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39.04° N · 77.53° W · GEOID 5131912

Goose Creek Village

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

Limited data population under 5,000

VirginiaGoose Creek Village, VAGoose Creek VillageGoose Creek Village

The short answer

Goose Creek Village is home to 2,461 people. Median household income is $198,631 a year and median rent is $2,921 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 $620,700, about 3.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,921
114% above the median place
Median household income
$198,631
147% above the median place
Median home value
$620,700
94% above the median place
Unemployment
3.3%
32% 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 Goose Creek Village

  • Half the homes were built after 2014, newer housing than in 99% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 195 Virginia places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $163,200 a year left, more than in 96% of places its size.
  • 81% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 98% of places its size.
  • 36% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 97% of places its size.
  • Median rent is $2,921 a month, higher than in 96% of places its size.
01

Moving to Goose Creek Village

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
5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.5% 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
$116,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,921 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,017 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $620,700.
Getting to work
31 minutes each way on average; 35.6% work from home; 1.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Stone Ridge, VA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
5.0%
12% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$119,636
70% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$118,595
68% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureGoose Creek VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.0%12% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.5%26% 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

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Goose Creek Village17.6%
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
$116,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.6%
14% below the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
18% 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
$163,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Goose Creek Village, 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
Belle Mead, NJ14.1% vs 17.6%$19,100Compare
Dry Run, OH13.8% vs 17.6%$15,100Compare
Glen Ridge, NJ13.1% vs 17.6%$43,400Compare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Median year built1
2014
2% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,017
61% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureGoose Creek VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,921114% above
Rent to income117.6%14% below
Property tax rate10.8%18% below
Home price to income13.1x18% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure108.98% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,43851% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,65943% above
Median home value1$620,70094% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure4.3%36% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure49.3%4% below
Homeownership152.3%21% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure44.1%13% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,01761% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built120142% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 35.6%, 186% above the median place.

Works from home1
35.6%
186% above the median place
Median household income1
$198,631
147% above the median place
Income per person1
$72,753
82% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGoose Creek VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$198,631147% above
Income per person1$72,75382% above
Unemployment1County figure3.3%32% below
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 commute131 min25% above
Works from home135.6%186% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.4%67% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 100.0%, 8% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
80.7%
152% above the median place
High school or higher1
98.8%
7% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad28.7% 3.3×
Household size2.7 +9%
Median age36.7 −6%
All 8 people measures
MeasureGoose Creek VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,4616646th largest
Median age136.76% below
Bachelor's or higher180.7%152% above
High school or higher198.8%7% above
Household size12.79% above
Born abroad128.7%225% above
No health insurance1County figure5.4%16% below
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Goose Creek Village

102 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 9 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k24.4 2.6×
Grocery stores per 10k4.1 +92%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k28.4 2.6×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi13.2 63.0×

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 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.

Public school students10
81,486
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools10
103
above the median place (median 9)
Shops per 10k7
24.5
19% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureGoose Creek VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure103above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure81,486above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County 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 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k824.4159% above
Grocery stores per 10k84.192% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k828.4155% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi813.2above (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County 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 Goose Creek Village. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days13
80.5%
18% above the median place
Natural hazard risk12
78.1
16% below the median place
Wildfire risk12
37.4
39% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureGoose Creek VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure87°F0% above
January average low11County figure25°F3% below
Average temperature11County figure55°F0% below
Annual precipitation11County figure42.5 in3% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure78.116% below
Hurricane risk12County figure80.113% above
Tornado risk12County figure74.78% below
Wildfire risk12County figure37.439% below
Heat wave risk12County figure91.11% above
Median air quality index13County figure407% below
Good air days13County figure80.5%18% above
08

Goose Creek Village in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,921/mo (2024)$3,740/mo$3,070 to $4,550/mo+4.2%
Median household income$198,631 (2024)$248,000$209,500 to $293,500+3.8%
Median home value$620,700 (2024)$896,000$650,000 to $1,234,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 3.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

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

09

Places like Goose Creek Village

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

PlaceRentIncome
Stone Ridge, VA$2,746$187,563Compare
South Riding, VA$2,905$196,403Compare
Sharon, MA$2,576$183,808Compare
Dranesville, VA$3,187$214,688Compare
Dranesville, VASharon, MASouth Riding, VAStone Ridge, VAGoose Creek Village, VAGoose Creek VillageStone RidgeSouth RidingSharonGoose Creek VillageStone RidgeSouth RidingSharon

Common questions

Is Goose Creek Village a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Half the homes were built after 2014, newer housing than in 99% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 195 Virginia places. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $163,200 a year left, more than in 96% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Goose Creek Village 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 $620,700.

What salary do you need to live in Goose Creek Village?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $116,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Goose Creek Village?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Stone Ridge, VA, South Riding, VA, Sharon, MA and Dranesville, VA.

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 Goose Creek Village with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Goose Creek Village itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/goose-creek-village-virginia

Citytistics. “Goose Creek Village, Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/goose-creek-village-virginia/

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