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Wolf Trap vs Vienna

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.3× in Vienna) and trails (6.9× in Wolf Trap).

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Wolf Trap, VAKnown for its schoolsVirginia · 15,858 people
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Vienna, VAHomes around $1.17MVirginia · 16,412 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 · Where they are

Wolf Trap and Vienna share a border

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

Wolf TrapViennaWolf TrapVienna
Wolf Trap ↔ Vienna3.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
168 Wolf Trap residents work in Vienna (2.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Wolf Trap →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Vienna$7,070/mo
Typical home $1.17M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.99%+ · or rent about $2,391/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Wolf Trap and Vienna.

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.

Report cards

Wolf Trap places higher on 12 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
Wolf TrapVienna
Snow a year6″6″
January low26°F26°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)202d202d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th21st
Outdoors & history
Wolf TrapVienna
Trails25 mi4 mi
Conserved land17.3%6.3%
Settled—1754
National Register places—1
Archive photos306
Community
Wolf TrapVienna
Library hours a week—54 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.

Wolf TrapVienna
People
Population 15,858Lowest 16,412Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.3%Lowest VA: +7.9% +5%Highest VA: +7.9%
Median age 45.1±1.8Highest 16% above VA 41.7±1.6Lowest 7% above VA
Wolf Trap and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.7%±2.1Lowest VA: 21.7% 26.8%±2.3Highest VA: 21.7%
Vienna and Wolf Trap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.6%±1.4Highest VA: 16.7% 15.1%±1.7Lowest VA: 16.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 85.1%Highest VA: 42.2% 74.7%Lowest VA: 42.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1.2Lowest VA: 6.9% 4.7%±1.1Highest VA: 6.9%
Vienna and Wolf Trap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $250,001Highest 168% above VA $216,953±$22kLowest 133% above VA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $1,204,000±$34kHighest 214% above VA $1,008,800±$52kLowest 163% above VA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $3,501Highest 122% above VA $2,391±$129Lowest 51% above VA
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 258% above VA $10,000+ at least 258% above VA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.4%±12.3Highest VA: 48.5% 46.2%±14.1Lowest VA: 48.5%
Wolf Trap and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.1%Lowest VA: 9.9% 5%Highest VA: 9.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.3%Highest VA: 67.3% 83.7%Lowest VA: 67.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 4 yrs older than VA 1971Lowest 13 yrs older than VA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 11% above VA 26 minLowest 4% below VA
Work from home 45.3%±4.8Highest VA: 18.3% 35.4%±2.9Lowest VA: 18.3%
Work in townworking residents 1.8%Lowest 6.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 1.60Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Washington (14%)Washington (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in ViennaFew work in Wolf Trap
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.3%Highest 6.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 25.4 miHighest 3.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.6 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 16Highest 14Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 42.6Lowest 102Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #1 of 219 in VA#45 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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