A town of 312. A typical home worth about $1.01M.
The 2 things Clifton does most differently from other towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Be the first to start the conversation.
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Clifton. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Clifton home is worth about $1,005,000, up 1.2% in a year, 142% above the Virginia typical home.
Most working residents leave Clifton for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (7%), Reston (7%) and Arlington (6%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Clifton has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Clifton beats the Virginia average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Clifton | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.5% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.6% | 13.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 7.7% |
0.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clifton Creek Trail Park | 0.3 mi | 9 |
| 2. Harriet and William Harris Park | — | 2 |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.
Where Clifton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
8 notable people were born in Clifton.
Town in Virginia, United States
Clifton is an incorporated town located in southwestern Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 243 at the time of the 2020 census. Incorporated by the General Assembly on March 9, 1902, Clifton is one of only three towns in the county, the other two being the much more populous Vienna and Herndon. Clifton's history begins pre-colonially, when the area was used as hunting grounds by the local Dogue Native American tribe. A railroad siding was constructed here during the Civil War, and the area became titled as Devereux Station. A nearby neighborhood on the outskirts of the Clifton ZIP code has this name. Development of a village at the siding began in 1868 when a railr…
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