Wolf Trap is #1 in Virginia for public schools
Wolf Trap is ranked on 33 lists against the 255 Virginia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 9 and the top quarter on 12.
Wolf Trap is on Virginia’s podium 5 times
Each list ranks every VA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wolf Trap marked.
Wolf Trap lands in the top half on 13 of 20 lists
Each dot is Wolf Trap’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in VA, the right end is last. Areas where Wolf Trap does best come first.
Older than 89% of Virginia
Not better or worse, just Wolf Trap’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for college degrees
Lists where Wolf Trap sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Wolf Trap out-ranks 5 of its 7 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every VA list, and where Wolf Trap lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Tysons · 100 / 100
#24
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Lowest obesity#1 Navy · 20%
#9
Fewest smokers#1 Great Falls · 5%
#2
Most active#1 Wyndham · 14%
#10
Fewest uninsured#1 Great Falls · 4%
#1
Lowest depression#1 Loudoun Valley Estates · 15%
#8
Closest to a top hospital#1 Charlottesville · 0.0 mi
#119 
People
N Most educated#1 Navy · 87.8% #4 U Youngest#1 University of Virginia · 19.6 #228 N Oldest#1 North Shore · 62.6 #28 N Most residents 65+#1 North Shore · 44.9% #60 F Most kids#1 Fort Belvoir · 47.5% #48Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Groveton · 53.8%
#22
U
Most trails#1 University of Virginia · 10.3 mi / sq mi
#15
O
Most walkable#1 One Loudoun · 214 / sq mi
#191 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Quantico Base · 11.5 min
#180 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Covington · 0.9 yrs
#249
Cheapest rent#1 Clifton Forge · $592/mo
#249
Lowest property tax#1 Covington · $681/yr
#245
Rent easiest to afford#1 Franconia · 28.6%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Norton · 47 in
#219
Least snow#1 Emporia · 1.4 in
#24
Mildest winters#1 Norfolk · 33.2°
#132
Hottest summers#1 Colonial Heights · 89.7°
#148
Coolest summers#1 Wise · 79.9°
#76
Longest growing season#1 Norfolk · 252 days
#96
Wettest#1 Big Stone Gap · 52 in
#113 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Chincoteague · 54%
#93
Most new homes#1 Falls Church · 12.8 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crewe · +71.5%
#88
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Manassas Park · 61.4 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Bristol · 11.5 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Falls Church · 30.8 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Falls Church · 49.3 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Broadway · 5.7
The number on the right is Wolf Trap’s spot. All of Virginia’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every VA list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.