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

–Quantico BaseNot graded BCherry HillBetter than 56% of districts in the state

Health

A−Quantico BaseHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns B+Cherry HillHealthier than 74% of U.S. towns

7Quantico Base

7Cherry Hill

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

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

Left end = #1 in Virginia. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Quantico Base’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

Quantico BaseCherry Hill

Snow a year12″12″

January low28°F 28°F

July high88°F 88°F

Growing season (days)226d 226d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)3rd 15th

Outdoors & history

Quantico BaseCherry Hill

Trails37 mi 14 mi

Conserved land0%2.3%

Settled1917 —

National Register places2 —

Archive photos12 6

Community

Quantico BaseCherry Hill

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

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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.

Only big differences vs Virginia average

Quantico BaseCherry Hill

People

Population 5,840Lowest 26,044Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +17.3%Lowest VA: +7.9% +48%Highest VA: +7.9%

Median age 22.3±0.5Lowest 43% below VA 33±1.6Highest 15% below VA

Kids under 18 28.5%±3.7Lowest VA: 21.7% 31.5%±2.6Highest 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+ 0%±1.1Lowest VA: 16.7% 6.2%±1.4Highest VA: 16.7%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.9%Highest VA: 42.2% 43.7%Lowest VA: 42.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 12.8%±2.9Highest VA: 6.9% 5%±1.2Lowest VA: 6.9%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $72,821±$15kLowest 22% below VA $122,447±$12kHighest 31% above VA

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $492,500±$30k 28% above VA

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,529±$198Highest 60% above VA $1,931±$123Lowest 22% above VA

Property taxmedian, yearly — $4,705 69% above VA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 68.3%±9.7Lowest VA: 48.5% 68.4%±13Highest 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 7%Lowest VA: 9.9% 8.6%Highest VA: 9.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 0%Lowest VA: 67.3% 61.9%Highest 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 12 minLowest 58% below VA 41 minHighest 52% above VA

Work from home 12.5%±4.8Lowest VA: 18.3% 18.7%±3.8Highest 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 1.8%Highest 1.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 20.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.80Highest 0.14Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Washington (19%)Washington (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cherry HillFew work in Quantico Base

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 37.2 miHighest 14.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 4.6 miHighest 1.6 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 6Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 31.5Lowest 54.2Highest

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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