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Settled in 1881, this town now has 1,439 residents.
Wattsville’s best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and a B for walkability; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Only 17 of Virginia’s 372 towns score lower on hazard risk. Wattsville's public schools trail 72% of Virginia towns on state tests and graduation. Among 254 Virginia towns, just 9 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Wattsville. Wattsville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,128 counted in 2010 and 1,341 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Wattsville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2017.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wattsville. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Ancient siteUSS Texas
6 mi National SeashoreAssateague Island National Seashore2.3M visitors a year37 mi Theme parkJolly Roger Amusement Park
2 mi MuseumNASA Visitor Center
35 mi Theme parkTrimper's Rides30 mi Zoo & aquariumSalisbury ZooUSS Texas: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · NASA Visitor Center: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Trimper's Rides: Mttbme, CC BY-SA 3.0
Wattsville 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Wattsville.
Most working residents leave Wattsville for work: only 3% work in town. Its typical journey to work is 19 minutes. The middle household income for Wattsville comes to $69,000, where Virginia’s towns sit at $102,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The top destinations are Chincoteague (6%), Accomac (5%) and Salisbury (4%).
| Wattsville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 4.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Households in Wattsville have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2003. 56% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 21%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Among adults in Wattsville, 17% worry about having enough food, against 12% in Virginia’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. The town does better than the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 17. For adults in the town, the share who have high blood pressure is 41%.
| Wattsville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Wattsville | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.7% | 76.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.8% | 11.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A winter brings about 8 inches of snow, with January nights at 30° and July afternoons at 87°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among households in Wattsville, 66% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Wattsville; the nearest are
College town 15 of every 100 Wattsville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Coastal flooding makes up 13% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Wattsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in 2010. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,341.
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One town shares a border with Wattsville.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wattsville | — | — | B+ | — | C | C |
| Atlantic | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wattsville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Wattsville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Atlantic isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wattsville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $185,000, 55% below the Virginia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
