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A town of 3,336.
Gloucester Courthouse gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $382K for a typical one, or 4.6 years of the Virginia Beach metro’s $82K median household income. It grades A− overall, 100th among Virginia's 249 graded towns. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 28% of residents are 65 or older in Gloucester Courthouse, above both the Virginia town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Gloucester Courthouse has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Holly Knoll and Walter Reed Birthplace.
Where Gloucester Courthouse beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 12% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Gloucester Courthouse is from typical.
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The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1862 and 5 maps from 1906 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gloucester Courthouse. Close and well known come first.
13 mi MuseumColonial Williamsburg
14 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Williamsburg
7 mi Ancient siteWerowocomoco
28 mi National MonumentFort Monroe National Monument
19 mi MuseumJamestown Settlement
33 mi Ancient siteUSS TexasColonial Williamsburg: Humberto Moreno, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Gardens Williamsburg: Cjh1452000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Werowocomoco: engraved by William Hole, Public domain · Fort Monroe National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Jamestown Settlement: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Texas: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Gloucester Courthouse is unincorporated, so Gloucester 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Gloucester Courthouse.
3,556 jobs are based in Gloucester Courthouse, 2.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Gloucester Courthouse for work: only 12% work in town. Since 2013, Gloucester Courthouse has lost 680 jobs, to 3,556 in 2023. The median household income in Gloucester Courthouse is $75,000.
| Gloucester Courthouse | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 4.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Gloucester County Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botetourt ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 505 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Gloucester Courthouse | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gloucester Youth Baseball | 0.2 mi | 8 |
| 2. Beaverdam Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Gloucester Courthouse has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Gloucester Courthouse’s July high is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
30% of Gloucester Courthouse adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Gloucester Courthouse | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Gloucester Courthouse | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 13.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.1% | 10.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
79% of households own their home in Gloucester Courthouse.
| Gloucester Courthouse | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $954 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Gloucester Courthouse
About 1 of every 100 Gloucester Courthouse residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Gloucester Courthouse’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Gloucester Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places.
CDP in Virginia, United States
Gloucester Courthouse ( GLOST-ər) is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gloucester Courthouse had a population of 3,030.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Gloucester Courthouse grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #100 of 249 in Virginia. It grades B for health and B+ for schools.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $382,000, 7% below the Virginia typical home.
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