CarrolltonVA
Settled in 1878, this town now has 8,436 residents.
Is Carrollton a good place to live?
Carrollton’s best grade is for schools: its schools outperform 80% of the state's. Overall, Carrollton earns a B−: better than 51% of U.S. towns, and 170th of 249 in Virginia. Health is a strength too: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 71% of the country. Where it falls short is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $413K, 5 years of the Virginia Beach metro’s $82K median household income. Only 7 of Virginia’s 372 towns score lower on the outdoors. 28% of residents are under 18 locally, above both Virginia’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 4 of the 253 Virginia towns we compare have a higher January low than Carrollton. Nike-Ajax Missile Launch Site N-75L is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US · NOAA normals, 1991–2020 · National Register of Historic Places.
What makes Carrollton stand out
Where Carrollton beats most towns.
Carrollton has grown 64% from 2010 to 2020
4,574 counted in 2010 and 7,498 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Carrollton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Carrollton is from typical.
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Fort Monroe National Monument and 44 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Carrollton. Close and well known come first.
12 mi National MonumentFort Monroe National Monument
21 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Williamsburg
25 mi MuseumColonial Williamsburg
14 mi MuseumMacArthur Memorial
25 mi MuseumJamestown Settlement
14 mi Stadium & arenaNorfolk ScopePhoto 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 · MacArthur Memorial: Unknown, Public domain · Jamestown Settlement: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norfolk Scope: Cag1970, Public domain
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Moving to Carrollton: who provides what
Carrollton is unincorporated, so Isle of Wight 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 Carrollton.
Carrollton sends most of its workers to Newport News and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it has little public open land.
Most people working in Carrollton commute elsewhere
Carrollton has 841 jobs for its 3,126 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 519 in 2013 to 841.
Since 2013, Carrollton has added 322 jobs, to 841 in 2023. For most workers, Carrollton is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. The town’s typical household income comes in at $111,000. The top destinations are Newport News (24%), Hampton (10%) and Chesapeake (8%).
| Carrollton | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $111,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 18% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Carrollton’s grade for health is a B+
Against the 7,005 U.S. towns with household incomes like Carrollton’s, it is less healthy than 54%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
For adults in Carrollton, the share who had a checkup this year is 80%. Among adults in the town, 32% feel lonely.
| Carrollton | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Carrollton | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Carrollton’s year
Expect July afternoons of 89° and January nights of 32°, with about 3 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than Virginia overall
In Carrollton, 12% of residents are 65 or older. College graduates make up 40% of adults 25 and older, against 42% across Virginia. The town’s midpoint age stands at 36.8 years.
| Carrollton | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 36.8 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 44% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.5 points). Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Carrollton | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.7% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.6% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.2% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.5% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.6% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Carrollton faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Compared with 61% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Carrollton is lower. Expected losses in Carrollton break down as 39% from inland flooding and 23% from hurricanes. One declared disaster, in 2003, has brought federal aid to Carrollton households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Carrollton keeps 0.1% of its land conserved
Just 4 of its 4,206 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Carrollton itself; its outdoors grade is D.
Parks and preserves in Carrollton: one, of 3 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Carrollton’s grade for cost of living is a D
Zillow values the typical Carrollton home at about $413,000, up 1.1% in a year, close to the Virginia typical home. In Carrollton, the typical rent is $1,789 a month. Bidding over the asking price: 47% of homes sold in the town.
| Carrollton | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,789 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 68% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Carrollton
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Carrollton
About 4 of every 100 Carrollton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Carrollton lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 17% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
About Carrollton
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Carrollton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 7,498. Carrollton is located near the southern end of the James River Bridge across from Newport News. Carrollton has recently experienced growth as a bedroom community.
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- Area
- 5.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 22 ft
- ZIP code
- 23314
Questions about Carrollton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Carrollton, VA a good place to live?
Carrollton grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #170 of 249 in Virginia. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Carrollton, VA expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.