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Lansdowne is a big small town of 12,328 people in Loudoun County, Virginia. It's about 28 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $774k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,328people
$774kTypical home
$2,365/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
229Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,328
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,049 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Washington, DC
- 28 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $774k (≈$4,883/mo)
- Median rent $2,365/mo
- Median household income $169k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (652 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to IAD airport
- 10 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 335 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,301 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 610 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 64 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 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
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Loudoun County: D+16 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk