Cost of living in Cape Charles, Virginia

Cape Charles, Virginia has about 1,201 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $640,600.

We could not match this place to a county, so there is no HUD rent on this page.

Virginia's prices sit at 101.1 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Virginia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.8% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Cape Charles's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Virginia home paid 17.55¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Cape Charles's bill.

EIA does not publish a Virginia gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) all-grades price was $4.035 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,936.80 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Virginia shares this price.

Among 343 places we list in Virginia with a rent figure, 297 have higher typical rent than Cape Charles.