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Kings Park is a small town of 4,315 people in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's about 14 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $635k and rent runs about $3k a month.
4,315people
$635kTypical home
$3,239/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
16"Snow
238Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,315
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,317 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Washington, DC
- 14 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $635k (≈$4,006/mo)
- Median rent $3,239/mo
- Median household income $166k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 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 42
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DCA airport
- 11 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 276 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 112 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,863 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 205 bars within 25 mi
- 967 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 143 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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