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A town of 11,109, settled in 1877.
Gloucester Point is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, ranked 158th of 249 in Virginia, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 65% of Virginia towns. A typical home there costs about $349K, 4.2 years of the Virginia Beach metro’s $82K median household income. Gloucester Point’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both the Virginia town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Abingdon Church and Little England is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 253 Virginia towns, just 10 have a higher January low than Gloucester Point.
Where Gloucester Point beats most towns.
9,402 counted in 2010 and 10,587 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Gloucester Point is from typical.
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The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1862 and 4 maps from 1948 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gloucester Point. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Williamsburg
11 mi MuseumColonial Williamsburg
20 mi National MonumentFort Monroe National Monument
13 mi Ancient siteWerowocomoco
16 mi MuseumJamestown Settlement
38 mi Ancient siteUSS TexasBusch Gardens Williamsburg: Cjh1452000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colonial Williamsburg: Humberto Moreno, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Monroe National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Werowocomoco: engraved by William Hole, Public domain · Jamestown Settlement: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Texas: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Gloucester Point 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 Point.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities. Since 1991, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Gloucester Point.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Gloucester County Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 455 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 4,216 working residents takes 35.4 minutes, against 27.3 across Virginia.
Most working residents leave Gloucester Point for work: only 7% work in town. Gloucester Point’s median household income is $74,000. The top destinations are Newport News (22%), Hampton (6%) and Gloucester Courthouse (6%).
| Gloucester Point | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 10% | 18% | 11% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Gloucester Point has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Gloucester Point is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Gloucester Point home is worth about $349,000, up 3.6% in a year, 15% below the Virginia typical home.
| Gloucester Point | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,062 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 68% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Gloucester Point | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Abingdon Park | — | 13 |
| 2. Gloucester Point Public Beach Fishing Pier & Picnic Area | 0.2 mi | 9 |
| 3. Tyndall's Point Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Gloucester Point beats the Virginia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 39% of adults have high blood pressure in Gloucester Point.
| Gloucester Point | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Gloucester Point | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.7% | 6.2% |
| More adults with arthritis | 31.4% | 26.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Gloucester Point
About 3 of every 100 Gloucester Point residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Gloucester Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Gloucester Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gloucester Point had a population of 10,587. It is home to the College of William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science, a graduate school for the study of oceanography.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Gloucester Point grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #158 of 249 in Virginia. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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