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The Plains is a tiny town of 164 people in Fauquier County, Virginia. It's about 30 miles from Winchester, VA and 41 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $556k and rent runs about $1k a month.
164people
$556kTypical home
$1,323/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
238Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 164
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 594 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Washington, DC
- 30 mi to Winchester, VA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $556k (≈$3,504/mo)
- Median rent $1,323/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (56 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (345 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to IAD airport
- 18 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 591 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 918 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 220 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fauquier County: R+22 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.