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11,109people live here $74,001median household incomeNear US average $1,062median rent per month▼ 25% below US $320,700median home valueNear US average

Gloucester Point is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, VA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Gloucester Point

Gloucester Point is an unincorporated community in Virginia with rent below the national average, county unemployment below the national average, a population that has grown fast since 2020, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Gloucester Point deals with long average commutes, fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city, and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.

The good

Rent below the national average
Low unemployment in the county
Fast-growing population
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Long commutes
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Gloucester Point compares

Median household income

Gloucester Point$74,001

Virginia avg$93,170

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Gloucester Point$1,062

Virginia avg$1,579

US$1,413

Median home value

Gloucester Point$320,700

Virginia avg$383,700

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Gloucester Point

Based on Gloucester Point's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,124

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $42,480 a year
37% of Gloucester Point renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$64,140

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $32,070
Homes cost 4.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 25% below US

$1,062/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,062 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $320,700. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $320,700 · 37% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

2.9% county unemployment

Unemployment in Gloucester County is 2.9%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Gloucester County (county-wide)

Safety

59 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Gloucester Point doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 608/100k · Policed by Gloucester County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 36% above US

35 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 35.4 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 10% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

86%

Work from home

10%

Carpool

3.1%

Other

0.5%

Walk

0.4%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 87°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 32°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 34% below US

24% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 24%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

1 public school inside the boundary

There is 1 public school inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park (2 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Gloucester Point's strongest points are rent below the national average and county unemployment below the national average; the main tradeoffs are long average commutes and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city. A year of median rent ($1,062/mo) equals 17% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget and job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low). It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes.

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