Jarratt, Virginia

Town in Greensville County · population 652 (2020 Census) · spans 2 counties

Median home: $216,700
Household income: $61,671
Jan low / Jul high: 29° / 90°
Snow a year: 3 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 10
Median age: 35.6

Jarratt is a town of 652 people in Greensville County, Virginia. The median home is worth $216,700, below the typical Virginia town ($298,050). It ranks easier by car than 85% of Virginia towns, hipper than 73% of Virginia towns, better for retirees than 72% of Virginia towns.

How Jarratt ranks

Percentile among Virginia towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Virginia towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Jarratt is worth $216,700, below the typical Virginia town ($298,050). Homes cost about 3.5 times the median household income of $61,671, which is more affordable than 67% of Virginia towns. Median rent is $933 a month. 66.7% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Virginia towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Jarratt	Typical Virginia town
Median home value	$216,700	$298,050
Median rent	$933	$1,254
Median household income	$61,671	$78,595
Home value ÷ income	3.5×	3.8×
Homeownership	66.7%	69.2%
Median year built	1977	1980
Seasonal / vacation homes	1.5%	—

Who lives in Jarratt

People	Jarratt	Typical Virginia town
Median age	35.6	39.8
Age 65 and over	15.7%	17.3%
Under 18	20.7%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.2%	31.2%
Below the poverty line	10.4%	8.8%
Veterans	6.4%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	4.2%	12.8%
Average commute	26.1 min	26.3 min
Homes with broadband	92.1%	91.8%

Weather in Jarratt

July highs average 89.8°F and January lows 28.7°F. About 46.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 2.6 inches of snow (typical Virginia town: 13.4 in). Expect about 42 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 83 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Emporia 1 Wnw station (9.6 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 2 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

10 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Jarratt since 1950, compared with 11 for the typical Virginia town. 1 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F3, struck on April 19, 1978 about 6.0 miles from the town center. The most recent was on April 19, 2019.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 15 times; the largest was 4.25 inches on May 9, 2003.

Severe weather in Greensville County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Greensville County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 2 deaths recorded.

Greensville County has been included in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for drought, hurricane, snowstorm.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 23, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3631: Severe Winter Storm
May 10, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	DR-4602: Severe Winter Storms
April 2, 2020	Biological	DR-4512: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3448: Covid-19
September 11, 2018	Hurricane	EM-3403: Hurricane Florence

Jobs and pay in Greensville County

Greensville County had 3,810 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $59,759 a year. Unemployment was 3.7% in 2023; in Jarratt itself the ACS puts it at 7.4%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Jarratt

Emporia, VA
9.1 mi · 5,766 people · home $148,500
Dinwiddie, VA
19.7 mi · 619 people · home $329,100
Lawrenceville, VA
21.7 mi · 1,014 people · home $126,700
Boykins, VA
22.2 mi · 516 people · home $192,000
Seaboard, NC
22.5 mi · 542 people · home $91,500
Courtland, VA
23.6 mi · 1,295 people · home $235,600
Gaston, NC
24.2 mi · 1,008 people · home $77,200
Waverly, VA
25.5 mi · 1,955 people · home $145,700

Jarratt questions

Is Jarratt, Virginia a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Jarratt scores better for retirees than 72% of Virginia towns and quieter than 66%. 15.7% of residents are 65 or older (median age 35.6).

How much does a house cost in Jarratt?

The median owner-occupied home in Jarratt is valued at $216,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $61,671, so homes cost about 3.5 times income. Median rent is $933 a month.

What is the weather like in Jarratt?

July highs average 89.8°F and January lows 28.7°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 46.2 inches of precipitation a year and 2.6 inches of snow.

Does Jarratt get tornadoes?

10 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Jarratt since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F3 on April 19, 1978. The typical Virginia town has had 11.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Jarratt's Census boundary (GEOID 5140536). Comparisons use the median of Virginia towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.