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Greenbriar is a big small town of 8,243 people in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's about 21 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $663k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,243people
$663kTypical home
$2,324/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
19"Snow
238Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,243
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,298 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Washington, DC
- 21 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $663k (≈$4,178/mo)
- Median rent $2,324/mo
- Median household income $143k
- 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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" 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 40
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to IAD airport
- 6 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 358 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 102 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,760 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 944 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 144 museums within 25 mi
- 58 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 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