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Town in Virginia, United States

Yorktown

$468kMedian Home
310Sunny Days/yr
69°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 5k· Elev. 7 ftWikipedia

Yorktown is a town in York County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of York County, one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1682. Yorktown's population was 221 as of the 2020 census, while York County's population was 66,134 in the 2011 census estimate.Wikipedia

About the RegionSoutheast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median Rent
$468k
Median Home Price
Rent burden27% of income
Household Income
$85k
Median annual
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Livability

Walk Score
44
School Rating
8.9/10
Internet
Fiber
92%
Cable
99%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
310
sunny days per year
85% of the year
Avg High Temp
69°F
annual average
Humidity
72%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
82/100
Great
Temp Swing
38°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
46"
inches per year
Snowfall
1"
inches per year
Air Quality
48
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population5k
Altitude7 ftabove sea level
Median Age29 yrs
College Educated37%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home15%of workforce
Poverty Rate14%

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