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Clifton is a tiny town of 312 people in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's about 22 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
312people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,276/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 312
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,273 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Washington, DC
- 22 mi to Washington, DC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,621/mo)
- Median rent $2,276/mo
- Median household income $233k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,147 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to IAD airport
- 12 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 187 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 96 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,582 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 197 bars within 25 mi
- 913 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 137 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fairfax County: D+35 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.