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Accomac vs Bloxom

8 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (184× in Accomac) and property tax bill (+67% in Accomac).

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Accomac, VAA regional job hubVirginia · 948 people
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Bloxom, VAHomes around $197KVirginia · 571 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AccomacA regional job hub
Work1,285 jobsbased in Accomac, a regional job hub Housing$209K typical home50% below the VA typical home HistorySettled in 17863 places on the National Register All about Accomac →
BloxomHomes around $197K
Housing$197K typical home52% below the VA typical home All about Bloxom →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker184×
Accomac is more of a job hub
Accomac 5.52Bloxom 0.03
Property tax bill+67%
Tax bills are bigger in Accomac
Accomac $1,222Bloxom $731
Average commute5 min
Accomac has the shorter commute
Bloxom 22 minAccomac 17 min
Work in town+8.2 pts
More of Accomac’s workers stay in town
Accomac 8.2%Bloxom 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Accomac$1,180/mo
Typical home $209K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $952/mo · Housing →
Bloxom$1,120/mo
Typical home $197K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $1,114/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Accomac and Bloxom.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AccomacBloxom
Snow a year7″8″
January low30°F30°F
July high88°F86°F
Growing season (days)216d225d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th87th
Outdoors & history
AccomacBloxom
Settled1786—
National Register places3—
Archive photos610
Famous people born here7—
Community
AccomacBloxom
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

8 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

AccomacBloxomAccomacBloxom
Accomac ↔ Bloxom8.0 miles apart
Who commutes between them
9 Bloxom residents work in Accomac (4.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Bloxom →
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AccomacBloxom
People
Population 948Highest 571Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census 0% VA: +7.9% —
Median age 26.3±3.6Lowest 33% below VA 28.4±8.9Highest 27% below VA
Bloxom and Accomac are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 41%±21.5Highest VA: 21.7% 37%±14Lowest VA: 21.7%
Accomac and Bloxom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.2%±1.9Lowest VA: 16.7% 8.9%±3.4Highest VA: 16.7%
Bloxom and Accomac are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.9%Highest VA: 42.2% 10.9%Lowest VA: 42.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±2.3Lowest VA: 6.9% 2.1%±2.9Highest VA: 6.9%
Bloxom and Accomac are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,986±$8kLowest 51% below VA $66,875±$17kHighest 28% below VA
Bloxom and Accomac are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $251,500±$96kHighest 34% below VA $133,300±$44kLowest 65% below VA
Accomac and Bloxom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $952±$15Lowest 40% below VA $1,114±$627Highest 29% below VA
Bloxom and Accomac are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,222Highest 56% below VA $731Lowest 74% below VA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 84.9%±29Highest VA: 48.5% 34.8%±51Lowest VA: 48.5%
Accomac and Bloxom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.6%Highest VA: 9.9% 7.7%Lowest VA: 9.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.9%Highest VA: 67.3% 59%Lowest VA: 67.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 17 yrs older than VA 1960Lowest 24 yrs older than VA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 39% below VA 22 minHighest 21% below VA
Work from home 0.3%±0.6Lowest VA: 18.3% 6.2%±6.9Highest VA: 18.3%
Bloxom and Accomac are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.8 miLowest 58.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 5.52Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Virginia Beach (4%)Accomac (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bloxom5% work in Accomac
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 59.0Lowest 72.5Highest
Virginia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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