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Phenix vs Boykins

92 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.2× in Boykins) and trails (5× in Boykins).

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Phenix, VAHomes around $202KVirginia · 418 people

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Boykins, VAHomes around $180KVirginia · 631 people

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.

PhenixHomes around $202K

Housing$202K typical home51% below the VA typical home All about Phenix →

BoykinsHomes around $180K

Housing$180K typical home57% below the VA typical home All about Boykins →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Property tax bill2.2×

Tax bills are bigger in Boykins

Boykins $1,232Phenix $559

Boykins has more miles of trail

Boykins 0.5 miPhenix 0.1 mi

Street grid3.1×

Boykins has the more walkable street grid

Boykins 66.6Phenix 21.8

Age 65++21.7 pts

Phenix has more people 65 and up

Phenix 35.2%Boykins 13.5%

Jobs per worker3×

Phenix is more of a job hub

Phenix 0.45Boykins 0.15

Homeowners+10.4 pts renters

Boykins has more renters

Phenix 83.5%Boykins 73.1%

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Phenix$1,130/mo

Typical home $202K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.43% · or rent about $758/mo · Housing →

Boykins$1,040/mo

Typical home $180K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,086/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Phenix and Boykins.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Virginia ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

C+PhenixBetter than 41% of districts in the state –BoykinsNot graded

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

PhenixBoykins

Snow a year8″3″

January low27°F 29°F

July high87°F 88°F

Growing season (days)201d 208d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th 73rd

Outdoors & history

PhenixBoykins

Conserved land—0%

National Register places—1

Archive photos1 6

Famous people born here1 —

Community

PhenixBoykins

Library hours a week16 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

92 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PhenixVA BoykinsVA

Phenix ↔ Boykins92 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs Virginia average

PhenixBoykins

People

Population 418Lowest 631Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -8.5% VA: +7.9%

Median age 43.7±24.4Highest 12% above VA 40.7±6Lowest 4% above VA

Phenix and Boykins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 25.8%±7.9Lowest VA: 21.7% 27.9%±5.6Highest VA: 21.7%

Boykins and Phenix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 35.2%±14Highest VA: 16.7% 13.5%±3.9Lowest VA: 16.7%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.6%Lowest VA: 42.2% 15.5%Highest VA: 42.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±3.3Lowest VA: 6.9% 2.1%±1.6Highest VA: 6.9%

Boykins and Phenix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $73,125±$36kHighest 22% below VA $61,042±$12kLowest 34% below VA

Phenix and Boykins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $129,200±$48kLowest 66% below VA $192,000±$37kHighest 50% below VA

Boykins and Phenix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $758±$82Lowest 52% below VA $1,086±$334Highest 31% below VA

Boykins and Phenix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $559Lowest 80% below VA $1,232Highest 56% below VA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.3%±100Lowest VA: 48.5% 59.5%±100Highest VA: 48.5%

Boykins and Phenix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 25.4%Highest VA: 9.9% 11.7%Lowest VA: 9.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.5%Highest VA: 67.3% 73.1%Lowest VA: 67.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 22 yrs older than VA 1963Highest 21 yrs older than VA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 44 minLowest 62% above VA 45 minHighest 65% above VA

Work from home 3.3%±2.9Highest VA: 18.3% 2.6%±2.4Lowest VA: 18.3%

Phenix and Boykins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 1.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miLowest 38.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45Highest 0.15Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Charlotte Court House (15%)Franklin (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BoykinsFew work in Phenix

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.8Lowest 66.6Highest

Schools

School district Charlotte County Public Schools—

High school in town None in town—

Virginia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Phenix neighborsTown Square →

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Boykins neighborsTown Square →

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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.