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Stephens City is a small town of 2,393 people in Frederick County, Virginia. It's about 6 miles from Winchester, VA and 66 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $325k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,393people
$325kTypical home
$1,210/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
211Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,393
- Part of a metro area
- About 986 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Washington, DC
- 6 mi to Winchester, VA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $325k (≈$2,050/mo)
- Median rent $1,210/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 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 (81 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (723 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to IAD airport
- 42 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 735 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 210 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Frederick County: R+28 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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