Prince Georges County Courthouse Historic District · National Register of Historic Places
Prince George’s story
133 years in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1893Prince George is settled
Prince GeorgeVA
A town of 1,829, settled in 1893.
Aberdeen · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,829
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$349K
+2.8% in a year
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
35.8
years
Jobs based here
1,271
Balanced
Is Prince George a good place to live?
Prince George’s best subject grade is an A for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Prince George, against 7.7% in Virginia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Prince George’s trail network density is 1.5 miles per square mile, where Virginia’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Merchant's Hope Church and Aberdeen is on the National Register of Historic Places. Prince George has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Prince George stand out
Where Prince George beats most towns.
A growing town
Prince George has grown 12% from 2010 to 2020
2,066 counted in 2010 and 2,315 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Prince George grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Prince George is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 16% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →SchoolsAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & incomeCOpen →HealthBon Secours Southside Medical Center 5.8 miles awayC+Open →Cost of livingBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 35.8; 30% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Prince George: who provides what
Prince George is unincorporated, so Prince George County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerDominion Energy15.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPrince George Woods Estates water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPrince George CountyPrince George County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Virginia you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 11 days before).vote.govWho runs elections herePrince George General RegistrarPrince George County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP code2387523875 100%Census 2020
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 Prince George.
SchoolsA
On state tests, Prince George’s schools beat 87% of Virginia districts
The largest public high school is Prince George High, with 1,789 students. The public schools here belong to the Prince George County Public Schools. Its two schools are below.
87%of VA districts it outscoresASchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| L.L. Beazley ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 507 | A |
| Prince George HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,789 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Prince George has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Prince George after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2004. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in the town than in 84% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 49% come from inland flooding and 12% from hurricanes.
16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
The climate in Prince George brings mild winters and hot summers
Its typical July afternoon high is 90°F.
4″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter31–52°
Spring47–70°
Summer67–87°
Fall50–71°
Nov 6
typical first frost
Mar 31
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Prince George has 1.3 jobs for every working resident, and 1,242 people commute in
The top destinations are Richmond (9%), Hopewell (8%) and Petersburg (6%). Most people who work leave Prince George to do it: just 3% work in town. Also worth knowing: the town’s median household income is $62,000. Jobs based in the town fell to 1,271 in 2023, 80 fewer than in 2013.
3%work in town
| Prince George | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Prince George3%
Richmond9%
Hopewell8%
Petersburg6%
Colonial Heights3%
20 mi
median commute distance
1,271
jobs based in Prince George
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC+
Residents of Prince George are less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns
15% of Prince George adults report frequent physical distress. Of 32 CDC measures, Prince George beats the Virginia average on 1 and trails it on 10. Among adults in the town, 15% have diabetes and 13% binge drink.
38%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Prince George | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Virginia
1 better21 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Prince George | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.9% | 76.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.3% | 3.3% |
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center
5.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
HousingCost of living grade B
Zillow puts the typical Prince George home at about $349K
Home values are up 2.8% over the year to September 2026. The share of households in Prince George who live in a home they own: 62%. The going rate for rent in the town is $1,625 a month.
$349KZillow home value
| Prince George | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,625 a month | $1,762 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Prince George$349K
Virginia$412K
+2.8%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 3,992 acres
9.5 mi
of trails · 1.5 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Scott Memorial Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 69 attractions →Colonial Williamsburg and 45 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Prince George. Close and well known come first.
31 mi MuseumColonial Williamsburg
24 mi LandmarkHollywood Cemetery
34 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Williamsburg
12 mi Ancient siteHenricus
27 mi MuseumJamestown Settlement
24 mi MuseumWhite House of the ConfederacySources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Colonial Williamsburg: Humberto Moreno, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Cemetery: Andrew Bain, Public domain · Busch Gardens Williamsburg: Cjh1452000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Henricus: Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jamestown Settlement: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White House of the Confederacy: AlbertHerring, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Prince George
Southside College of Health SciencesCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Colonial Heights7.9 miVirginia State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Petersburg8.3 mi$10,043 in-state tuitionRichard Bland CollegeCommunity college · Public · South Prince George8.5 mi$9,090 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Prince George residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Questions about Prince George
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Prince George, VA expensive?
That is 4 years of the area's median household income ($86,679 across the Richmond, VA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.