Name: Lowes Island, VA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Lowes Island

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

Fairfax County, VA7,9774,676+3,301

Prince William County, VA1,0611,315−254

Arlington County, VA860560+300

Montgomery County, MD644407+237

Frederick County, VA232744−512

Jefferson County, WV646

Alexandria city, VA446

District of Columbia, DC409

Within Virginia, other states or abroad

Arrivals

51%44%

Leavers

43%52%

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: 9.2% 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: $113,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $2,840 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,497 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $793,200.
Getting to work: 31 minutes each way on average; 36.3% work from home; 2.7% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Wyndham, VA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
9.2%
61% above 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

Measure	Lowes Island	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	9.2%	61% above
Moved from another state1County figure	2.5%	26% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	-1.5	150% below
Income of households moving in6County figure	$118,595	68% above
Income of households moving out6County figure	$119,636	70% above

What it costs to live here

The median household earns $220,833 a year, more than in 98% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Lowes Island15.4%

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

$113,600

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

15.4%

25% below the median place

Home price to income

3.6x

6% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

15%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$186,500

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lowes Island, $2,840 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 Lowes Island, but easier on the budget

Places that match Lowes Island 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.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Wyndham, VA	97	11.5% vs 15.4%	$26,900	Compare
Hinsdale, IL	83	9.2% vs 15.4%	$36,400	Compare
Medina, MN	77	7.4% vs 15.4%	$20,400	Compare
New Albany, OH	73	11.9% vs 15.4%	$30,100	Compare

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Homeownership1
89.3%
35% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,497
87% above the median place
Median home value1
$793,200
148% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Lowes Island	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$2,840	108% above
Rent to income1	15.4%	25% below
Property tax rate1	0.8%	11% below
Home price to income1	3.6x	6% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	108.9	8% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$2,438	51% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$6,444	97% above
Median home value1	$793,200	148% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	4.3%	36% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	49.3%	4% below
Homeownership1	89.3%	35% above
Renters paying 30%+1	43.0%	15% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$3,497	87% above
Vacant homes1County figure	2.7%	62% below
Median year built1	1997	1% above

Work and pay

36% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 98% of the 2,241 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Median household income1
$220,833
175% above the median place
Works from home1
36.3%
192% above the median place
Income per person1
$95,145
137% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment3.3% −33%

Mean commute31 min +26%

Commutes by transit2.7% 3.2×

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Lowes Island	Vs median
Median household income1	$220,833	175% above
Income per person1	$95,145	137% above
Unemployment1	3.3%	33% below
Average annual pay5County figure	$87,064	32% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	2.7%	27% below
Jobs5County figure	204,941	36% above
Poverty rate1County figure	4.2%	61% below
Mean commute1	31 min	26% above
Works from home1	36.3%	192% above
Commutes by transit1	2.7%	219% above

Who lives here

76% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 97% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Homes with broadband1
99.3%
8% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
76.1%
137% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.8%
6% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad26.6% 3.0×

Household size2.9 +14%

Median age40.2 +3%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Lowes Island	Vs median
Population1	11,018	3828th largest
Median age1	40.2	3% above
Bachelor's or higher1	76.1%	137% above
High school or higher1	97.8%	6% above
Household size1	2.9	14% above
Born abroad1	26.6%	202% above
No health insurance1County figure	5.4%	16% below
Homes with broadband1	99.3%	8% above

Life in Lowes Island

OpenStreetMap shows 1.8 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 92% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents1.8 −82%

Playgrounds per 10k27.2 2.9×

Grocery stores per 10k1.8 −14%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k5.5 −51%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails14 km 7.0×

Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.0 4.7×

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

Great Falls Park 7 miles
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts 9 miles
Clara Barton National Historic Site 13 miles

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.

Nearest National Park Service site9
6.5
79% below the median place
Public school students11
81,486
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
103
above the median place (median 9)

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Lowes Island	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	103	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	81,486	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure	12.6	18% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	19.5	6% below
Shops per 10k7County figure	24.5	19% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	4.4	7% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	23.6	17% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	3.3	43% above
Parks per 10k8	1.8	82% below
Playgrounds per 10k8	27.2	189% above
Grocery stores per 10k8	1.8	14% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	5.5	51% below
Libraries per 10k8	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails8	13.9	above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi8	1.0	371% above
Nearest National Park Service site9	6.5	79% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9	40	above (median 2)
National Register listings10County figure	102	above (median 13)

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 Lowes Island. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days14
80.5%
18% above the median place
Natural hazard risk13
78.1
16% below the median place
Wildfire risk13
37.4
39% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Lowes Island	Vs median
July average high12County figure	87°F	0% above
January average low12County figure	25°F	3% below
Average temperature12County figure	55°F	0% below
Annual precipitation12County figure	42.5 in	3% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure	78.1	16% below
Hurricane risk13County figure	80.1	13% above
Tornado risk13County figure	74.7	8% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	37.4	39% below
Heat wave risk13County figure	91.1	1% above
Median air quality index14County figure	40	7% below
Good air days14County figure	80.5%	18% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 15.9% to 15.4% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 20.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 24.9% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 33.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$186,300

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 98% of places

Pay vs rent

+0.7 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 63% of places

Family fit

n/a

Not enough local figures

Affordability trend

-0.5 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (15.9% to 15.4%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Lowes Island in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% 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, Lowes Island does better than 72% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 15%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$2,840/mo (2024)	$3,640/mo	$2,990 to $4,440/mo	+4.2%
Median household income	$220,833 (2024)	$278,500	$235,500 to $330,000	+4.0%
Median home value	$793,200 (2024)	$1,109,000	$805,000 to $1,528,000	+5.7%

The median home would be worth 4.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.6 now.

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

Places like Lowes Island

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

Place	Rent	Income
Dranesville, VA	$3,187	$214,688	Compare
Franklin Farm, VA	$2,625	$215,544	Compare
Belterra, TX	$2,845	$219,727	Compare
Belmont, VA	$2,825	$242,542	Compare

Nearby

Compare Lowes Island with

Places built like Lowes Island

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 Lowes Island performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Lowes Island, VA	15.4%	4.5%/yr	n/a
Wyndham, VA	11.5%	5.2%/yr	n/a	Compare
Floris, VA	15.9%	4.5%/yr	n/a	Compare
Belmont, VA	14.0%	1.9%/yr	n/a	Compare
Fairwood, MD	22.7%	2.2%/yr	n/a	Compare
Franklin Farm, VA	14.6%	3.3%/yr	n/a	Compare
Broadlands, VA	13.4%	5.5%/yr	n/a	Compare

Common questions

Is Lowes Island a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 89 out of 100, better than 89% of the places we rate and 17th of 190 in Virginia. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lowes Island expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.4% 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 $793,200.

What salary do you need to live in Lowes Island?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $113,600 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lowes Island?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Dranesville, VA, Franklin Farm, VA, Belterra, TX and Belmont, VA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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 Lowes Island with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lowes Island itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lowes-island-virginia

Citytistics. “Lowes Island, Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lowes-island-virginia/

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