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Aquia Harbour is a big small town of 7,481 people in Stafford County, Virginia. It's about 36 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $461k and rent runs about $3k a month.
7,481people
$461kTypical home
$2,549/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
12"Snow
238Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,481
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,630 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Washington, DC
- 36 mi to Washington, DC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $461k (≈$2,907/mo)
- Median rent $2,549/mo
- Median household income $153k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (639 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 47% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to DCA airport
- 33 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 815 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 173 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stafford County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk