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Warrenton is a big small town of 10,176 people in Fauquier County, Virginia. It's about 38 miles from Winchester, VA and 44 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 $478k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,176people
$478kTypical home
$1,418/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,176
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,323 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Washington, DC
- 38 mi to Winchester, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $478k (≈$3,016/mo)
- Median rent $1,418/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 20" 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
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (553 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to IAD airport
- 24 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 643 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 516 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 118 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 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