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Best places to live in Greater Washington, D.C.

292 places with 5,254,883 residents within about 50 km of Washington, D.C., ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Washington, D.C., within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Sugarland Run
    Virginia, 11,799 residents    71
  2. 2Ashburn (Virginia)
    Virginia, 43,511 residents    71
  3. 3Lowes Island
    Virginia, 10,756 residents    71
  4. 4West Falls Church
    Virginia, 29,207 residents    70
  5. 5Hybla Valley
    Virginia, 15,801 residents    70
  6. 6Woodlawn (Virginia, 20,804 residents)
    Virginia, 20,804 residents    70
  7. 7Fort Hunt
    Virginia, 16,045 residents    70
  8. 8West Springfield (Virginia)
    Virginia, 22,460 residents    70
  9. 9Countryside (Virginia)
    Virginia, 10,072 residents    70
  10. 10Scaggsville
    Maryland, 24,333 residents    70

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For retired couples

  1. 1Woodlawn (Virginia, 20,804 residents)
    Virginia, 20,804 residents    80
  2. 2Hybla Valley
    Virginia, 15,801 residents    80
  3. 3Fort Hunt
    Virginia, 16,045 residents    79
  4. 4Fort Belvoir
    Virginia, 7,100 residents    78
  5. 5Mount Vernon (Virginia)
    Virginia, 12,416 residents    78
  6. 6Scaggsville
    Maryland, 24,333 residents    78
  7. 7West Falls Church
    Virginia, 29,207 residents    78
  8. 8West Springfield (Virginia)
    Virginia, 22,460 residents    77
  9. 9Burke (Virginia)
    Virginia, 41,055 residents    77
  10. 10Groveton (Virginia)
    Virginia, 14,598 residents    77

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For remote workers

  1. 1West Falls Church
    Virginia, 29,207 residents    70
  2. 2Woodlawn (Virginia, 20,804 residents)
    Virginia, 20,804 residents    69
  3. 3Ashburn (Virginia)
    Virginia, 43,511 residents    69
  4. 4West Springfield (Virginia)
    Virginia, 22,460 residents    69
  5. 5Burke (Virginia)
    Virginia, 41,055 residents    69
  6. 6Hybla Valley
    Virginia, 15,801 residents    69
  7. 7Fort Hunt
    Virginia, 16,045 residents    69
  8. 8Scaggsville
    Maryland, 24,333 residents    69
  9. 9Sugarland Run
    Virginia, 11,799 residents    68
  10. 10Annandale (Virginia)
    Virginia, 41,008 residents    68

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For commuters

  1. 1Arlington (Virginia)
    Virginia, 207,627 residents    89
  2. 2Alexandria (Virginia)
    Virginia, 159,467 residents    86
  3. 3Lincolnia
    Virginia, 22,855 residents    85
  4. 4Baileys Crossroads
    Virginia, 23,643 residents    85
  5. 5Rose Hill (Virginia, 20,226 residents)
    Virginia, 20,226 residents    85
  6. 6McLean (Virginia)
    Virginia, 48,115 residents    83
  7. 7West Falls Church
    Virginia, 29,207 residents    83
  8. 8Annandale (Virginia)
    Virginia, 41,008 residents    83
  9. 9Huntington (Virginia)
    Virginia, 11,267 residents    83
  10. 10Silver Spring
    Maryland, 71,452 residents    83

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For single professionals

  1. 1Arlington (Virginia)
    Virginia, 207,627 residents    87
  2. 2Alexandria (Virginia)
    Virginia, 159,467 residents    83
  3. 3Silver Spring
    Maryland, 71,452 residents    81
  4. 4McLean (Virginia)
    Virginia, 48,115 residents    81
  5. 5Bethesda (Maryland)
    Maryland, 60,858 residents    80
  6. 6Annandale (Virginia)
    Virginia, 41,008 residents    80
  7. 7Baileys Crossroads
    Virginia, 23,643 residents    79
  8. 8Lincolnia
    Virginia, 22,855 residents    78
  9. 9West Falls Church
    Virginia, 29,207 residents    78
  10. 10Rosslyn
    Virginia, 9,599 residents    78

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Sterling (Virginia)
    Virginia, 27,822 residents    52
  2. 2Ashburn (Virginia)
    Virginia, 43,511 residents    51
  3. 3Sugarland Run
    Virginia, 11,799 residents    50
  4. 4South Riding
    Virginia, 24,256 residents    50
  5. 5Lowes Island
    Virginia, 10,756 residents    49
  6. 6Countryside (Virginia)
    Virginia, 10,072 residents    49
  7. 7Broadlands
    Virginia, 12,313 residents    48
  8. 8Brambleton
    Virginia, 9,845 residents    48
  9. 9Crofton (Maryland)
    Maryland, 27,348 residents    47
  10. 10Dulles Town Center
    Virginia, 4,601 residents    47

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Towns in Greater Washington, D.C.