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Great Falls Crossing is a small town of 1,414 people in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's about 17 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $989k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,414people
$989kTypical home
$2,276/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
17"Snow
238Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,414
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,372 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Washington, DC
- 17 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $989k (≈$6,237/mo)
- Median rent $2,276/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,147 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 26% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 80% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to IAD airport
- 8 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 322 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 112 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,966 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 986 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 147 museums within 25 mi
- 68 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fairfax County: D+35 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.