Ashlee Parker
Williamsburg Team Lead
Williamsburg37.5100° N 77.0000° W
New Kent.
22,945 residents across 224 square miles, seated at New Kent.
One of 4 areas our Williamsburg team works.
At a glanceNew Kent
The publicrecord.
What the county and the census hold on New Kent — quoted, not estimated.
A rural, fast-growing county on the I-64 corridor roughly midway between Richmond and Williamsburg — population is up nearly 38% over the past decade, among the fastest growth rates in Virginia. Colonial Downs, the state's only licensed horse-racing track, and the paired Rosie's Gaming Emporium anchor the county's best-known identity.
That growth increasingly shows up as logistics: the New Kent City Center park at I-64's Exit 211 has drawn an AutoZone distribution facility, a Target facility, and an Amazon distribution center in quick succession, prompting VDOT to fund a $20 million interchange capacity upgrade.
New Kent's real estate tax history the past two years traces the state's reassessment-equalization rules directly — the county's own required 'equalized' rate actually fell to $0.54 per $100 before the Board of Supervisors raised it to the current $0.58 to fund capital projects including a new courthouse.
- Type
- County
- County seat
- New Kent
- Population (2020)
- 22,945
- Land area
- 224 sq mi
- Communities we cover
- 4
- Established
- 1654
- Real estate tax rate (FY2026–27)
- $0.58 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 is37.5100° N 77.0000° W
Where isNew Kent?
The nearest of our other Williamsburg areas is James City, 19 miles off.
17 mi
Central Williamsburg
north-west of center
21 mi
Richmond
west
37 mi
Northern Neck
north-east
82 mi
Fredericksburg
north
Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Getting around.
I-64 runs directly through the county, and growth around its Exit 211 interchange is prompting real road investment.
I-64
Runs through the county with a $20 million VDOT capacity upgrade underway at the Exit 211 interchange near Providence Forge.
Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport
Roughly 40 miles away; Richmond International is a comparably close option depending on where in the county you start.
Inside the county4 communities
Every communitywe cover.
3 of them have homes on the market today. Each figure is live, and opens that search.
- 65QuintonSee the homes
An unincorporated community on Route 249, once a Southern Railway stop — home to the National Historic Landmark George W. Watkins Elementary School.
- 3BarhamsvilleSee the homes
Founded in 1823 by Bennett Barham on the south bank of the York River, formerly known as Doncastle.
- 52Providence ForgeSee the homes
One of the county's earliest settlements, site of a colonial-era iron forge burned by British forces in the Revolutionary War — today home to Royal New Kent Golf Club and the New Kent City Center logistics park.
- 0Elthamnone on the market today
Named for the historic Eltham Plantation, patented in 1647 across the Pamunkey River from West Point — George Washington rode here in 1781 to his stepson's deathbed.
Living here6 reasons
The case forNew Kent.
The figures above read plainly, and what they look like day to day. Where something is a trade-off, it says so.
Space
102 people to the square mile.
Nothing else we work in Williamsburg is more open: of the 4 areas we hold both figures for, New Kent is the least crowded. If room is what you are buying, this end of the market is where it is.
Scale
22,945 people, as of 2020.
The 1st smallest of the 4 Williamsburg 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
New Kent, seated at New Kent.
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.
Horse racing, genuinely
Colonial Downs is Virginia's only licensed racetrack.
Paired with Rosie's Gaming Emporium next door, it's the single best-known landmark in the county and a real regional draw, not just a local curiosity.
Logistics is arriving fast
Amazon, Target and AutoZone have all built here since 2025.
The New Kent City Center park at I-64's Exit 211 has become a genuine distribution hub in the space of about a year, with a $20 million VDOT interchange upgrade following the growth.
A landmark school, a landmark case
George W. Watkins Elementary is tied to a Supreme Court desegregation ruling.
The National Historic Landmark school in Quinton is connected to Green v. County School Board of New Kent County, a pivotal 1968 school-desegregation decision.
SchoolsNew Kent County Public Schools
Schools andcolleges.
About 3,500 students across five schools, with a community-college site inside the county itself.
New Kent County Public Schools
Five schools serving roughly 3,500 students.
Rappahannock Community College
Operates an instructional site directly in New Kent County, offering transfer coursework and programs like nursing and HVAC.
Outdoors3 of them
Where theweekends go.
A major Nature Conservancy preserve and the county's racetrack cover most of the recreational ground here.
Cumberland Marsh Natural Area Preserve
1,095 acres of freshwater tidal marsh on the Pamunkey River, managed by The Nature Conservancy — home to nesting bald eagles.
Colonial Downs and Rosie's Gaming Emporium
Virginia's only licensed horse-racing track, paired with a historical horse racing gaming venue, on I-64.
Royal New Kent Golf Club
A Mike Strantz-designed 'Irish links' course in Providence Forge, ranked among Golf Digest's great courses.
On the market180 in New Kent · live
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On the market in New Kent right now.
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Homes inNew Kent.
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Your team4 in Williamsburg
People who livewhere they sell.
Williamsburg is led by 2 team leads, Ashlee Parker and Matt Gifford.
Nearby3 more in Williamsburg
The rest ofWilliamsburg.
Same team, same standard, 3 other places — nearest first.
Questions5 answered
What peopleask us.
Asked often enough by people moving to New Kent to be worth answering in writing.
Rural and fast-growing, on the I-64 corridor between Richmond and Williamsburg — population is up nearly 38% over the past decade.
$0.58 per $100 of assessed value for FY2026–27.
New Kent County Public Schools — five schools serving roughly 3,500 students. Rappahannock Community College runs an instructional site directly in the county.
Yes — Colonial Downs, paired with Rosie's Gaming Emporium next door, is Virginia's only licensed horse-racing track.
The New Kent City Center park at I-64's Exit 211 has drawn AutoZone, Target and Amazon facilities since 2025, prompting a $20 million VDOT interchange upgrade to handle the growth.
Sources · checked September 14, 2026
Tax rate · Population growth · Logistics development · Schools · Cumberland Marsh preserve · Rappahannock Community College site · Providence Forge
Thinking of selling
What is your New Kent 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.