Southside ChesconessexVA
With 84 residents, it is a town in Virginia.
Is Southside Chesconessex a good place to live?
Southside Chesconessex’s median age is 70.9 years, where Virginia’s towns sit at 38.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 254 Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Southside Chesconessex. Southside Chesconessex has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Southside Chesconessex lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 34% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
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The FEMA risk score in Southside Chesconessex is higher than in most of Virginia or the rest of the country
FEMA puts 42% of Southside Chesconessex’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 34% to coastal flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More of Southside Chesconessex’s workers work from home than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town
The top destinations are Accomac (14%), Chesapeake (5%) and Newport News (4%). Half commute less than 47 miles. In Southside Chesconessex, 7.1% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Southside Chesconessex | Typical Virginia town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 100% | 17% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Southside Chesconessex: four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 7 inches of snow, with January nights at 30° and July afternoons at 87°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Southside Chesconessex is
Southside Chesconessex: 81% of adults had a checkup this year. Among 254 Virginia towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Southside Chesconessex.
| Southside Chesconessex | Typical Virginia town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 36% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Southside Chesconessex | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.8% | 10.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.2% | 7.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.6% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Southside Chesconessex
Moving to Southside Chesconessex: who provides what
Southside Chesconessex 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.
84 people, and everyone knows the way
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Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Southside Chesconessex
College town 30 of every 100 Southside Chesconessex residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
About Southside Chesconessex
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
South Chesconessex is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The census uses the name Southside Chesconessex. It was first listed as a CDP in 2010. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 115.
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