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Countryside is a big small town of 9,661 people in Loudoun County, Virginia. It's about 24 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $630k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,661people
$630kTypical home
$2,234/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
22"Snow
229Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,661
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,764 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Washington, DC
- 24 mi to Washington, DC
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $630k (≈$3,974/mo)
- Median rent $2,234/mo
- Median household income $149k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (652 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to IAD airport
- 8 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 230 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 105 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,331 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 173 bars within 25 mi
- 851 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 34 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 119 museums within 25 mi
- 72 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Loudoun County: D+16 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk