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Front Royal is a small city of 15,296 people in Warren County, Virginia. It's about 17 miles from Winchester, VA and 63 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,296people
$314kTypical home
$1,135/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
21"Snow
235Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,296
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,489 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Washington, DC
- 17 mi to Winchester, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,983/mo)
- Median rent $1,135/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (233 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,090 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to IAD airport
- 39 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 229 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+38 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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