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38.98° N · 77.33° W · GEOID 5132498

Great Falls Crossing

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

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

VirginiaGreat Falls Crossing, VAGreat Falls CrossingGreat Falls Crossing

The short answer

Great Falls Crossing is home to 1,414 people. Median household income is $250,001 a year and median rent is $2,276 a month, 10.9% 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 $989,100, about 4.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,276
67% above the median place
Median household income
$250,001
211% above the median place
Median home value
$989,100
210% above the median place
Unemployment
4.2%
13% 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 Great Falls Crossing

  • 64% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 192 Virginia places.
  • 85% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 195 Virginia places.
  • 98% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 194 Virginia places.
  • The median household earns $250,001 a year, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 195 Virginia places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 181 Virginia places.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 95 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

Many people here skip the commute entirely: 64% work from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 97% of places.

01

Moving to Great Falls Crossing

Fairfax County loses about 9.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in67,280
Moved out76,453
Net−9,173

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Loudoun County, VA4,6767,977−3,301
Prince William County, VA4,6667,952−3,286
Alexandria city, VA5,5423,753+1,789
Arlington County, VA5,4603,653+1,807
District of Columbia, DC2,5721,483+1,089
Montgomery County, MD2,1681,651+517

Within Virginia, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within VirginiaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$106K
Leavers$113K

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

Who moves here
7.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.2% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Fairfax County report $105,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $112,600, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$91,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,276 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,452 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $989,100.
Getting to work
34 minutes each way on average; 64.0% work from home; 4.7% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
South Barrington, IL matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out6
$112,552
60% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
-9.1
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6
$105,657
50% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureGreat Falls CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.4%30% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.2%62% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-9.1below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$105,65750% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$112,55260% above
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Great Falls Crossing10.9%
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
$91,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
10.9%
47% below the median place
Home price to income
4.0x
4% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
11%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$222,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
98.2%
48% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureGreat Falls CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$2,27667% above
Rent to income110.9%47% below
Home price to income14.0x4% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure108.98% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,43851% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$989,100210% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.1%34% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure35.3%32% below
Homeownership198.2%48% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,45284% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119931% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 64.0%, above the median place (median 12.4%).

Works from home1
64.0%
above the median place (median 12.4%)
Median household income1
$250,001
211% above the median place
Income per person1
$110,948
177% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGreat Falls CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$250,001211% above
Income per person1$110,948177% above
Unemployment1County figure4.2%13% below
Average annual pay5County figure$115,00474% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure0.8%78% below
Jobs5County figure634,638321% above
Poverty rate1County figure5.9%45% below
Mean commute134 min38% above
Works from home164.0%above (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1County figure4.7%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 0.0%, below the median place (median 6.4%).

No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
High school or higher1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
85.4%
166% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband100.0% +8%
Median age53.6 +37%
Born abroad35.3% 4.0×
Household size2.8 +12%
All 8 people measures
MeasureGreat Falls CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,4146646th largest
Median age153.637% above
Bachelor's or higher185.4%166% above
High school or higher1100.0%8% above
Household size12.812% above
Born abroad135.3%300% above
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Great Falls Crossing

66 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 5 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k28.3 3.0×
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 mi1.7 8.0×

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 bars21.4 +3%
Shops21.4 −29%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.1 +0%
Doctors' offices and clinics26.6 +32%
Child care centers3.2 +39%

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

Shops per 10k7
21.4
29% below the median place
Public school students10
174,475
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools10
222
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureGreat Falls CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure222above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure174,475above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure13.810% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure21.43% above
Shops per 10k7County figure21.429% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.10% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure26.632% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure3.239% above
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k828.3201% above
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 mi81.7above (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure66above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 34.0, 45% below 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 Great Falls Crossing. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk12
34.0
45% below the median place
Hurricane risk12
93.0
32% above the median place
Tornado risk12
54.5
33% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureGreat Falls CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure88°F1% above
January average low11County figure26°F4% above
Average temperature11County figure56°F3% above
Annual precipitation11County figure43.2 in1% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure94.72% above
Hurricane risk12County figure93.032% above
Tornado risk12County figure54.533% below
Wildfire risk12County figure34.045% below
Heat wave risk12County figure97.18% above
Median air quality index13County figure422% below
Good air days13County figure77.8%14% above
08

Great Falls Crossing in 2030: where the trends point

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 household income$250,001 (2024)$309,000$261,500 to $366,000+3.6%
Median home value$989,100 (2024)$1,352,000$982,000 to $1,863,000+5.4%

The median home would be worth 4.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.0 now.

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

09

Places like Great Falls Crossing

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

PlaceRentIncome
South Barrington, IL$2,200$221,575Compare
Town and Country, MO$1,955$232,534Compare
The Village of Indian Hill, OH$2,684$234,821Compare
Briarcliff Manor, NY$2,433$229,732Compare
Briarcliff Manor, NYThe Village of Indian Hill, OHTown and Country, MOSouth Barrington, ILGreat Falls Crossing, VASouth BarringtonTown and CountrySouth BarringtonTown and Country

Common questions

Is Great Falls Crossing a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 64% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 192 Virginia places. 85% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 195 Virginia places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Great Falls Crossing expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 10.9% 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 $989,100.

What salary do you need to live in Great Falls Crossing?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $91,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Great Falls Crossing?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are South Barrington, IL, Town and Country, MO, The Village of Indian Hill, OH and Briarcliff Manor, NY.

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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

Citytistics. “Great Falls Crossing, Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/great-falls-crossing-virginia/

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