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A town of 46,026, settled in 1896.
Few places in the country grade higher. Ashburn earns an A+, ranked 13th of 249 in Virginia. Residents are healthier than 96% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, the median household earns $155K, and its schools rank ahead of 88% of Virginia towns. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $796K, 6.3 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. Ashburn’s median rent is $2,455 a month, against $1,760 a month in Virginia’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Ashburn has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Broad Run Bridge and Tollhouse and Ashburn Presbyterian Church. Ashburn is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns.
Where Ashburn beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Ashburn is from typical.
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Census counts: 3,393 in 1990, 46,349 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 5 maps from 1952 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ashburn. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw25 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw24 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw24 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw26 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
8 mi MuseumSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center1.6M 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 · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ashburn is unincorporated, so Loudoun 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Ashburn.
Ashburn has less food insecurity than most of Virginia and pairs an A for schools with high home prices, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Virginia.
At 6.3 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income, the typical home (about $796K) costs more against local pay than in 84% of Virginia towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $5,836, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Ashburn home is worth about $796,000, up 0.5% in a year, 93% above the Virginia typical home.
| Ashburn | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 50% | 47% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 68% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $796K.
Its public schools are run by the Loudoun County Public Schools. Three of its 17 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmwell Station MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 981 | A− |
| Stone Bridge HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,629 | A− |
| Cedar Lane ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 701 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Virginia is food insecurity: 7.3% of its 34,998 adults worry about having enough food, against 13.1% statewide. Against the 2,453 U.S. towns with household incomes like Ashburn’s, it is healthier than 81%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Ashburn. Ashburn beats the Virginia average on 24 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 7.6% of adults smoke cigarettes in Ashburn.
| Ashburn | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 36% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ashburn | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 13.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.1% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
9.7 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Heron Overlook Park, at 58 acres.
| Ashburn | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park | 3.9 mi | 63 |
| 2. Trailside Park | 0.4 mi | 19 |
| 3. Ashburn Park | 0.3 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Ashburn has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 25° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
30% of workers work from home, against 18.3% across Virginia.
Most working residents leave Ashburn for work: only 9% work in town. 30% of Ashburn workers work from home. Since 2013, Ashburn has added 6,130 jobs, to 30,450 in 2023.
| Ashburn | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 30% | 17% | 11% |
| Median household income | $155,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2 within 15 miles of the center of Ashburn
About 6 of every 100 Ashburn residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
3 places in Ashburn on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Ashburn.
Census-Designated Place in Virginia, United States
Ashburn is an unincorporated settlement and census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. At the 2020 United States census, its population was 46,349, up from 3,393 in 1990. It is 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Washington, D.C., and part of the Washington metropolitan area. Ashburn is a major hub for Internet traffic due to its many data centers.
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9 towns share a border with Ashburn.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburn | #13 | A+ | C− | — | A | A+ |
| One Loudoun | #12 | A+ | C− | — | A | A+ |
| Kincora | — | — | C | — | A | A |
| Broadlands | #34 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Belmont | #26 | A | C− | — | A | A+ |
| Moorefield | #3 | A+ | C− | — | A | A+ |
| Goose Creek Village | — | — | C− | — | A | A+ |
| University Center | #63 | A | C | — | A | A |
Kincora and Goose Creek Village have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ashburn, One Loudoun, Kincora, Broadlands, Belmont, Moorefield, Goose Creek Village and University Center report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ashburn with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Ashburn grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #13 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
9 notable people were born here, including Emily Fox and Ashley Caldwell.
