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Gainesville is a small city of 18,196 people in Prince William County, Virginia. It's about 35 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $713k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,196people
$713kTypical home
$2,283/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
238Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,196
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,799 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Washington, DC
- 35 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $713k (≈$4,494/mo)
- Median rent $2,283/mo
- Median household income $174k
- 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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (216 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,299 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 43% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to IAD airport
- 14 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 413 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,444 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 358 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prince William County: D+18 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