VA area data
Phenix, VA
Phenix, VA.
Population: 1,154 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $203,079
- 1-year appreciation
- +11.0%
- 3-year appreciation
- +5.5%
- All-time peak (2026-04)
- $203,420
- House Price Index
- 423.6 (+3.3% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 103.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 59.0°F
- Average high
- 70.0°F
- Average low
- 48.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 47.3 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (19 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Layne Farm Airstrip (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH) (30 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.3 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -17 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,971
- Median annual property tax
- $826
- Mean commute to work
- 32 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 18.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,983
- Average weekly wage
- $876
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Wholesale Trade, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 39
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