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Moorefield is a big small town of 6,123 people in Loudoun County, Virginia. It's about 26 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $800k and rent runs about $3k a month.
6,123people
$800kTypical home
$2,761/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
21"Snow
238Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,123
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,390 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Washington, DC
- 26 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $800k (≈$5,046/mo)
- Median rent $2,761/mo
- Median household income $205k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (652 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 54% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to IAD airport
- 4 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2014
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 289 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 95 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,577 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 687 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Loudoun County: D+16 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk