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Long Branch is a big small town of 7,034 people in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's about 15 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $842k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,034people
$842kTypical home
$1,753/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
16"Snow
238Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,034
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,847 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Washington, DC
- 15 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $842k (≈$5,312/mo)
- Median rent $1,753/mo
- Median household income $185k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 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 46
- 31% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to DCA airport
- 13 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 404 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 107 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,904 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 204 bars within 25 mi
- 980 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 145 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.