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Purcellville is a big small town of 8,973 people in Loudoun County, Virginia. It's about 25 miles from Winchester, VA and 41 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $654k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,973people
$654kTypical home
$2,222/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
21"Snow
229Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,973
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,651 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Washington, DC
- 25 mi to Winchester, VA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $654k (≈$4,125/mo)
- Median rent $2,222/mo
- Median household income $165k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (25 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (392 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 42% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to IAD airport
- 19 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 564 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 895 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 204 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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