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Living in Pimmit Hills, VA

Pimmit Hills is a big small town of 6,589 people in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's about 10 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $967k and rent runs about $2k a month.

6,589people
$967kTypical home
$2,474/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
12"Snow
238Sunny days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 6,589
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 4,443 people per sq mi
  • 10 mi to Washington, DC
  • 10 mi to Washington, DC
  • 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $967k (≈$6,095/mo)
  • Median rent $2,474/mo
  • Median household income $173k
  • Property tax about 0.9% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 86°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
  • 12" of snow a year
  • 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 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 38
  • 41% of households have kids
  • 13% are 65 or older
  • 70% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 27 min
  • 5% walk or take transit to work
  • 10 mi to DCA airport
  • 10 mi to DCA (major hub)
  • 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 77% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1965
  • 94% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 361 ft
  • 7 mi to the ocean
  • 165 mi to a big lake
  • 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 59 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 5 mi to the nearest campground
  • 112 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 4,037 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 204 bars within 25 mi
  • 1,017 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 153 museums within 25 mi
  • 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • Farmers market in town

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 17% 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
  • College in town

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

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