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Fairview Beach is a tiny town of 180 people in King George County, Virginia. It's about 42 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $461k and rent runs about $1k a month.
180people
$461kTypical home
$1,304/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
12"Snow
238Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 180
- Part of a metro area
- About 621 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Washington, DC
- 42 mi to Washington, DC
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $461k (≈$2,906/mo)
- Median rent $1,304/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to DCA airport
- 38 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 112 ft
- Right on the coast
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 445 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 84 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- King George County: R+25 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.