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Vienna is a small city of 16,412 people in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's about 13 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,412people
$1.0MTypical home
$2,391/moRent
84° / 42°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,412
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,727 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Washington, DC
- 13 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,361/mo)
- Median rent $2,391/mo
- Median household income $217k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k)
- Low property crime (920 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 43% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to IAD airport
- 11 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 420 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 115 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,023 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 1,006 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 150 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
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
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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