Census-designated place in Virginia, United States

Centreville

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Centreville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is a suburb of Washington, D.C., the nation's capital. As of the 2020 census, Centreville had a population of 73,518, making it the most-populous community in Fairfax County.

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Where It Is

Location Context
Centreville, Virginia
Latitude38.84°
Longitude-77.43°
Population71k
Altitude354 ft

State Context

VirginiaU.S. state

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. It borders Kentucky to the west, Tennessee to the south-west, North Carolina to the south, West Virginia to the north-west, and Maryland to the north. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach. With a population of 8.8 million, it is the 12th-most populous and 15th-most densely populated state.Wikipedia

Income tax: 2.00% - 5.75%Avg sales tax: 5.77%Property tax: 0.75%Official school data available

About the Region

Southeast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Nature Access

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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$612k
Median home price
Rent burden20% of income
Household Income
$144k
Median annual
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Livability

Getting AroundMixed mobility
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Mixed day-to-day convenience.

Walk Score
52
Transit Score
30
School Rating
8.8/10
Internet
Fiber
95%
Cable
98%
address availability
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Current Conditions

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