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Triangle is a big small town of 10,450 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 $505k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,450people
$505kTypical home
$1,554/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
12"Snow
238Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,450
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,712 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Washington, DC
- 30 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $505k (≈$3,186/mo)
- Median rent $1,554/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% 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 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to DCA airport
- 26 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 148 ft
- Right on the coast
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,612 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 371 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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