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38.80° N · 77.24° W · GEOID 5142664

Kings Park

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

Limited data population under 5,000

VirginiaKings Park, VAKings ParkKings Park

The short answer

Kings Park is home to 4,315 people. Median household income is $166,150 a year and median rent is $3,239 a month, 23.4% 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 $635,300, about 3.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$3,239
137% above the median place
Median household income
$166,150
107% above the median place
Median home value
$635,300
99% 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 Kings Park

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $450 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 194 Virginia places.
  • 88% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 181 Virginia places.
  • Median rent is $3,239 a month, higher than in 97% of places its size.
  • 34% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 95% of places its size.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $127,000 a year left, more than in 90% of places its size.

High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 94% of places we track, yet 88% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.

01

Moving to Kings Park

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
$129,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,239 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,789 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $635,300.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 34.1% work from home; 4.7% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Roxborough Park, CO 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
MeasureKings ParkAmong 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

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

Kings Park23.4%
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
$129,560
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.4%
15% above the median place
Home price to income
3.8x
1% 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
$126,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Kings Park, $3,239 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 Kings Park, 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
Troy Hills, NJ20.3% vs 23.4%$12,200Compare
North New Hyde Park, NY19.3% vs 23.4%$5,400Compare
Argyle, TX18.0% vs 23.4%$21,700Compare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Renters paying 30%+1
87.9%
74% above the median place
Homeownership1
92.2%
39% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureKings ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,239137% above
Rent to income123.4%15% above
Property tax rate11.0%11% above
Home price to income13.8x1% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure108.98% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,43851% above
Property tax paid (median)1$6,42097% above
Median home value1$635,30099% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.1%34% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure35.3%32% below
Homeownership192.2%39% above
Renters paying 30%+187.9%74% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,78949% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119661% below
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 34.1%, 174% above the median place.

Works from home1
34.1%
174% above the median place
Median household income1
$166,150
107% above the median place
Income per person1
$63,122
58% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureKings ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$166,150107% above
Income per person1$63,12258% 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 commute132 min29% above
Works from home134.1%174% above
Commutes by transit1County figure4.7%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 62.4%, 95% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
62.4%
95% above the median place
Born abroad1
26.6%
201% above the median place
Household size1
3.0
20% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher95.7% +4%
Median age42.4 +9%
Homes with broadband94.4% +2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureKings ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,3156646th largest
Median age142.49% above
Bachelor's or higher162.4%95% above
High school or higher195.7%4% above
Household size13.020% above
Born abroad126.6%201% above
No health insurance1County figure7.1%11% above
Homes with broadband194.4%2% above
05

Life in Kings Park

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 residents9.3 −9%
Playgrounds per 10k32.4 3.4×
Grocery stores per 10k4.6 2.2×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k13.9 +25%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails4 km 2.1×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi19.2 91.5×

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
MeasureKings ParkAmong 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 10k89.39% below
Playgrounds per 10k832.4245% above
Grocery stores per 10k84.6118% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k813.925% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails84.3115% above
Transit stops per sq mi819.2above (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 Kings Park. 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
MeasureKings ParkAmong 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

Kings Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, up from 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$3,239/mo (2024)$4,140/mo$3,390 to $5,040/mo+4.2%
Median household income$166,150 (2024)$207,000$175,000 to $245,000+3.7%
Median home value$635,300 (2024)$868,000$630,000 to $1,195,000+5.3%

The median home would be worth 4.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.8 now.

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

09

Places like Kings Park

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

PlaceRentIncome
Roxborough Park, CO$3,244$173,083Compare
Nesconset, NY$3,105$152,500Compare
Waldwick, NJ$3,446$177,962Compare
Minnetrista, MN$3,501$163,051Compare
Minnetrista, MNWaldwick, NJNesconset, NYRoxborough Park, COKings Park, VAKings ParkRoxborough ParkNesconsetWaldwickMinnetristaKings ParkRoxborough ParkNesconsetWaldwickMinnetrista

Common questions

Is Kings Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $450 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 194 Virginia places. 88% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 181 Virginia places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Kings Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.4% 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 $635,300.

What salary do you need to live in Kings Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $129,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Kings Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Roxborough Park, CO, Nesconset, NY, Waldwick, NJ and Minnetrista, MN.

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

Citytistics. “Kings Park, Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/kings-park-virginia/

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