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Leesylvania is a small city of 21,632 people in Prince William County, Virginia. It's about 25 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $532k and rent runs about $2k a month.
21,632people
$532kTypical home
$2,289/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,632
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,693 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Washington, DC
- 25 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $532k (≈$3,352/mo)
- Median rent $2,289/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 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 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to DCA airport
- 21 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,471 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 88 bars within 25 mi
- 616 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 123 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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