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Place in Virginia, United States

Springfield

$689kMedian Home
303Sunny Days/yr
68°FAvg High Temp

Springfield is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The common definition of Springfield is the four ZIP codes that use Springfield in their mailing addresses. Together, they had a population of 108,621 as of the 2020 Census. Springfield is a part of Northern Virginia, the most populous region of the Washington Metropolitan Area.Wikipedia

About the RegionSoutheast

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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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$3k/mo
Median Rent
$689k
Median Home Price
Rent burden78% of income
Household Income
$43k
Median annual
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Livability

Internet
Fiber
97%
Cable
100%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
303
sunny days per year
83% of the year
Avg High Temp
68°F
annual average
Humidity
70%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
74/100
Great
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
47"
inches per year
Snowfall
4"
inches per year
Air Quality
40
Good AQI
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Demographics

Population169k
Median Age33 yrs
College Educated30%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home7%of workforce
Poverty Rate20%

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