Area data
Fort Monroe, VA — ZIP 23651
Population: 439 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with coastalflooding, hurricane, icestorm the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 1.1% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 423.6 (+3.3% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,910/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,930/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $2,190/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,040/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $3,580/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 101.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- coastalFlooding, hurricane, iceStorm, lightning, strongWind
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastalFlooding: Relatively Moderate · coldWave: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Low · hurricane: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 39% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 17.1%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Langley Air Force Base/NASA Langley Research Center (4.7 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 62.0°F
- Average high
- 70.0°F
- Average low
- 54.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 46.1 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 8b (extreme annual low 15 to 20°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 39
- Days with Good air quality
- 293
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 73
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 90
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 5
- Nearest national park
- Fort Monroe National Monument (0 mi)
- National parks include
- Fort Monroe National Monument, Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 25
- Nearest airport
- Langley Air Force Base (LFI) (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Langley Air Force Base (LFI) (5 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 19
- Hospitals include
- SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL, CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF THE KINGS DAUGHTERS INC, BON SECOURS MARYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.6 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 66
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,938
- Housing built before 1970
- 94.2%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 3.7%
- Households with broadband internet
- 91.5%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 35,124
- Average weekly wage
- $1,010
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 161
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is typical rent in ZIP 23651?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $2,190/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 23651?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: coastalFlooding, hurricane, iceStorm, lightning, strongWind.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 23651?
- Risk to homes is higher than 39% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 23651?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 23651?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Langley Air Force Base/NASA Langley Research Center, 4.7 mi.
- What is the air quality in ZIP 23651?
- Good. Median AQI: 39. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 23651?
- Regional Price Parity: 101.1 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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