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Austin RidgeVA

A town.

Is Austin Ridge a good place to live?

Austin Ridge’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, where Virginia’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 0.4. We don’t grade Austin Ridge yet; the figures below are still real.

Nearby attractions

White House and 214 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Austin Ridge. Close and well known come first.

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Big draw38 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a yearBig draw37 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a yearBig draw36 mi LandmarkArlington National CemeteryBig draw36 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal ArchBig draw38 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year10 mi National MonumentGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument72K visitors a year
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

White 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 · George Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Austin Ridge: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Austin Ridge, and how to reach them.

PowerDominion Energy15.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterStafford County UtilitiesNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsStafford County Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Virginia you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 11 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereStafford General RegistrarStafford County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2015
ZIP code2255422554 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Austin Ridge.

Climate

Austin Ridge: four seasons and hot summers

The July high for Austin Ridge comes to 88°F, close to Virginia’s towns (88°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–47°
Spring44–67°
Summer65–86°
Fall47–69°
Nov 8
typical first frost
Mar 28
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageAustin Ridge’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 88°, January lows 26°Rain & snow12″ of snow a winter · 42 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+1.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Schools

The schools Austin Ridge’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by the Stafford County Public Schools. 730 students attend Austin Ridge’s public school.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Anthony Burns ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5Grades K–5730C+
Full pageAustin Ridge’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsStafford County Public SchoolsVs. the neighbors2 bordering townsEvery school1 school · Anthony Burns ElementaryQuestions“Are Austin Ridge’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

Austin Ridge faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

70% of Austin Ridge’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 6%. On expected storm and flood damage, Austin Ridge sits below nearly two thirds of U.S. communities.

34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
34Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingStrong windHurricanes
Full pageAustin Ridge’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters18 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready1.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

0% of Austin Ridge is conserved land

Trails run 1.4 miles in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Austin Ridge: one, of 17 acres.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 761 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Austin Ridge Park—17
Full pageAustin Ridge’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map1.4 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk17 acres · Austin Ridge ParkConserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Austin Ridge?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Austin Ridge

13pages on Austin Ridge
The big questions
Schools1 schoolNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 34% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
Outdoors1 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions262 nearby · Marine Raider Museum 4 miLibraryFried CenterCollegesUniversity of Mary Washington is 10 mi away
The story
Climate88° summer highs · 12″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Austin Ridge

University of Mary WashingtonUniversity or college · Public · Fredericksburg10 mi$14,640 in-state tuition

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

Austin Ridge’s neighbors

2 towns share a border with Austin Ridge.

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Embrey MillHampton OaksEmbrey MillHampton OaksAustin Ridge
Embrey Mill
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Hampton Oaks
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How the neighbors grade
TownVA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
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Austin Ridge, Embrey Mill and Hampton Oaks aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Austin Ridge with a neighbor →

Questions about Austin Ridge

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Austin Ridge, VA a good place to live?

We don’t grade Austin Ridge yet; the figures below are still real. A town.