Name: Quantico Base, VA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Quantico Base

Prince William County loses about 6.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in30,324

Moved out32,916

Net−2,592

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Fairfax County, VA7,9524,666+3,286

Stafford County, VA1,1252,916−1,791

Manassas city, VA1,3321,293+39

Loudoun County, VA1,3151,061+254

Alexandria city, VA1,322754+568

Prince George's County, MD717601+116

Fauquier County, VA1,248

Spotsylvania County, VA1,164

Within Virginia, other states or abroad

Arrivals

58%39%

Leavers

56%42%

Within VirginiaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$77K

Leavers$81K

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

Who moves here: 34.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 18.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Prince William County report $76,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $80,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need: $101,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $2,529 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,714 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $530,100.
Getting to work: 12 minutes each way on average; 12.5% work from home; 2.5% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Fort Meade, MD matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
34.3%
above the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
18.8%
above the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6
-6.0
below the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Quantico Base	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	34.3%	above (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1	18.8%	above (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	-6.0	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure	$76,713	9% above
Income of households moving out6County figure	$80,869	15% above

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 0.0%, below the median place (median 66.4%).

Quantico Base41.7%

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

$101,160

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

41.7%

104% above the median place

Home price to income

7.3x

92% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

42%

well over the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$42,600

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Quantico Base, $2,529 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 Quantico Base, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Fort Meade, MD	28.3% vs 41.7%	$30,400	Compare
Elon, NC	29.4% vs 41.7%	$19,700	Compare
Bryn Mawr, PA	28.1% vs 41.7%	$24,300	Compare

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Homeownership1
0.0%
below the median place (median 66.4%)
Renters paying 30%+1
68.3%
35% above the median place
Median year built1
2002
1% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Quantico Base	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$2,529	85% above
Rent to income1	41.7%	104% above
Property tax rate1	0.9%	3% above
Home price to income1	7.3x	92% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	108.9	8% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$2,438	51% above
Property tax paid (median)1County figure	$4,999	53% above
Median home value1County figure	$530,100	66% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	2.9%	8% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	47.4%	8% below
Homeownership1	0.0%	below (median 66.4%)
Renters paying 30%+1	68.3%	35% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure	$2,714	45% above
Vacant homes1County figure	3.1%	56% below
Median year built1	2002	1% above

Work and pay

Mean commute is 12 min, 54% below the median place.

Mean commute1
12 min
54% below the median place
Income per person1
$27,296
32% below the median place
Median household income1
$72,821
9% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Quantico Base	Vs median
Median household income1	$72,821	9% below
Income per person1	$27,296	32% below
Unemployment1County figure	4.8%	2% below
Average annual pay5County figure	$65,975	0% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	2.4%	35% below
Jobs5County figure	146,171	3% below
Poverty rate1County figure	6.2%	43% below
Mean commute1	12 min	54% below
Works from home1	12.5%	0% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	2.5%	189% above

Who lives here

Median age is 22.3, 43% below the median place.

Median age1
22.3
43% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
99.3%
8% above the median place
High school or higher1
98.8%
7% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.4 +36%

No health insurance3.0% −53%

Bachelor's or higher44.9% +40%

Born abroad7.2% −18%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Quantico Base	Vs median
Population1	5,840	6057th largest
Median age1	22.3	43% below
Bachelor's or higher1	44.9%	40% above
High school or higher1	98.8%	7% above
Household size1	3.4	36% above
Born abroad1	7.2%	18% below
No health insurance1	3.0%	53% below
Homes with broadband1	99.3%	8% above

Life in Quantico Base

The nearest National Park Service site is Prince William Forest Park, about 5 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1917. 52 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents3.4 −66%

Playgrounds per 10k113.0 12.0×

Grocery stores per 10k3.4 +61%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

Libraries per 10k3.4 3.9×

Named paths and bike trails36 km 18.1×

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.1 −33%

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

Prince William Forest Park 5 miles
Thomas Stone National Historic Site 15 miles
Piscataway Park 16 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars15.7 −25%

Shops24.1 −20%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.0 −27%

Doctors' offices and clinics15.8 −22%

Child care centers2.1 −9%

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

Nearest National Park Service site9
5.4
82% below the median place
Public school students11
89,591
above the median place (median 4,897)
Shops per 10k7
24.1
20% below the median place

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Quantico Base	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	101	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	89,591	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure	15.9	3% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	15.7	25% below
Shops per 10k7County figure	24.1	20% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	3.0	27% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	15.8	22% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	2.1	9% below
Parks per 10k8	3.4	66% below
Playgrounds per 10k8	113.0	above (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k8	3.4	61% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k8	3.4	293% above
Named paths and bike trails8	36.3	above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi8	0.1	33% below
Nearest National Park Service site9	5.4	82% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9	40	above (median 2)
National Register listings10County figure	52	300% above

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 95.6%, 40% 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 Quantico Base. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days14
95.6%
40% above the median place
Wildfire risk13
18.2
70% below the median place
Median air quality index14
35
19% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Quantico Base	Vs median
July average high12County figure	88°F	1% above
January average low12County figure	26°F	3% above
Average temperature12County figure	56°F	3% above
Annual precipitation12County figure	42.1 in	4% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure	83.2	10% below
Hurricane risk13County figure	83.0	17% above
Tornado risk13County figure	76.5	6% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	18.2	70% below
Heat wave risk13County figure	93.4	4% above
Median air quality index14County figure	35	19% below
Good air days14County figure	95.6%	40% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 34.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 5.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$42,400

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 10% of places

Pay vs rent

-5.1 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 6% of places

Family fit

n/a

Not enough local figures

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

Quantico Base in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 43% of the median income in 2030, up from 42% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$2,529/mo (2024)	$3,260/mo	$2,680 to $3,980/mo	+4.3%
Median household income	$72,821 (2024)	$91,000	$77,000 to $107,500	+3.8%

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

Places like Quantico Base

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

Place	Rent	Income
Fort Meade, MD	$2,435	$103,261	Compare
Elon, NC	$2,080	$84,773	Compare
College Park, MD	$1,912	$69,721	Compare
Bryn Mawr, PA	$2,173	$92,961	Compare

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Common questions

Is Quantico Base a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 75 hours a year commuting, less than in 99% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 192 Virginia places. Renters occupy 100% of homes, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 194 Virginia places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Quantico Base expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 41.7% 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 $530,100.

What salary do you need to live in Quantico Base?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $101,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Quantico Base?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Fort Meade, MD, Elon, NC, College Park, MD and Bryn Mawr, PA.

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).

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Citytistics. “Quantico Base, Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/quantico-base-virginia/

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