Cape Charles
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Outdoors in Cape Charles
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1921
The Building Occupied by the Eastern Shore News, 1921
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About Cape Charles
Town in Commonwealth of Virginia, United StatesCape Charles is a town/municipal corporation in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,178 as of the 2020 Census.
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Housing in Cape Charles
The typical Cape Charles home is worth about $411,000, up 5.5% in a year, close to the Virginia typical home.
Safety in Cape Charles
Safety Grade A-
Cape Charles reports less crime per resident than 78% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Cape Charles
Full picture →Most working residents leave Cape Charles for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Virginia Beach (7%), Norfolk (5%) and Exmore (3%). Half commute less than 29 miles.
Health in Cape Charles
Health Grade C
Healthier than 26% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Virginia
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Cape Charles
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Cape Charles
Full climate →Cape Charles has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Cape Charles
All Cape Charles schools →School Grade C
The public schools Cape Charles’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within VA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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