Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Virginia.
Bealeton is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 135th of 249 graded towns in Virginia, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $108K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 71% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $512K, 4 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. Bealeton’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both Virginia’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). St. James Baptist Church and Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 75% of U.S. towns.
Where Bealeton beats most towns.
4,435 counted in 2010 and 5,882 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Bealeton is from typical.
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The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1863 and 5 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bealeton is unincorporated, so Fauquier 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 Bealeton.
Bealeton sends most of its workers to Warrenton and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Virginia (mostly inland flooding) and trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Bealeton has 537 jobs for its 3,179 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 37.1 minutes, against 27.3 across Virginia.
Most working residents leave Bealeton for work: only 1% work in town. 1.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Bealeton. Jobs based in Bealeton grew to 537 in 2023, 82 more than in 2013.
| Bealeton | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 11% | 18% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Fauquier County Public Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Liberty High, with 1,313 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Lee MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 861 | C |
| Liberty HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,313 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
The typical Bealeton home is worth about $512,000, up 2.3% in a year, 24% above the Virginia typical home. Bealeton’s median rent is $1,561 a month.
| Bealeton | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,561 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Bealeton 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
1.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Bealeton | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stribling Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of Virginia towns; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Bealeton is 59 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 7,432 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bealeton’s, it is less healthy than 83%, so it trails even them.
Bealeton beats the Virginia average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 19% of Bealeton adults report frequent mental distress.
| Bealeton | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Bealeton | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.1% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.2% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 12.2% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bealeton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
23 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
29 mi MuseumSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center1.6M visitors a year
27 mi National MonumentGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument72K visitors a year
39 mi CaveLuray Caverns
24 mi MuseumNational Museum of the Marine CorpsMount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Luray Caverns: Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · National Museum of the Marine Corps: RadioFan (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bealeton
About 7 of every 100 Bealeton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
Where Bealeton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Unincorporated community in Virginia, US
Bealeton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States, at the intersection of U.S. Route 17 and State Route 28. The population was 5,882 at the 2020 census. Public schools in Bealeton include Grace Miller Elementary, Cedar Lee Middle, and Liberty High School. Bealeton is home to its own post office, with ZIP code 22712.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Bealeton grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #135 of 249 in Virginia. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
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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