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Falls Church is a big small town of 14,710 people in Falls Church city, Virginia. It's about 9 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,710people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,190/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,710
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,190 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Washington, DC
- 9 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,657/mo)
- Median rent $2,190/mo
- Median household income $143k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,470 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 81% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DCA airport
- 8 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 331 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 108 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,019 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 998 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 151 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Falls Church city: D+62 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