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Yorktown is a tiny town of 128 people in York County, Virginia. It's about 41 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $482k and rent runs about $2k a month.
128people
$482kTypical home
$1,827/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
5"Snow
247Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 128
- Part of a metro area
- About 203 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 41 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $482k (≈$3,037/mo)
- Median rent $1,827/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,052 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 67
- 28% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PHF airport
- 29 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 89 ft
- Right on the coast
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 507 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- York County: R+6 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.