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38.98° N · 77.53° W · GEOID 5109188

Brambleton

Loudoun County, Virginia · part of the Washington, DC metro

VirginiaBrambleton, VABrambletonBrambleton

The short answer

Brambleton is home to 24,537 people. Median household income is $238,018 a year and median rent is $2,479 a month, 12.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $865,800, about 3.6x annual median household income.

What sets Brambleton apart is how far household money goes. After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $207,800 a year, more than in 99% of places its size. Also notable: 40 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 195 Virginia places we track.

92OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Exceptional

Brambleton scores better than 92% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 10th of 190 in Virginia.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%76
Economy 20%92
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%48
Education 10%99
Commute 10%4
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$2,479
82% above the median place
Median household income
$238,018
196% above the median place
Median home value
$865,800
171% above the median place
Unemployment
3.2%
34% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Brambleton

  • HousingHalf the homes were built after 2011, newer housing than in 98% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 195 Virginia places we track.
  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs about $1,315 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 92% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Brambleton

Loudoun County loses about 1.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in25,114
Moved out25,712
Net−598

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Virginia, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within VirginiaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$119K
Leavers$120K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Loudoun County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Loudoun County report $118,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $119,600.
Income you would need
$99,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,479 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,794 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $865,800.
Getting to work
37 minutes each way on average; 50.0% work from home; 3.1% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Hinsdale, IL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
7.8%
36% above the median place
Moved from another state1
3.0%
51% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$119,636
70% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBrambletonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.8%36% above
Moved from another state13.0%51% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-1.5150% below
Income of households moving in6County figure$118,59568% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$119,63670% above
02

What it costs to live here

High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 99% of places we track, yet 60% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.

Brambleton12.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$99,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
12.5%
39% below the median place
Home price to income
3.6x
4% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
12%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$207,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Brambleton, but easier on the budget

Places that match Brambleton on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Hinsdale, IL329.2% vs 12.5%$15,000Compare

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Median year built1
2011
2% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,794
103% above the median place
Median home value1
$865,800
171% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureBrambletonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,47982% above
Rent to income112.5%39% below
Property tax rate10.8%10% below
Home price to income13.6x4% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure108.98% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,43851% above
Property tax paid (median)1$7,073117% above
Median home value1$865,800171% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure4.3%36% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure49.3%4% below
Homeownership185.1%28% above
Renters paying 30%+160.3%19% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,794103% above
Vacant homes1County figure2.7%62% below
Median year built120112% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 50.0%, 302% above the median place.

Works from home1
50.0%
302% above the median place
Median household income1
$238,018
196% above the median place
Income per person1
$85,351
113% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute37 min +47%
Poverty rate3.5% −67%
Unemployment3.2% −34%
Commutes by transit3.1% 3.7×
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBrambletonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$238,018196% above
Income per person1$85,351113% above
Unemployment13.2%34% below
Average annual pay5County figure$87,06432% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.7%27% below
Jobs5County figure204,94136% above
Poverty rate13.5%67% below
Mean commute137 min47% above
Works from home150.0%302% above
Commutes by transit13.1%268% above
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 79.8%, 149% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
79.8%
149% above the median place
Born abroad1
33.4%
278% above the median place
No health insurance1
2.6%
59% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher97.5% +6%
Household size3.1 +23%
Homes with broadband94.6% +2%
Median age39.0 +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureBrambletonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population124,5371909th largest
Median age139.00% above
Bachelor's or higher179.8%149% above
High school or higher197.5%6% above
Household size13.123% above
Born abroad133.4%278% above
No health insurance12.6%59% below
Homes with broadband194.6%2% above
05

Life in Brambleton

The nearest National Park Service site is Manassas National Battlefield Park, about 12 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 2001. 102 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 9 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents9.0 −12%
Playgrounds per 10k36.3 3.9×
Grocery stores per 10k0.8 −61%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k4.5 −60%
Libraries per 10k0.8 −6%
Named paths and bike trails10 km 5.1×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi4.7 22.3×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Manassas National Battlefield Park 12 miles
  • Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts 15 miles
  • Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area 15 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.5 −6%
Shops24.5 −19%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.4 +7%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.6 +17%
Child care centers3.3 +43%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
11.6
62% below the median place
Public school students11
81,486
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
103
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureBrambletonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure103above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure81,486above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure12.618% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure19.56% below
Shops per 10k7County figure24.519% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.47% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure23.617% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure3.343% above
Parks per 10k89.012% below
Playgrounds per 10k836.3285% above
Grocery stores per 10k80.861% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k84.560% below
Libraries per 10k80.86% below
Named paths and bike trails810.2above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi84.7above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site911.662% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles940above (median 2)
National Register listings10County figure102above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 80.5%, 18% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Brambleton. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days14
80.5%
18% above the median place
Natural hazard risk13
78.1
16% below the median place
Wildfire risk13
37.4
39% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBrambletonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure87°F0% above
January average low12County figure25°F3% below
Average temperature12County figure55°F0% below
Annual precipitation12County figure42.5 in3% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure78.116% below
Hurricane risk13County figure80.113% above
Tornado risk13County figure74.78% below
Wildfire risk13County figure37.439% below
Heat wave risk13County figure91.11% above
Median air quality index14County figure407% below
Good air days14County figure80.5%18% above
08

Brambleton in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 12% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 12% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Brambleton does better than 76% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 47%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,479/mo (2024)$3,130/mo$2,570 to $3,820/mo+4.0%
Median household income$238,018 (2024)$304,000$257,000 to $360,000+4.2%
Median home value$865,800 (2024)$1,239,000$899,000 to $1,706,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 4.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Brambleton

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Broadlands, VA$2,694$241,042Compare
Westfield, NJ$2,357$232,629Compare
Bernardsville, NJ$2,297$236,115Compare
Glen Ridge, NJ$2,728$250,001Compare
Glen Ridge, NJBernardsville, NJWestfield, NJBroadlands, VABrambleton, VABrambletonBroadlandsWestfieldBernardsvilleBrambletonBroadlandsWestfieldBernardsville

Places built like Brambleton

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Brambleton performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Brambleton, VA12.5%5.5%/yrn/a
Broadlands, VA13.4%5.5%/yrn/aCompare
Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA16.5%4.3%/yrn/aCompare
Wyndham, VA11.5%5.2%/yrn/aCompare
Loudoun Valley Estates, VA17.3%4.0%/yrn/aCompare
Milton, GA14.5%5.9%/yr-0.1%Compare
Lowes Island, VA15.4%4.5%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Brambleton a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 92 out of 100, better than 92% of the places we rate and 10th of 190 in Virginia. Half the homes were built after 2011, newer housing than in 98% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 195 Virginia places we track. Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,315 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 92% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 99 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Brambleton expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $865,800.

What salary do you need to live in Brambleton?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $99,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Brambleton?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Broadlands, VA, Westfield, NJ, Bernardsville, NJ and Glen Ridge, NJ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Brambleton with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Brambleton itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/brambleton-virginia

Citytistics. “Brambleton, Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/brambleton-virginia/

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