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Cherry Hill vs Quantico Base

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (12.9× in Quantico Base) and homeowners (+61.9 pts renters in Quantico Base).

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Cherry Hill, VAAn outdoors townVirginia · 26,044 people
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Quantico Base, VAA regional job hubVirginia · 5,840 people
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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.

Cherry HillAn outdoors town
Outdoors#53 most trails in VA14 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 74%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 56%of VA districts All about Cherry Hill →
Quantico BaseA regional job hub
Work1,710 jobsbased in Quantico Base, a regional job hub Outdoors#3 most trails in VA37 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 83%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Quantico Base →
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.

Jobs per worker12.9×
Quantico Base is more of a job hub
Quantico Base 1.80Cherry Hill 0.14
Homeowners+61.9 pts renters
Quantico Base has more renters
Cherry Hill 61.9%Quantico Base 0%
Growth since 2010+30.7 pts
Cherry Hill has grown faster since 2010
Cherry Hill +48%Quantico Base +17.3%
Average commute30 min
Quantico Base has the shorter commute
Cherry Hill 41 minQuantico Base 12 min
Household income+68%
Households in Cherry Hill earn more
Cherry Hill $122,447Quantico Base $72,821
Size4.5×
Cherry Hill is the bigger place
Cherry Hill 26,044Quantico Base 5,840
★ What stands out · Where they are

Cherry Hill and Quantico Base share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cherry HillQuantico BaseCherry HillQuantico Base
Cherry Hill ↔ Quantico Base3.9 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools
BCherry HillBetter than 56% of districts in the state –Quantico BaseNot graded
Health
B+Cherry HillHealthier than 74% of U.S. towns A−Quantico BaseHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns
7Cherry Hill
7Quantico Base

Lists won, of 15 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 255 towns #247#1 Lowest depressionHealth · 255 towns #69#229 Highest incomeIncome · 255 towns #93#183 Lowest obesityHealth · 255 towns #170#95 Most activeHealth · 255 towns #119#47 Cheapest rentCost of living · 254 towns #155#217 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 255 towns #129#189 Most walkableOutdoors · 255 towns #154#214

Left end = #1 in Virginia. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Cherry Hill’s rankings →

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 HillQuantico Base
Snow a year12″12″
January low28°F28°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)226d226d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)15th3rd
Outdoors & history
Cherry HillQuantico Base
Trails14 mi37 mi
Conserved land2.3%0%
Settled—1917
National Register places—2
Archive photos612
Community
Cherry HillQuantico Base
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 HillQuantico Base
People
Population 26,044Highest 5,840Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +48%Highest VA: +7.9% +17.3%Lowest VA: +7.9%
Median age 33±1.6Highest 15% below VA 22.3±0.5Lowest 43% below VA
Kids under 18 31.5%±2.6Highest VA: 21.7% 28.5%±3.7Lowest VA: 21.7%
Cherry Hill and Quantico Base are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.2%±1.4Highest VA: 16.7% 0%±1.1Lowest VA: 16.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.7%Lowest VA: 42.2% 44.9%Highest VA: 42.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±1.2Lowest VA: 6.9% 12.8%±2.9Highest VA: 6.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $122,447±$12kHighest 31% above VA $72,821±$15kLowest 22% below VA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $492,500±$30k 28% above VA —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,931±$123Lowest 22% above VA $2,529±$198Highest 60% above VA
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,705 69% above VA —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 68.4%±13Highest VA: 48.5% 68.3%±9.7Lowest VA: 48.5%
Cherry Hill and Quantico Base 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% 7%Lowest VA: 9.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.9%Highest VA: 67.3% 0%Lowest VA: 67.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002 18 yrs newer than VA 2002 18 yrs newer than VA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 52% above VA 12 minLowest 58% below VA
Work from home 18.7%±3.8Highest VA: 18.3% 12.5%±4.8Lowest VA: 18.3%
Cherry Hill and Quantico Base are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 1.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 30.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 1.80Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Washington (8%)Washington (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Quantico BaseFew work in Cherry Hill
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 14.4 miLowest 37.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miLowest 4.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 54.2Highest 31.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #111 of 219 in VA—
School district Prince William County Public Schools—
High school in town Potomac High—
Students per teacherat that high school 16.2 —
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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