A town of 16,412, settled in 1754. A typical home worth about $1.17M.
The 3 things Vienna does most differently from other towns.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Where Vienna’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Vienna. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Vienna home is worth about $1,165,000, up 2% in a year, 181% above the Virginia typical home.
Most working residents leave Vienna for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (13%), Tysons (10%) and Arlington (8%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
3.7 miles of trails across 14 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northside Park | 1.3 mi | 26 |
| 2. Southside Park | 0.4 mi | 17 |
| 3. Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park | — | 23 |
Vienna beats the Virginia average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Vienna | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.9% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.7% | 13.1% |
The public schools Vienna’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Road Elementary | PK–6 | 691 | B |
| Archer Elementary | PK–6 | 543 | A+ |
| Cunningham Park Elementary | PK–6 | 412 | B |
| Vienna Elementary | PK–6 | 357 | A |
| Green Hedges School Private | PK–8 | 189 | |
| Holy Comforter Episcopal Preschool / Kindergarten Private | PK–K | 170 |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 21% of U.S. communities.
Vienna reports less crime per resident than 70% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Vienna has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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Photo · Library of Congress. A different picture from Vienna’s archive appears here every day.
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Vienna () is a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, and a suburb of Washington, D.C. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Vienna had a population of 16,562. It was first settled by Europeans in the mid-18th century. In 1861, the Battle of Vienna, one of the earliest American Civil War battles, was fought in Vienna. The Vienna Town Council, which governs the town, is composed of a mayor and six councilmembers. The town's education is served mainly by Fairfax County Public Schools.
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4 towns share a border with Vienna.