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Lake Ridge is a small city of 46,049 people in Prince William County, Virginia. It's about 22 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $471k and rent runs about $2k a month.
46,049people
$471kTypical home
$2,033/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
14"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 46,049
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,051 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Washington, DC
- 22 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $471k (≈$2,971/mo)
- Median rent $2,033/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 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 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to DCA airport
- 18 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 272 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,224 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 188 bars within 25 mi
- 813 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 128 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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