852people
$281kTypical home
$950/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
5"Snow
253Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,852
- Part of a metro area
- About 711 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 39 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,771/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (614 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to PHF airport
- 30 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 118 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 461 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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