Living in Sully Square, VA
Sully Square is a small town of 2,394 people in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's about 22 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $677k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,394people
$677kTypical home
$2,266/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
21"Snow
238Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,394
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,019 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Washington, DC
- 22 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $677k (≈$4,269/mo)
- Median rent $2,266/mo
- Median household income $176k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 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 33
- 58% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 78% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to IAD airport
- 2 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 39% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 325 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 104 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,736 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 956 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 138 museums within 25 mi
- 67 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
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