Living in Bull Run Mountain Estates, VA
Bull Run Mountain Estates is a small town of 1,827 people in Prince William County, Virginia. It's about 33 miles from Winchester, VA and 35 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $624k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,827people
$624kTypical home
$2,067/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
20"Snow
238Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,827
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,038 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Washington, DC
- 33 mi to Winchester, VA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $624k (≈$3,934/mo)
- Median rent $2,067/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (216 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,299 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 54% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to IAD airport
- 12 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 889 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,312 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 340 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prince William County: D+18 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very 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.