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Potomac Mills is a big small town of 5,741 people in Prince William County, Virginia. It's about 23 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $583k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,741people
$583kTypical home
$1,956/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
14"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,741
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,351 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Washington, DC
- 23 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $583k (≈$3,675/mo)
- Median rent $1,956/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 14" 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 (216 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,299 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 43% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DCA airport
- 20 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 269 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,984 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 188 bars within 25 mi
- 736 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 37 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 125 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Prince William County: D+18 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