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Manassas Park is a small city of 16,798 people in Manassas Park city, Virginia. It's about 25 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $396k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,798people
$396kTypical home
$2,146/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,798
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,537 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Washington, DC
- 25 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $396k (≈$2,497/mo)
- Median rent $2,146/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (36 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (436 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to IAD airport
- 12 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 236 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,052 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 159 bars within 25 mi
- 768 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 121 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Manassas Park city: D+20 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