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Boswell's Corner is a small town of 1,239 people in Stafford County, Virginia. It's about 34 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $485k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,239people
$485kTypical home
$1,748/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
12"Snow
238Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,239
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,210 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Washington, DC
- 34 mi to Washington, DC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $485k (≈$3,059/mo)
- Median rent $1,748/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 118 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 32
- 47% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to DCA airport
- 30 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 190 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,064 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 226 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 19 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
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.