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38.75° N · 77.08° W · GEOID 5139304

Hybla Valley

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

VirginiaHybla Valley, VAHybla ValleyHybla Valley

The short answer

Hybla Valley is home to 17,257 people. Median household income is $80,959 a year and median rent is $1,631 a month, 24.2% 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 $503,000, about 6.2x annual median household income.

The story in Hybla Valley is how fast things are changing. Rent took 29.6% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 24.2% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share rose 0.4 points on average, so affordability held up better here. 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.

9OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Hybla Valley scores better than 9% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 184th of 190 in Virginia.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%18
Economy 20%30
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%41
Education 10%58
Commute 10%17
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
$1,631
19% above the median place
Median household income
$80,959
1% above the median place
Median home value
$503,000
57% above the median place
Unemployment
8.3%
70% 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 Hybla Valley

  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs about $1,107 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 90% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Hybla Valley

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
7.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 4.3% from another state.
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
$65,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,631 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,738 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $503,000.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 13.4% work from home; 8.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Nogales, AZ matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
4.3%
117% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
7.0%
23% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$112,552
60% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHybla ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.0%23% above
Moved from another state14.3%117% 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

Home values are about 27% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture.

Hybla Valley24.2%
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
$65,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.2%
19% above the median place
Home price to income
6.2x
63% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$61,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Hybla Valley, $1,631 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 Hybla Valley, but easier on the budget

Places that match Hybla Valley 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
Nogales, AZ8720.5% vs 24.2%n/aCompare
Sayreville, NJ8120.5% vs 24.2%$14,300Compare
Lexington, NE8017.1% vs 24.2%n/aCompare
Glenmont, MD7919.2% vs 24.2%$40,700Compare

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Homeownership1
45.6%
31% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,738
46% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$5,963
83% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureHybla ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,63119% above
Rent to income124.2%19% above
Property tax rate11.2%31% above
Home price to income16.2x63% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure108.98% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,43851% above
Property tax paid (median)1$5,96383% above
Median home value1$503,00057% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.1%34% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure35.3%32% below
Homeownership145.6%31% below
Renters paying 30%+145.7%10% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,73846% above
Vacant homes1County figure3.7%47% below
Median year built119770% below
03

Work and pay

Compared with the 22 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Lake Park, FL, Woodlawn, VA and Doraville, GA), unemployment here is higher: 8.3% against a typical 6.2%.

Commutes by transit1
8.8%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
Unemployment1
8.3%
70% above the median place
Mean commute1
32 min
27% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$37,222 −7%
Poverty rate9.4% −12%
Works from home13.4% +8%
Median household income$80,959 +1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHybla ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$80,9591% above
Income per person1$37,2227% below
Unemployment18.3%70% above
Average annual pay5County figure$115,00474% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure0.8%78% below
Jobs5County figure634,638321% above
Poverty rate19.4%12% below
Mean commute132 min27% above
Works from home113.4%8% above
Commutes by transit18.8%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 18.8%, 194% above the median place.

No health insurance1
18.8%
194% above the median place
Born abroad1
36.2%
310% above the median place
High school or higher1
82.2%
11% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.0 +21%
Median age35.2 −10%
Bachelor's or higher35.9% +12%
Homes with broadband91.8% −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureHybla ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population117,2572659th largest
Median age135.210% below
Bachelor's or higher135.9%12% above
High school or higher182.2%11% below
Household size13.021% above
Born abroad136.2%310% above
No health insurance118.8%194% above
Homes with broadband191.8%1% below
05

Life in Hybla Valley

The nearest National Park Service site is Fort Foote Park, about 3 miles away.

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents9.8 −3%
Playgrounds per 10k15.1 +60%
Grocery stores per 10k0.6 −73%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k11.6 +4%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails2 km +5%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi4.9 23.2×

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

  • Fort Foote Park 3 miles
  • Fort Washington Park 4 miles
  • Piscataway Park 5 miles

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.

Nearest National Park Service site9
3.2
90% below the median place
Shops per 10k7
21.4
29% below the median place
Public school students11
174,475
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureHybla ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure222above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure174,475above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County 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 10k89.83% below
Playgrounds per 10k815.160% above
Grocery stores per 10k80.673% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k811.64% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails82.15% above
Transit stops per sq mi84.9above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site93.290% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles940above (median 2)
National Register listings10County 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 Hybla Valley. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
34.0
45% below the median place
Hurricane risk13
93.0
32% above the median place
Tornado risk13
54.5
33% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHybla ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure88°F1% above
January average low12County figure26°F4% above
Average temperature12County figure56°F3% above
Annual precipitation12County figure43.2 in1% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure94.72% above
Hurricane risk13County figure93.032% above
Tornado risk13County figure54.533% below
Wildfire risk13County figure34.045% below
Heat wave risk13County figure97.18% above
Median air quality index14County figure422% below
Good air days14County figure77.8%14% above
08

Hybla Valley in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 24% 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, Hybla Valley does better than 19% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 49%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,631/mo (2024)$2,070/mo$1,700 to $2,520/mo+4.1%
Median household income$80,959 (2024)$103,500$87,500 to $122,500+4.2%
Median home value$503,000 (2024)$721,000$523,000 to $993,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 7.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.2 now.

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

09

Places like Hybla Valley

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

PlaceRentIncome
Phoenix, AZ$1,582$81,332Compare
Sacramento, CA$1,779$87,321Compare
West Sacramento, CA$1,665$93,188Compare
Ferndale, WA$1,477$87,579Compare
Ferndale, WAWest Sacramento, CASacramento, CAPhoenix, AZHybla Valley, VAHybla ValleyPhoenixSacramentoFerndaleHybla ValleyPhoenixSacramentoFerndale

Places built like Hybla Valley

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 Hybla Valley performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Hybla Valley, VA24.2%6.5%/yrn/a
Lake Park, FL27.1%2.8%/yr0.6%Compare
Woodlawn, VA23.9%4.0%/yrn/aCompare
Doraville, GA33.3%5.4%/yr11.9%Compare
Beltsville, MD23.6%4.2%/yrn/aCompare
Pine Castle, FL32.8%3.5%/yrn/aCompare
New Carrollton, MD25.7%4.0%/yr-0.0%Compare

Common questions

Is Hybla Valley a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 9 out of 100, better than 9% of the places we rate and 184th of 190 in Virginia. Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,107 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 90% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 26 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Hybla Valley expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.2% 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 $503,000.

What salary do you need to live in Hybla Valley?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $65,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Hybla Valley?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Phoenix, AZ, Sacramento, CA, West Sacramento, CA and Ferndale, WA.

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 Hybla Valley with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Hybla Valley itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/hybla-valley-virginia

Citytistics. “Hybla Valley, Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/hybla-valley-virginia/

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