PastoriaVA
The town was settled in 1883 and has 863 residents today.
Is Pastoria a good place to live?
10% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pastoria, where Virginia’s towns sit at 44% and U.S. towns at 29%. Pastoria has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
863 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pastoria.
Most of Pastoria’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Half commute less than 11 miles. The top destinations are Accomac (9%), Parksley (4%) and Virginia Beach (3%). Pastoria: 6.6% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Pastoria | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Pastoria is hurricanes, at a high overall level
The FEMA hazard score in Pastoria is 68 of 100. 63% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 17%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Pastoria brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 30°; snowfall runs to about 7 inches a winter. The seasons in Pastoria: mild winters, warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pastoria stands out in Virginia and nationally: a larger share of its adults report frequent mental distress
Of the 254 Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Pastoria. Among adults in the town, 40% feel lonely. The town beats the Virginia average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 24. Nearly a quarter of adults in Pastoria smoke cigarettes; 47% have obesity.
| Pastoria | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 17% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Pastoria | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.2% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.1% | 7.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 34.3% | 11.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Pastoria sell for about $172K
In Pastoria, 50% of households live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pastoria
USS Texas and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pastoria. Close and well known come first.
25 mi Ancient siteUSS Texas
15 mi National SeashoreAssateague Island National Seashore2.3M visitors a year
3 mi MuseumEastern Shore Railway Museum
17 mi MuseumNASA Visitor CenterPhoto credits
USS Texas: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Eastern Shore Railway Museum: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · NASA Visitor Center: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Pastoria: who provides what
Pastoria is unincorporated, so Accomack 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.
100% of working residents leave Pastoria for work
Where Pastoria’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pastoria
About 1 of every 100 Pastoria residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Questions about Pastoria
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Is Pastoria, VA a good place to live?
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