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A town of 517, settled in 1883.
Boykins’ average trip to work is 45 minutes, where Virginia’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Beaton-Powell House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Boykins has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 173 in 1890, a peak of 811 in 1950, 516 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 4 maps from 1920 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Boykins, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Boykins.
The typical Boykins home is worth about $173,000, down 6.7% in a year, 58% below the Virginia typical home. Boykins’ median rent is $1,086 a month, below Virginia’s towns ($1,762 a month) and close to U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Boykins | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,086 a month | $1,762 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Boykins for work: only 2% work in town. The median household income in Boykins is $61,000. The top destinations are Franklin (16%), Suffolk (7%) and Newport News (5%).
| Boykins | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 4.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Boykins’ FEMA risk score is 73 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Boykins has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 29° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Boykins beats the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 42% of Boykins adults have high blood pressure.
| Boykins | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Boykins | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 76.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.4% | 3.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Woodland Park, at 39 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Woodland Park | — | 39 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Boykins
About 2 of every 100 Boykins residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Boykins’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Virginia, United States
Boykins is a town in Southampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 516 at the 2020 census, and in 2025 about 525.
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Boykins has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.