Remmie Pittman
REALTOR® & THG Elite Agent
Northern Neck37.7100° N 76.4100° W
Lancaster.
10,919 residents across 231 square miles, seated at Lancaster.
One of 6 areas our Northern Neck team works.
At a glanceLancaster
The publicrecord.
What the county and the census hold on Lancaster — quoted, not estimated.
A Rappahannock River county with a distinctly older, waterfront-retirement character — the median resident is 59, and nearly two in five county residents are 65 or older. Kilmarnock, the commercial hub, actually straddles the Lancaster–Northumberland line rather than sitting inside either county alone.
Route 3 crosses the Rappahannock at White Stone via the Robert O. Norris Bridge, the county's link to Middlesex County and the rest of the Middle Peninsula.
Irvington carries the county's best-known destination, The Tides Inn — a waterfront resort built in 1947 and still operating today under new ownership — plus the Steamboat Era Museum, opened in 2004.
- Type
- County
- County seat
- Lancaster
- Population (2020)
- 10,919
- Land area
- 231 sq mi
- Communities we cover
- 6
- Established
- 1651
- Real estate tax rate
- $0.60 per $100
Figures from Wikidata, population as of 2020. The tax rate is published by the county and set annually; check the current year before budgeting.
Where it is37.7100° N 76.4100° W
Where isLancaster?
The nearest of our other Northern Neck areas is Northumberland, 10 miles off.
14 mi
Central Northern Neck
south-east of center
33 mi
Williamsburg
south-west
56 mi
Richmond
west
83 mi
Fredericksburg
north-west
Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Getting around.
Route 3 is the spine of the county, crossing the Rappahannock at White Stone.
Route 3
The Northern Neck's primary corridor, crossing the Rappahannock via the Robert O. Norris Bridge at White Stone.
Richmond International Airport
Roughly 66 highway miles away, the nearest commercial airport.
Inside the county6 communities
Every communitywe cover.
5 of them have homes on the market today. Each figure is live, and opens that search.
- 9KilmarnockSee the homes
The Northern Neck's commercial hub — the town itself straddles both Lancaster and Northumberland counties.
- 12White StoneSee the homes
The Rappahannock River's southern gateway to the Northern Neck, where the Robert O. Norris Bridge crosses to Middlesex County.
- 8IrvingtonSee the homes
Home to The Tides Inn, a waterfront resort operating since 1947, and the Steamboat Era Museum, which opened in 2004.
- 9WeemsSee the homes
A small unincorporated community, population 184, and site of Christ Church, a National Historic Landmark.
- 1LivelySee the home
An unincorporated community and the birthplace of Mary Ball Washington, George Washington's mother.
- 0Mollusknone on the market today
A small unincorporated community on the Lancaster County waterfront.
Living here6 reasons
The case forLancaster.
The figures above read plainly, and what they look like day to day. Where something is a trade-off, it says so.
Space
47 people to the square mile.
Lancaster is the 3rd densest of the 6 Northern Neck areas we hold both figures for. Things are close together here, which is the trade: less land, less driving.
Scale
10,919 people, as of 2020.
The 3rd smallest of the 6 Northern Neck areas we hold a count for. Fewer houses change hands here in a year, and that cuts both ways — less to choose from, less to compete with.
The line that matters
Lancaster, seated at Lancaster.
In Virginia the county sets the rate, runs the school division and maintains the roads — and the lines do not follow the place names, so two houses a mile apart can sit under different rates and different schools.
An older, waterfront county
Nearly two in five residents are 65 or older.
Lancaster's economy and identity lean toward retirement and second-home living on the Rappahannock and the Bay, more than toward year-round working families.
One town, two counties
Kilmarnock straddles the Lancaster–Northumberland line.
The Northern Neck's real commercial center isn't fully inside either county — a detail worth knowing if you're comparing addresses by county alone.
A resort with real history
The Tides Inn has operated in Irvington since 1947.
Now under Tanzerra Resorts after an $18 million renovation, it's one of the few true resort properties anywhere on the Northern Neck.
SchoolsLancaster County Public Schools
Schools andcolleges.
About 1,000 students across two schools, with community-college access in Kilmarnock itself.
Lancaster County Public Schools
Two schools — an elementary and a high school — serving roughly 1,000 students.
Rappahannock Community College
Its main campuses are in Warsaw and Glenns, but it also runs a site in Kilmarnock.
Outdoors3 of them
Where theweekends go.
A substantial state park and county-run river access cover the waterfront ground here.
Belle Isle State Park
733 acres with seven miles of Rappahannock River frontage, plus canoe, kayak and bike rentals.
Windmill Point / Westland Beach
A county park on the Rappahannock with a restored beach and an ADA-accessible fishing pier.
Christ Church
A National Historic Landmark in Weems.
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What peopleask us.
Asked often enough by people moving to Lancaster to be worth answering in writing.
Rappahannock River waterfront living with a strongly retirement-oriented character — nearly two in five residents are 65 or older.
$0.60 per $100 of assessed value.
Lancaster County Public Schools — two schools serving roughly 1,000 students. Rappahannock Community College runs a site in Kilmarnock in addition to its main campuses.
Mostly — the town straddles the line between Lancaster and Northumberland counties, so it isn't fully inside either one.
Belle Isle State Park for Rappahannock River frontage and paddling, plus Irvington's Tides Inn resort and Steamboat Era Museum.
Sources · checked September 14, 2026
Tax rate · Belle Isle State Park · Windmill Point / Westland Beach · Kilmarnock · The Tides Inn · Route 3 corridor · Schools
Thinking of selling
What is your Lancaster homeactually worth?
Mike Hogan founded the brokerage on knowing the county rather than the listing. Ask what that means for this street — or take a cash offer from a local investor and skip the showings entirely. Neither route commits you to the other.