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6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
BoykinsVA
A town of 631. A typical home worth about $180K.
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
631
−8.5% since 2010
Typical home
$180K
−5.8% in a year
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
40.7
years
Jobs based here
31
A commuter town
What makes Boykins stand out
The thing Boykins does most differently from other towns.
Small town
631 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Housing
A typical Boykins home is worth about $180K
The typical Boykins home is worth about $180,000, down 5.8% in a year, 57% below the Virginia typical home.
$180KZillow home value
Typical home value
Boykins$180K
Virginia$415K
−5.8%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Boykins
Most working residents leave Boykins for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Franklin (16%), Suffolk (7%) and Newport News (5%). Half commute less than 38 miles.
2%work in town
Where working residents work
In Boykins2%
Franklin16%
Suffolk7%
Newport News5%
Courtland5%
38 mi
median commute distance
31
jobs based in Boykins
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
73risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesDrought
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers
Boykins has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
3″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter31–53°
Spring46–71°
Summer66–88°
Fall49–72°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 6
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Boykins is
Boykins beats the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
32 measures vs. Virginia
1 better23 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Boykins | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 76.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.4% | 3.3% |
Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital
16.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Boykins is conserved land
0.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 442 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Woodland Park | — | 39 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Boykins for work
Where Boykins’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
31jobs based in Boykins
2%of working residents work in town
38 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Boykins
Town in Virginia, United States
Boykins is a town in Southampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 516 at the 2020 census, and in 2025 about 525.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 516
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 39 ft
- ZIP code
- 23827
- Area code
- 757
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