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Hutchison is a big small town of 7,284 people in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's about 22 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 $477k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,284people
$477kTypical home
$2,388/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
238Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,284
- Part of a metro area
- About 13,268 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Washington, DC
- 22 mi to Washington, DC
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $477k (≈$3,007/mo)
- Median rent $2,388/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 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 29
- 52% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to IAD airport
- 3 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 354 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 109 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,796 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 964 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 140 museums within 25 mi
- 71 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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