VA area data
Skipwith, VA
Skipwith, VA.
Population: 671 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $187,550
- 1-year appreciation
- +2.7%
- 3-year appreciation
- +17.5%
- All-time peak (2025-02)
- $189,158
- 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%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- drought, hurricane
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 60.0°F
- Average high
- 71.0°F
- Average low
- 50.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 49.9 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (48 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Chase City Municipal Airport (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Lake Country Regional Airport (9 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +184 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,972
- Median annual property tax
- $682
- Households with broadband internet
- 16.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 9,862
- Average weekly wage
- $892
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 147
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