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Woodburn is a big small town of 9,503 people in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's about 12 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $764k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,503people
$764kTypical home
$2,347/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
15"Snow
238Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,503
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,404 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Washington, DC
- 12 mi to Washington, DC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $764k (≈$4,818/mo)
- Median rent $2,347/mo
- Median household income $134k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 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 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DCA airport
- 10 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 338 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 115 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,906 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 973 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 147 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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