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Aquia Harbour’s best grade is for incomes — the median household earns $153K. At about $461K, a typical home costs 3.6 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. Health is another plus: it is healthier than 78% of U.S. towns. The overall grade comes out at A−, 99th of 249 in Virginia. On that grade it does better than 81% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Government Island, at 37 acres. Its typical journey to work is 46 minutes, against 27 minutes in Virginia’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The town’s midpoint rent is $2,549 a month, above both the Virginia town median ($1,760 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Aquia Harbour is from typical.
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Where Aquia Harbour beats most towns.
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Explore the history →Where Aquia Harbour’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Ordered by what stands out in Aquia Harbour.
Aquia Harbour has less tooth loss than most of Virginia and sends most of its workers to Washington and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Virginia (mostly inland flooding).
Its widest gap with Virginia is tooth loss: 6.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 11.1% statewide. Against the 2,566 U.S. towns with household incomes like Aquia Harbour’s, it is less healthy than 80%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
The share of adults in Aquia Harbour who binge drink: 16%. 21% of adults in Aquia Harbour get no exercise outside work; 16% say their health is fair or poor.
| Aquia Harbour | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Aquia Harbour | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.1% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 13.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
There are 2.2 miles of trail across 9 parks and preserves. For Aquia Harbour, the trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Aquia Harbour | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Government Island | 0.8 mi | 37 |
| 2. Briarpatch Park | 0.1 mi | 16 |
| 3. Aquia Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Aquia Harbour has 237 jobs for its 2,373 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 45.7 minutes, against 27.3 across Virginia.
Since 2013, Aquia Harbour has added 108 jobs, to 237 in 2023. Among working residents in the town, 0.3% work locally. Only 2 of the 253 Virginia towns we compare have a higher typical journey to work than Aquia Harbour. The top destinations are Washington (6%), Fredericksburg (4%) and Arlington (3%).
| Aquia Harbour | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 46 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $153,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summer afternoons peak near 88° in July, and January nights bottom out around 26°; snowfall runs to about 12 inches a winter. Winters in Aquia Harbour are chilly and summers warm.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $152,708, against $93,170 across Virginia, one input to its A for jobs and income.
For adults 25 and older in Aquia Harbour, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 45%. Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). The midpoint age locally is 37.7 years.
| Aquia Harbour | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 44% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.7 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
45% women, 55% men
About 124 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.4 points). Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Aquia Harbour | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.3% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 22.3% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.3% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.8% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.8% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.2% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.3% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.9% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.5% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of Virginia towns, with expected losses of about $187 per resident a year; that rating is what its B− for hazard risk is built on.
For Aquia Harbour, the FEMA risk score is 52 of 100. Since 1985, Aquia Harbour has seen 16 flood insurance claims paid out. Expected losses in Aquia Harbour break down as 75% from inland flooding and 5% from strong winds.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Aquia Harbour, 94% of households are owner-occupiers. A home in Aquia Harbour typically sold within 40 days of listing.
| Aquia Harbour | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,549 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 94% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Aquia Harbour. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw35 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw34 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw34 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw35 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M visitors a yearWhite House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain
Aquia Harbour is unincorporated, so Stafford County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
1 within 15 miles of the center of Aquia Harbour
About 9 of every 100 Aquia Harbour residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
CDP in Virginia, United States
Aquia Harbour is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stafford County, Virginia, United States, 13 miles (21 km) north of Fredericksburg. The population was 6,836 at the 2020 census. Aquia Church, erected in 1757 and now a National Historic Landmark, is located west of the community.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Aquia Harbour grades A− overall, better than 81% of U.S. towns and #99 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A− for health and B for schools.
The typical home is worth about $461,000, 12% above the Virginia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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