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Camp Barrett is a small town of 1,681 people in Stafford County, Virginia. It's about 35 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.
1,681people
$485kTypical home
$2,020/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
12"Snow
238Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,681
- Part of a metro area
- About 245 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Washington, DC
- 35 mi to Washington, DC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $485k (≈$3,059/mo)
- Median rent $2,020/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
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 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 25
- 42% of households have kids
- 3% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 27% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to IAD airport
- 29 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 318 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,081 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 243 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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.