Bethel ManorVA
A town of 4,393 in Virginia. Public schools that outperform most of Virginia.
Is Bethel Manor a good place to live?
Real strengths, and real weak spots. The weak point is cost of living (D−): the typical home is worth about , years of the Virginia Beach metro’s $82K median household income. It also trails on walkability (C−). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. Its strongest subject is schools — its schools outperform 98% of the state's. Overall, that makes a B−, better than 48% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 175th of 249 in Virginia. 46% of residents are under 18 in Bethel Manor, where Virginia’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 22%.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
What makes Bethel Manor stand out
Where Bethel Manor beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Bethel Manor Elementary | K–5 | 631 |
| Widest gap | Bethel Manor | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 1.8% | 6.1% |
Bethel Manor has grown 20% from 2010 to 2020
3,792 counted in 2010 and 4,540 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Bethel Manor grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Bethel Manor is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Fort Monroe National Monument and 44 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bethel Manor. Close and well known come first.
8 mi National MonumentFort Monroe National Monument
15 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Williamsburg
19 mi MuseumColonial Williamsburg
22 mi MuseumJamestown Settlement
19 mi MuseumMacArthur Memorial
25 mi Ancient siteWerowocomocoPhoto credits
Fort Monroe National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Busch Gardens Williamsburg: Cjh1452000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colonial Williamsburg: Humberto Moreno, CC BY 2.0 · Jamestown Settlement: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · MacArthur Memorial: Unknown, Public domain · Werowocomoco: engraved by William Hole, Public domain
.jpg){kind=link}
Moving to Bethel Manor: who provides what
Bethel Manor is unincorporated, so York County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bethel Manor.
Bethel Manor has schools in the top 5% of Virginia and has less heart disease than most of Virginia, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Virginia (mostly inland flooding).
For schools, Bethel Manor earns an A+
That grade ranks #2 of the 250 Virginia towns we grade for schools.
The York County Public Schools runs its public schools. Its one school is below. 631 students attend Bethel Manor’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Manor ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 631 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
More children than Virginia overall
Only 0% of households own their home, against 67.3% across Virginia.
Bethel Manor’s age of the median resident stands at 24.3 years. Among 253 Virginia towns, just one has a higher share of children under 18 than Bethel Manor. For adults 25 and older locally, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 35%.
| Bethel Manor | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 46% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 24.3 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 44% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Bethel Manor | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 32.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 27.2% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.8% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 3.8% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 0% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 11.1% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 23% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 30.7% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.4% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.8% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,400, single groups can be off by several points
Bethel Manor sends most of its workers out of town
Bethel Manor has 9 jobs for its 645 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 21.3 minutes, against 27.3 across Virginia.
The top destinations are Newport News (15%), Virginia Beach (8%) and Norfolk (7%). In Bethel Manor, the average commute is 21 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 30 miles away.
| Bethel Manor | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bethel Manor stands out in Virginia and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have diabetes
Its widest gap with Virginia is heart disease: 1.8% of its 2,373 adults have heart disease, against 6.1% statewide.
20% of adults have high blood pressure in Bethel Manor. Among 253 Virginia towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Bethel Manor. The town beats the Virginia average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Bethel Manor | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 5% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Bethel Manor | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 1.8% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 2.4% | 7.7% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 16% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Bethel Manor’s year
Bethel Manor’s midsummer high comes in at 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Bethel Manor, mostly inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of Virginia towns, with expected losses of about $157 per resident a year; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
In Bethel Manor, the FEMA risk score is 59 of 100. FEMA puts nearly three fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Bethel Manor
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Bethel Manor
About 14 of every 100 Bethel Manor residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
100% of working residents leave Bethel Manor for work
Where Bethel Manor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bethel Manor
Bethel Manor is a census-designated place (CDP) in York County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bethel Manor had a population of 4,540. Bethel Manor is a Military Family Community for Joint Base Langley-Eustis.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
Bethel Manor’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Bethel Manor.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Manor | #175 | B− | D− | — | A+ | B+ |
| Hampton | #206 | C | C | C− | B+ | C |
Bethel Manor reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Bethel Manor with a neighbor →
Questions about Bethel Manor
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bethel Manor, VA a good place to live?
Bethel Manor grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #175 of 249 in Virginia. It grades B+ for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.