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McLean is a small city of 49,627 people in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's about 10 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $3k a month.
49,627people
$1.4MTypical home
$3,422/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 49,627
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,001 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Washington, DC
- 10 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$8,908/mo)
- Median rent $3,422/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 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 47
- 40% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 84% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DCA airport
- 10 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 328 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 110 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 210 bars within 25 mi
- 1,037 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 154 museums within 25 mi
- 58 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% 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
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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