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Quantico is a tiny town of 578 people in Prince William County, Virginia. It's about 30 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $1k a month.
578people
$322kTypical home
$1,086/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
12"Snow
238Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 578
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,257 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Washington, DC
- 30 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,029/mo)
- Median rent $1,086/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 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 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to DCA airport
- 27 mi to DCA (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,425 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 325 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
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