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Wolf Trap vs Tysons

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (38.5× in Tysons) and trails (8.8× in Wolf Trap).

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Wolf Trap, VAKnown for its schoolsVirginia · 15,858 people
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Tysons, VAAn outdoors townVirginia · 28,936 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.

Wolf TrapKnown for its schools
Schools#1 for schools in VAof 219 towns Outdoors#15 most trails in VA25 miles of trails across 16 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 98%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Wolf Trap →
TysonsAn outdoors town
Outdoors#14 most walkable in VA2.9 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves Work109,592 jobsbased in Tysons, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 100%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Tysons →
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 worker38.5×
Tysons is more of a job hub
Tysons 8.47Wolf Trap 0.22
Trails8.8×
Wolf Trap has more miles of trail
Wolf Trap 25.4 miTysons 2.9 mi
Homeowners+62 pts renters
Tysons has more renters
Wolf Trap 96.3%Tysons 34.3%
Household income+93%
Households in Wolf Trap earn more
Wolf Trap $250,001Tysons $129,818
Home values+88%
Homes cost more in Wolf Trap
Wolf Trap $1,204,000Tysons $640,000
Street grid3.3×
Tysons has the more walkable street grid
Tysons 141Wolf Trap 42.6
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $3,210 more a month in Wolf Trap

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.

Wolf Trap$7,150/mo
Typical home $1.2M (Census) · tax rate 0.83%+ · or rent about $3,501/mo · Housing →
Tysons$3,940/mo
Typical home $640K (Census) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $2,497/mo · Housing →

The difference: $3,210 a month, about $38,500 a year, between Wolf Trap and Tysons.

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; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Where they are

Wolf Trap and Tysons share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Wolf TrapTysonsWolf TrapTysons
Wolf Trap ↔ Tysons3.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
856 Wolf Trap residents work in Tysons (12.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Wolf Trap →
Report cards

Tysons places higher on 8 of 19 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.

Schools
B+Wolf TrapBetter than 65% of districts in the state B+TysonsBetter than 65% of districts in the state
Health
A+Wolf TrapHealthier than 98% of U.S. towns A+TysonsHealthier than 99% of U.S. towns
7Wolf Trap
8Tysons

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 255 towns #191#14 Most trailsOutdoors · 216 towns #15#130 Most conserved landOutdoors · 243 towns #22#138 Highest incomeIncome · 255 towns #2#81 Most affordableCost of living · 251 towns #249#186 Best schoolsSchools · 219 towns #1#50 Shortest commuteGetting around · 255 towns #180#129 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 255 towns #119#77

Left end = #1 in Virginia. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Wolf Trap’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
Wolf TrapTysons
Snow a year6″6″
January low26°F26°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)202d202d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th4th
Outdoors & history
Wolf TrapTysons
Trails25 mi3 mi
Conserved land17.3%3.8%
Archive photos306
Community
Wolf TrapTysons
Colleges in town—2
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.

Wolf TrapTysons
People
Population 15,858Lowest 28,936Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.3% VA: +7.9% —
Median age 45.1±1.8Highest 16% above VA 36.5±1.6Lowest 6% below VA
Kids under 18 26.7%±2.1Highest VA: 21.7% 16.5%±1.8Lowest VA: 21.7%
Age 65+ 19.6%±1.4Highest VA: 16.7% 13.7%±1.4Lowest VA: 16.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 85.1%Highest VA: 42.2% 79.3%Lowest VA: 42.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1.2Lowest VA: 6.9% 7.7%±1.3Highest VA: 6.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $250,001Highest 168% above VA $129,818±$10kLowest 39% above VA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $1,204,000±$34kHighest 214% above VA $640,000±$42kLowest 67% above VA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $3,501Highest 122% above VA $2,497±$74Lowest 58% above VA
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+Highest at least 258% above VA $6,954Lowest 149% above VA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.4%±12.3Highest VA: 48.5% 36.4%±5.6Lowest VA: 48.5%
Below poverty line 3.1%Lowest VA: 9.9% 7.9%Highest VA: 9.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.3%Highest VA: 67.3% 34.3%Lowest VA: 67.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 4 yrs older than VA 1995Highest 11 yrs newer than VA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 11% above VA 27 minLowest about the VA average
Work from home 45.3%±4.8Highest VA: 18.3% 34.2%±4.3Lowest VA: 18.3%
Work in townworking residents 1.8%Lowest 20.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 8.47Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Washington (14%)Washington (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 12% work in TysonsFew work in Wolf Trap
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.3%Highest 3.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 25.4 miHighest 2.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.6 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 16Highest 11Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 42.6Lowest 141Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #1 of 219 in VA#50 of 219 in VA
School district Fairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax County Public Schools
High school in town None in townNone in town
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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