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Bull Run Mountain Estates
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Bull Run Mountain EstatesVA

A town of 1,827.

Evergreen · Public domain
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Bull Run Mountain Estates, VA · Evergreen · Public domain

Population
1,827
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$624K
Census ACS
Household income
$250K
median
Median age
34.6
years
Jobs based here
73
A commuter town

Is Bull Run Mountain Estates a good place to live?

Bull Run Mountain Estates’ best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A for health; its weakest is a D for walkability. Bull Run Mountain Estates’ median household income is $250,000, above both the Virginia town median ($102,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 14 of Virginia’s 372 towns score lower on walkability. Bull Run Mountain Estates has 3 places on the National Register. Only 10 of Virginia’s 372 towns score lower on the outdoors. The biggest park or preserve is Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, at 23 acres. Bull Run Mountain Estates has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA+Jobs & incomeAHealthA−Hazard riskWeakestDWalkability

What makes Bull Run Mountain Estates stand out

Where Bull Run Mountain Estates beats most towns.

24Low riskLowerHigher
Natural hazardsA−
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Bull Run Mountain Estates for work

Where Bull Run Mountain Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

7% → Chantilly Chantilly 7% 5% → Reston Reston 5% 4% → Tysons Tysons 4% 3% → Washington Washington 3% 3% → Arlington Arlington 3% 3% → Fairfax Fairfax 3% Bull Run Mountain Estates · 1% stay
73jobs based in Bull Run Mountain Estates
1%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Bull Run Mountain Estates grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Bull Run Mountain Estates is from typical.

How grading works

Jobs & income73 jobs based hereA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.7 of 20; 3.2% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthUVA Health Haymarket Medical Center 6.2 miles awayAOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 24% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →SchoolsBeat 59% of Virginia districts on tests and graduationBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $624K, 4.9 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3% conserved landDOpen →HistoryD−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 34.6; 66% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

White House and 242 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bull Run Mountain Estates. Close and well known come first.

All 266 attractions →
Big draw34 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a yearBig draw34 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a yearBig draw32 mi LandmarkArlington National CemeteryBig draw33 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal ArchBig draw35 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a yearBig draw16 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
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 · Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Bull Run Mountain Estates: who provides what

Bull Run Mountain Estates is unincorporated, so Prince William County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerDominion Energy15.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPwcsa - West water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPrince William CountyPrince William County provides services here
SchoolsPrince William 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 herePrince William General RegistrarPrince William County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code2016920169 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 Bull Run Mountain Estates.

HealthA

Bull Run Mountain Estates ranks healthier than 93% of the country’s towns

Bull Run Mountain Estates beats the Virginia average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Bull Run Mountain Estates, below both Virginia’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (17%). 30% of adults feel lonely in Bull Run Mountain Estates.

93%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
Bull Run Mountain EstatesVirginia townsU.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)14%16%17%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)30%34%33%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)18%23%25%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)13%17%19%
32 measures vs. Virginia
15 better16 too close to call1 worse
What stands outBull Run Mountain EstatesVA
Fewer adults facing food insecurity6.8%13.1%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off4.2%7.1%
More adults who have had cancer9.1%7.7%
UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center
6.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
Full pageBull Run Mountain Estates’ health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby6.2 miles to an ER · UVA Health Haymarket Medical CenterHow adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than VA on 15 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+

Bull Run Mountain Estates stands out in Virginia and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line

1.1% of Bull Run Mountain Estates residents live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Bull Run Mountain Estates for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Bull Run Mountain Estates is 33 minutes.

1%work in town
Bull Run Mountain EstatesVirginia townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work33 minutes27 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line1.1%7.7%9.6%
Working residents who work in town1.3%4.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Bull Run Mountain Estates1%
Chantilly7%
Reston5%
Tysons4%
Washington3%
18 mi
median commute distance
73
jobs based in Bull Run Mountain Estates
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns
Full pageBull Run Mountain Estates’ work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here73 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work1% work in Bull Run Mountain EstatesCommute times33 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 18 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−

Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Bull Run Mountain Estates

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.

24risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
24Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesHurricanes
Full pageBull Run Mountain Estates’ hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters17 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready3.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Bull Run Mountain Estates has four seasons and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 24° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.

20″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–44°
Spring43–64°
Summer63–83°
Fall46–66°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 13
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageBull Run Mountain Estates’ climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 24°Rain & snow20″ of snow a winter · 45 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsD

Conserved land covers 3.4% of Bull Run Mountain Estates

0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

3.4%conserved
3.4%
conserved · 38 of 1,120 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve—23
Full pageBull Run Mountain Estates’ outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map0.0 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk23 acres · Bull Run Mountains Natural Area PreserveConserved land3.4% conserved · 38 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Bull Run Mountain Estates?”

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

HousingCost of living grade B−

Compared with most of Virginia and the rest of the country, more of Bull Run Mountain Estates’ households own their home

No town among the 254 in Virginia we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Bull Run Mountain Estates.

$668Kmedian sale price
2
homes sold in May
Full pageBull Run Mountain Estates’ housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page
Prices over the yearsPrices over the yearsYears of income to buyA typical home costs 2.7 years of incomeRentsRents

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bull Run Mountain Estates

16pages on Bull Run Mountain Estates
The big questions
SchoolsBBeat 59% of VA districtsHealthABetter than VA on 15 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingB−Work & commuteA+$250K median household income · 73 jobs hereNatural hazardsA−FEMA risk higher than 24% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsD0 mi of trails · 3% conserved landPlacesAttractions266 nearby · National Sporting Library 6 miLibraryHaymarket Gainesville LibraryCollegesAscent College is 7.5 mi away
The story
Climate85° summer highs · 20″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Bull Run Mountain Estates

Ascent CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Gainesville7.5 mi$8,550 tuitionDivine Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Sterling13.2 mi

College town 16 of every 100 Bull Run Mountain Estates residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Bull Run Mountain Estates

CDP in Virginia, United States

Bull Run Mountain Estates is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bull Run Mountain Estates had a population of 1,220. It is located along the eastern slope of the Bull Run Mountains, between Haymarket and Aldie.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.8 sq mi

Questions about Bull Run Mountain Estates

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Bull Run Mountain Estates, VA expensive?

The typical home is worth about $624,000, 51% 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−.