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Marshall is a small town of 3,219 people in Fauquier County, Virginia. It's about 28 miles from Winchester, VA and 44 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $436k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,219people
$436kTypical home
$1,814/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
238Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,219
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,116 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Washington, DC
- 28 mi to Winchester, VA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $436k (≈$2,749/mo)
- Median rent $1,814/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 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 (56 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (345 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 40% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to IAD airport
- 21 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 674 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 163 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fauquier County: R+22 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.