PainterVA
A town of 305. A typical home worth about $198K.
Typical home
$198K
+5.7% in a year
Household income
$65K
median
Jobs based here
22
A commuter town
What makes Painter stand out The thing Painter does most differently from other towns.
By the sea Painter lives by the ocean Coastal flooding makes up 11% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
11% of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
99th percentile for coastal flood risk nationally
1 storm & flood disasters paid out here
How did your street fare in the last storm?
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
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Housing
A typical Painter home is worth about $198K The typical Painter home is worth about $198,000, up 5.7% in a year, 52% below the Virginia typical home.
$198K Zillow home value
Typical home value Painter $198K
Virginia $415K
+5.7%
value change, 1 year
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Painter Most working residents leave Painter for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Accomac (6%), Exmore (6%) and Newport News (6%). Half commute less than 50 miles.
0% work in town
Where working residents work In Painter 0%
Accomac 6%
Exmore 6%
Newport News 6%
Virginia Beach 5%
50 mi
median commute distance
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Natural hazards
High risk, with hurricanes at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
70 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
70 High risk Lower Higher Hurricanes Inland flooding Coastal flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers Painter has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
7″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 31–49°
Spring 46–66°
Summer 67–85°
Fall 51–70°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
Health
How healthy Painter is Painter beats the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22.
32 measures vs. Virginia
What stands out Painter VA More adults treating high blood pressure 81.3% 76.8% More older adults who have lost all their teeth 24.7% 11.1%
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital
8.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Small town 305 people, and everyone knows the way In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
What should every visitor to Painter know? Nearby towns
2007 · US Route 13 092505 978 · Wikimedia Commons
Painter’s story
Painter in pictures
9 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
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About Painter Town in Virginia, United States
Painter is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Painter had a population of 272.
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Population 272
Area 0.6 sq mi
Elevation 33 ft
ZIP code 23420
Area code 757 
