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37.10° N · 76.42° W · GEOID 5107160

Bethel Manor

York County, Virginia · part of the Virginia Beach, VA metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_home_value

VirginiaBethel Manor, VABethel ManorBethel Manor

The short answer

Bethel Manor is home to 4,393 people. Median household income is $77,294 a year and median rent is $2,121 a month, 32.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $433,200, about 5.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,121
55% above the median place
Median household income
$77,294
4% below the median place
Median home value
$433,200
36% above the median place
Unemployment
4.2%
14% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Bethel Manor

  • Renters occupy 100% of homes, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 194 Virginia places.
  • The median rent takes 32.9% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 195 Virginia places.
  • The median resident is 24.3 years old, younger than in 98% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 2009, newer housing than in 98% of places its size.
  • Households average 3.35 people, larger than in 95% of places its size.
01

Moving to Bethel Manor

York County gains about 1.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,333
Moved out7,229
Net+104

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

James City County, VA471549−78

Within Virginia, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within VirginiaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$72K
Leavers$72K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of York County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
20.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 6.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into York County report $71,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $71,900.
Income you would need
$84,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,121 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,250 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $433,200.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 14.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
20.8%
262% above the median place
Moved from another state1
6.5%
229% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
1.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBethel ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year120.8%262% above
Moved from another state1County figure6.5%229% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure1.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$71,6131% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$71,8942% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 0.0%, below the median place (median 66.4%).

Bethel Manor32.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$84,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
32.9%
61% above the median place
Home price to income
5.6x
47% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
33%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$52,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Bethel Manor, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT27.3% vs 32.9%$5,200Compare
Port Royal, SC27.7% vs 32.9%$2,500Compare
Elon, NC29.4% vs 32.9%$8,900Compare

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Homeownership1
0.0%
below the median place (median 66.4%)
Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Median year built1
2009
2% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureBethel ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,12155% above
Rent to income132.9%61% above
Property tax rate10.6%30% below
Home price to income15.6x47% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure97.93% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,6673% above
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$2,79414% below
Median home value1County figure$433,20036% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure7.8%143% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure42.8%17% below
Homeownership10.0%below (median 66.4%)
Renters paying 30%+147.3%7% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure$2,25020% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built120092% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$24,583
39% below the median place
Mean commute1
21 min
14% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBethel ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$77,2944% below
Income per person1$24,58339% below
Unemployment1County figure4.2%14% below
Average annual pay5County figure$56,17215% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.3%43% above
Jobs5County figure22,56785% below
Poverty rate1County figure5.5%48% below
Mean commute121 min14% below
Works from home1County figure14.4%16% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 100.0%, 8% above the median place.

High school or higher1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Median age1
24.3
38% below the median place
Household size1
3.4
34% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureBethel ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,3936646th largest
Median age124.338% below
Bachelor's or higher135.2%10% above
High school or higher1100.0%8% above
Household size13.434% above
Born abroad1County figure8.0%10% below
No health insurance1County figure3.6%44% below
Homes with broadband193.6%1% above
05

Life in Bethel Manor

13 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k77.4 8.2×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k4.5 5.2×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.8 +0%
Shops24.9 −18%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.9 −5%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.3 −14%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Shops per 10k7
24.9
18% below the median place
Public school students10
13,105
168% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
2.0
13% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBethel ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure19111% above
Public school students10County figure13,105168% above
Students per teacher10County figure15.31% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure20.80% above
Shops per 10k7County figure24.918% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.95% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure17.314% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k877.4above (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k84.5above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure130% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 44.7, 52% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Bethel Manor. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk12
44.7
52% below the median place
Heat wave risk12
52.0
42% below the median place
Tornado risk12
42.4
48% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBethel ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure89°F2% above
January average low11County figure31°F22% above
Average temperature11County figure60°F9% above
Annual precipitation11County figure48.6 in11% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure44.752% below
Hurricane risk12County figure81.716% above
Tornado risk12County figure42.448% below
Wildfire risk12County figure55.99% below
Heat wave risk12County figure52.042% below
Median air quality index13Metro figure415% below
Good air days13Metro figure78.1%14% above
08

Bethel Manor in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 33% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 33% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,121/mo (2024)$2,700/mo$2,220 to $3,290/mo+4.1%
Median household income$77,294 (2024)$97,500$82,500 to $115,500+4.0%

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Bethel Manor

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT$1,856$81,694Compare
Port Royal, SC$1,726$74,870Compare
New Brunswick, NJ$1,814$65,810Compare
Eagle Mountain, UT$2,020$113,648Compare
Eagle Mountain, UTNew Brunswick, NJPort Royal, SCConning Towers-Nautilus Park, CTBethel Manor, VABethel ManorPort RoyalNew BrunswickEagle MountainBethel ManorPort RoyalNew BrunswickEagle Mountain

Common questions

Is Bethel Manor a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Renters occupy 100% of homes, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 194 Virginia places. The median rent takes 32.9% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 195 Virginia places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Bethel Manor expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 32.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $433,200.

What salary do you need to live in Bethel Manor?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $84,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Bethel Manor?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT, Port Royal, SC, New Brunswick, NJ and Eagle Mountain, UT.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Bethel Manor with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Bethel Manor itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/bethel-manor-virginia

Citytistics. “Bethel Manor, Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/bethel-manor-virginia/

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