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38.52° N · 77.44° W · GEOID 5112472

Camp Barrett

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

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_household_income, median_gross_rent, median_home_value

VirginiaCamp Barrett, VACamp BarrettCamp Barrett

The short answer

Camp Barrett is home to 1,681 people. Median household income is $137,807 a year and median rent is $2,020 a month, 17.6% 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 $485,100, about 3.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,020
48% above the median place
Median household income
$137,807
72% above the median place
Median home value
$485,100
52% above the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

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 Camp Barrett

  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 50 hours a year commuting, less than in 99% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 192 Virginia places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 160 Virginia places.
  • The median resident is 25 years old, younger than in 97% of places its size.
  • 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 84% of places its size.

Many people here skip the commute entirely: 36% work from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 100% of places.

01

Moving to Camp Barrett

Stafford County gains about 9.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in13,795
Moved out12,404
Net+1,391

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$73K
Leavers$77K

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

Who moves here
57.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 50.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Stafford County report $72,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $77,100, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$80,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,020 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,545 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $485,100.
Getting to work
11 minutes each way on average; 36.4% work from home; 2.1% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Lehi, UT matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
57.7%
above the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
50.5%
above the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6
9.8
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCamp BarrettAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year157.7%above (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state150.5%above (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure9.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$72,6523% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$77,11810% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 17.6%, 14% below the median place.

Camp Barrett17.6%
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
$80,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.6%
14% below the median place
Home price to income
3.5x
7% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$113,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Camp Barrett, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Hyde Park, UT13.5% vs 17.6%n/aCompare
Granville, OH10.9% vs 17.6%n/aCompare

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Property tax rate1
0.7%
23% below the median place
Median year built1
1997
1% above the median place
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3
$2,438
51% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureCamp BarrettAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$2,02048% above
Rent to income117.6%14% below
Property tax rate10.7%23% below
Home price to income13.5x7% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure108.98% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,43851% above
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$3,4104% above
Median home value1County figure$485,10052% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure4.4%37% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure50.2%3% below
Homeownership1County figure80.5%21% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure45.3%10% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure$2,54536% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.3%40% below
Median year built1County figure19971% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Mean commute1
11 min
57% below the median place
Works from home1
36.4%
192% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCamp BarrettAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1County figure$137,80772% above
Income per person1$42,5786% above
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay5County figure$65,7990% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure-4.3%below (median 3.7%)
Jobs5County figure51,22966% below
Poverty rate1County figure4.7%57% below
Mean commute111 min57% below
Works from home136.4%192% above
Commutes by transit1County figure2.1%153% above
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 100.0%, 8% above the median place.

High school or higher1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Median age1
25.0
36% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
54.8%
71% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureCamp BarrettAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,6816646th largest
Median age125.036% below
Bachelor's or higher154.8%71% above
High school or higher1100.0%8% above
Household size1County figure3.022% above
Born abroad16.7%24% below
No health insurance1County figure6.4%0% above
Homes with broadband1County figure96.8%5% above
05

Life in Camp Barrett

19 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars12.0 −42%
Shops16.7 −45%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.6 −37%
Doctors' offices and clinics12.9 −36%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

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

Shops per 10k7
16.7
45% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
12.0
42% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
12.9
36% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureCamp BarrettAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure38322% above
Public school students10County figure31,812above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure13.612% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure12.042% below
Shops per 10k7County figure16.745% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.637% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure12.936% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure1946% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 96.4%, 41% 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 Camp Barrett. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days13
96.4%
41% above the median place
Wildfire risk12
18.2
70% below the median place
Median air quality index13
35
19% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureCamp BarrettAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure88°F2% above
January average low11County figure26°F2% above
Average temperature11County figure57°F3% above
Annual precipitation11County figure42.6 in3% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure65.030% below
Hurricane risk12County figure77.510% above
Tornado risk12County figure52.236% below
Wildfire risk12County figure18.270% below
Heat wave risk12County figure78.912% below
Median air quality index13County figure3519% below
Good air days13County figure96.4%41% above
08

Places like Camp Barrett

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

PlaceRentIncome
Lehi, UT$1,964$131,299Compare
Saratoga Springs, UT$2,256$128,802Compare
Cedar Hills, UT$2,179$139,008Compare
Vineyard, UT$1,834$103,380Compare
Vineyard, UTCedar Hills, UTSaratoga Springs, UTLehi, UTCamp Barrett, VACamp BarrettLehiSaratoga SpringsCedar HillsVineyardCamp BarrettLehiSaratoga SpringsCedar HillsVineyard

Common questions

Is Camp Barrett a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 50 hours a year commuting, less than in 99% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 192 Virginia places. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 160 Virginia places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Camp Barrett expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.6% 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 $485,100.

What salary do you need to live in Camp Barrett?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $80,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Camp Barrett?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lehi, UT, Saratoga Springs, UT, Cedar Hills, UT and Vineyard, UT.

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 Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. 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 Camp Barrett with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Camp Barrett itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/camp-barrett-virginia

Citytistics. “Camp Barrett, Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/camp-barrett-virginia/

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