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Merrifield is a small city of 20,698 people in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's about 12 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $661k and rent runs about $2k a month.
20,698people
$661kTypical home
$2,368/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
17"Snow
238Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,698
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,669 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Washington, DC
- 12 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $661k (≈$4,167/mo)
- Median rent $2,368/mo
- Median household income $136k
- 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
- 17" 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 35
- 26% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 76% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DCA airport
- 11 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 36% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 335 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 115 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,972 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 204 bars within 25 mi
- 992 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 148 museums within 25 mi
- 54 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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