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39.02° N · 77.41° W · GEOID 5123732

Dulles Town Center

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

VirginiaDulles Town Center, VADulles Town CenterDulles Town Center

The short answer

Dulles Town Center is home to 5,464 people. Median household income is $125,941 a year and median rent is $2,393 a month, 22.8% 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 $606,500, about 4.8x annual median household income.

Dulles Town Center stands out for what is close at hand. 40 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 195 Virginia places we track. Also notable: Money left after rent is $97,000, against $72,100 in its closest peers.

53OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Average

Dulles Town Center scores better than 53% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 121st of 190 in Virginia.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%30
Economy 20%56
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%51
Education 10%89
Commute 10%44
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
$2,393
75% above the median place
Median household income
$125,941
57% above the median place
Median home value
$606,500
90% above the median place
Unemployment
6.3%
28% above 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 Dulles Town Center

  • HousingHalf the homes were built after 2004, newer housing than in 95% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Dulles Town Center

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
16.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 9.7% 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
$95,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,393 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,616 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $606,500.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 15.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Princeton Meadows, NJ matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
9.7%
389% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
16.0%
179% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$119,636
70% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureDulles Town CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year116.0%179% above
Moved from another state19.7%389% 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

30% of homes are owner-occupied, fewer than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 194 Virginia places we track.

Dulles Town Center22.8%
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
$95,720
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.8%
12% above the median place
Home price to income
4.8x
27% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
23%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$97,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Dulles Town Center, $2,393 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Dulles Town Center, but easier on the budget

Places that match Dulles Town Center 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
Princeton Meadows, NJ5418.4% vs 22.8%$4,800Compare
Monmouth Junction, NJ4717.4% vs 22.8%$7,900Compare
Newcastle, WA2817.7% vs 22.8%$31,100Compare
Glenmont, MD2519.2% vs 22.8%$5,000Compare

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Homeownership1
30.0%
55% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
32.5%
36% below the median place
Median year built1
2004
1% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureDulles Town CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,39375% above
Rent to income122.8%12% above
Property tax rate11.0%5% above
Home price to income14.8x27% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure108.98% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,43851% above
Property tax paid (median)1$5,82879% above
Median home value1$606,50090% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure4.3%36% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure49.3%4% below
Homeownership130.0%55% below
Renters paying 30%+132.5%36% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,61640% above
Vacant homes1County figure2.7%62% below
Median year built120041% above
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 17.5 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$125,941
57% above the median place
Income per person1
$54,654
36% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment6.3% +28%
Works from home15.8% +27%
Mean commute26 min +4%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureDulles Town CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$125,94157% above
Income per person1$54,65436% above
Unemployment16.3%28% above
Average annual pay5County figure$87,06432% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.7%27% below
Jobs5County figure204,94136% above
Poverty rate1County figure4.2%61% below
Mean commute126 min4% above
Works from home115.8%27% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

48% of residents were born outside the US, more than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 186 Virginia places we track.

Born abroad1
47.9%
above the median place (median 8.8%)
Bachelor's or higher1
61.0%
90% above the median place
High school or higher1
96.2%
4% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age35.7 −8%
Homes with broadband94.8% +3%
No health insurance5.7% −11%
Household size2.4 −3%
All 8 people measures
MeasureDulles Town CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,4646301st largest
Median age135.78% below
Bachelor's or higher161.0%90% above
High school or higher196.2%4% above
Household size12.43% below
Born abroad147.9%above (median 8.8%)
No health insurance15.7%11% below
Homes with broadband194.8%3% above
05

Life in Dulles Town Center

The nearest National Park Service site is Great Falls Park, about 9 miles away.

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 residents7.3 −28%
Playgrounds per 10k43.9 4.7×
Grocery stores per 10k3.7 +73%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k53.1 4.8×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi17.5 83.3×

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

  • Great Falls Park 9 miles
  • Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts 11 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
9.3
70% 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
MeasureDulles Town CenterAmong 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 10k87.328% below
Playgrounds per 10k843.9367% above
Grocery stores per 10k83.773% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k853.1376% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi817.5above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site99.370% 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 Dulles Town Center. 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
MeasureDulles Town CenterAmong 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

Dulles Town Center in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 23% 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, Dulles Town Center does better than 30% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 37%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,393/mo (2024)$3,070/mo$2,520 to $3,740/mo+4.2%
Median household income$125,941 (2024)$160,000$135,500 to $189,500+4.1%
Median home value$606,500 (2024)$862,000$626,000 to $1,188,000+6.0%

The median home would be worth 5.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.8 now.

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

09

Places like Dulles Town Center

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

PlaceRentIncome
Horizon West, FL$2,464$127,335Compare
Morristown, NJ$2,274$121,340Compare
Lorton, VA$2,548$138,685Compare
Fish Hawk, FL$2,280$135,271Compare
Fish Hawk, FLLorton, VAMorristown, NJHorizon West, FLDulles Town Center, VADulles Town CenterHorizon WestMorristownLortonFish HawkDulles Town CenterHorizon WestMorristownLortonFish Hawk

Places built like Dulles Town Center

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 Dulles Town Center performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Dulles Town Center, VA22.8%5.7%/yrn/a
Bull Run, VA26.8%5.5%/yrn/aCompare
Harrison, NJ28.7%6.0%/yr13.6%Compare
Contra Costa Centre, CA26.8%4.4%/yrn/aCompare
Glenvar Heights, FL32.8%2.5%/yrn/aCompare
McNair, VA22.4%3.2%/yrn/aCompare
White Oak, MD26.0%2.4%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Dulles Town Center a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 53 out of 100, better than 53% of the places we rate and 121st of 190 in Virginia. Half the homes were built after 2004, newer housing than in 95% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Dulles Town Center expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $606,500.

What salary do you need to live in Dulles Town Center?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $95,720 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Dulles Town Center?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Horizon West, FL, Morristown, NJ, Lorton, VA and Fish Hawk, FL.

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 Dulles Town Center with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Dulles Town Center itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/dulles-town-center-virginia

Citytistics. “Dulles Town Center, Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/dulles-town-center-virginia/

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