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Cherry Hill vs Montclair

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+34.2 pts in Cherry Hill) and trails (3.6× in Cherry Hill).

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Cherry Hill, VAAn outdoors townVirginia · 26,044 people
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Montclair, VAKnown for its schoolsVirginia · 22,387 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Montclair

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Cherry Hill$2,970/mo
Typical home $493K (Census) · tax rate 0.96% · or rent about $1,931/mo · Housing →
Montclair$3,470/mo
Typical home $578K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $2,366/mo · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Montclair and Cherry Hill.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Cherry Hill and Montclair share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cherry HillMontclairCherry HillMontclair
Cherry Hill ↔ Montclair4.4 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Montclair places higher on 11 of 20 VA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Virginia ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Cherry HillMontclair
Snow a year12″12″
January low28°F28°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)226d226d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)15th34th
Outdoors & history
Cherry HillMontclair
Trails14 mi4 mi
Conserved land2.3%0.7%
Archive photos6—
Community
Cherry HillMontclair
Library hours a week—51 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Cherry HillMontclair
People
Population 26,044Highest 22,387Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +48%Highest VA: +7.9% +13.8%Lowest VA: +7.9%
Median age 33±1.6Lowest 15% below VA 38.5±1.3Highest about the VA average
Kids under 18 31.5%±2.6Highest VA: 21.7% 25.8%±2.5Lowest VA: 21.7%
Age 65+ 6.2%±1.4Lowest VA: 16.7% 16.4%±1.4Highest VA: 16.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.7%Lowest VA: 42.2% 56%Highest VA: 42.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±1.2Lowest VA: 6.9% 6.6%±1.5Highest VA: 6.9%
Montclair and Cherry Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $122,447±$12kLowest 31% above VA $155,774±$9kHighest 67% above VA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $492,500±$30kLowest 28% above VA $577,800±$14kHighest 51% above VA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,931±$123Lowest 22% above VA $2,366±$185Highest 50% above VA
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,705Lowest 69% above VA $5,333Highest 91% above VA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 68.4%±13Highest VA: 48.5% 46.5%±13.6Lowest VA: 48.5%
Cherry Hill and Montclair are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.6%Highest VA: 9.9% 3.8%Lowest VA: 9.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.9%Lowest VA: 67.3% 88.7%Highest VA: 67.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 18 yrs newer than VA 1990Lowest 6 yrs newer than VA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 52% above VA 38 minLowest 40% above VA
Work from home 18.7%±3.8Lowest VA: 18.3% 25.4%±4.3Highest VA: 18.3%
Montclair and Cherry Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Washington (8%)Washington (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MontclairFew work in Cherry Hill
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 14.4 miHighest 4.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 54.2Lowest 74.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #111 of 219 in VA#72 of 219 in VA
School district Prince William County Public SchoolsPrince William County Public Schools
High school in town Potomac HighForest Park High
Students per teacherat that high school 16.2Lowest 16.5Highest
Virginia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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