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Lorton is a small city of 20,991 people in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's about 18 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $627k and rent runs about $3k a month.
20,991people
$627kTypical home
$2,548/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
14"Snow
238Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,991
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,940 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Washington, DC
- 18 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $627k (≈$3,951/mo)
- Median rent $2,548/mo
- Median household income $139k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 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 36
- 45% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to DCA airport
- 14 mi to DCA (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 75 ft
- Right on the coast
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,455 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 198 bars within 25 mi
- 861 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 135 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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