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38.81° N · 77.30° W · GEOID 5142680

Kings Park West

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

VirginiaKings Park West, VAKings Park WestKings Park West

The short answer

Kings Park West is home to 13,442 people. Median household income is $170,039 a year and median rent is $2,560 a month, 18.1% 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 $742,800, about 4.4x annual median household income.

Kings Park West stands out for what is close at hand. 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. Also notable: After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $139,000 a year, more than in 93% of places its size.

86OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

Kings Park West scores better than 86% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 26th of 190 in Virginia.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%52
Economy 20%95
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%57
Education 10%93
Commute 10%13
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
$2,560
88% above the median place
Median household income
$170,039
112% above the median place
Median home value
$742,800
133% above the median place
Unemployment
2.5%
48% 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 West

  • Work and commuting28% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 92% of the 2,241 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Kings Park West

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
2.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.6% 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
$102,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,560 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,104 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $742,800.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 27.6% work from home; 3.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Martinsville, NJ matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
2.4%
59% below the median place
Moved from another state1
0.6%
71% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$112,552
60% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureKings Park WestAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year12.4%59% below
Moved from another state10.6%71% below
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

The median household earns $170,039 a year, more than in 94% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Kings Park West18.1%
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
$102,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.1%
11% below the median place
Home price to income
4.4x
15% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$139,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Kings Park West, $2,560 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 West, but easier on the budget

Places that match Kings Park West 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
Martinsville, NJ9112.7% vs 18.1%$31,100Compare
Springdale, NJ906.4% vs 18.1%$14,700Compare
Montvale, NJ9013.8% vs 18.1%$7,100Compare
Long Hill, CT8813.1% vs 18.1%$19,300Compare

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Median home value1
$742,800
133% above the median place
Homeownership1
86.4%
30% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,104
66% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureKings Park WestAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,56088% above
Rent to income118.1%11% below
Property tax rate11.0%9% above
Home price to income14.4x15% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure108.98% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,43851% above
Property tax paid (median)1$7,366126% above
Median home value1$742,800133% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.1%34% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure35.3%32% below
Homeownership186.4%30% above
Renters paying 30%+140.3%20% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,10466% above
Vacant homes1County figure3.7%47% below
Median year built119760% below
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 13.9 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 90% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Median household income1
$170,039
112% above the median place
Unemployment1
2.5%
48% below the median place
Works from home1
27.6%
122% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$65,354 +63%
Mean commute32 min +30%
Commutes by transit3.8% 4.4×
Poverty rate6.2% −43%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureKings Park WestAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$170,039112% above
Income per person1$65,35463% above
Unemployment12.5%48% below
Average annual pay5County figure$115,00474% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure0.8%78% below
Jobs5County figure634,638321% above
Poverty rate16.2%43% below
Mean commute132 min30% above
Works from home127.6%122% above
Commutes by transit13.8%342% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 97.8%, 6% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
97.8%
6% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
66.7%
108% above the median place
Household size1
3.0
22% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad25.5% 2.9×
High school or higher96.5% +5%
Median age42.3 +8%
No health insurance4.9% −23%
All 8 people measures
MeasureKings Park WestAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population113,4423273rd largest
Median age142.38% above
Bachelor's or higher166.7%108% above
High school or higher196.5%5% above
Household size13.022% above
Born abroad125.5%188% above
No health insurance14.9%23% below
Homes with broadband197.8%6% above
05

Life in Kings Park West

The nearest National Park Service site is Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, about 9 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 residents11.9 +17%
Playgrounds per 10k12.7 +34%
Grocery stores per 10k2.2 +5%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k13.4 +20%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails8 km 4.1×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi13.9 66.0×

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts 9 miles
  • Manassas National Battlefield Park 12 miles
  • George Washington Memorial Parkway 12 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
8.6
72% 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
MeasureKings Park WestAmong 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 10k811.917% above
Playgrounds per 10k812.734% above
Grocery stores per 10k82.25% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k813.420% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails88.2310% above
Transit stops per sq mi813.9above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site98.672% 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 Kings Park West. 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
MeasureKings Park WestAmong 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

Kings Park West 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Kings Park West does better than 54% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 10%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,560/mo (2024)$3,220/mo$2,640 to $3,920/mo+3.9%
Median household income$170,039 (2024)$214,000$181,000 to $253,500+3.9%
Median home value$742,800 (2024)$1,032,000$749,000 to $1,421,000+5.6%

The median home would be worth 4.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.4 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 West

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

PlaceRentIncome
Highlands Ranch, CO$2,531$159,307Compare
Dobbs Ferry, NY$2,369$165,417Compare
Olney, MD$2,404$171,458Compare
Fairmount, CO$2,679$163,600Compare
Fairmount, COOlney, MDDobbs Ferry, NYHighlands Ranch, COKings Park West, VAKings Park WestHighlands RanchDobbs FerryOlneyFairmountKings Park WestHighlands RanchDobbs FerryOlneyFairmount

Places built like Kings Park West

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 Kings Park West performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Kings Park West, VA18.1%3.7%/yrn/a
West Springfield, VA18.1%4.7%/yrn/aCompare
Pinecrest, FL11.3%5.6%/yr1.4%Compare
Newington Forest, VA21.1%1.6%/yrn/aCompare
Newington, VA21.7%2.7%/yrn/aCompare
Wakefield, VA17.7%8.9%/yrn/aCompare
Rose Hill, VA17.0%7.1%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Kings Park West a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 86 out of 100, better than 86% of the places we rate and 26th of 190 in Virginia. 28% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 92% of the 2,241 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 90 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Kings Park West expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.1% 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 $742,800.

What salary do you need to live in Kings Park West?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $102,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Kings Park West?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Highlands Ranch, CO, Dobbs Ferry, NY, Olney, MD and Fairmount, CO.

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 Kings Park West with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Kings Park West 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-west-virginia

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

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