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Bull Run Mountain Estates
Virginia›Prince William County

Bull Run Mountain EstatesVA

Population 1,827: a town in Virginia.

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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. 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. Only 24 of Virginia’s 371 towns score lower on history. Bull Run Mountain Estates has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

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

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

What makes Bull Run Mountain Estates stand out

Where Bull Run Mountain Estates beats most towns.

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

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Bull Run Mountain Estates.

HealthA

Bull Run Mountain Estates ranks healthier than nine in ten of the country’s towns

93%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade

In Bull Run Mountain Estates, 5.9% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Of 32 CDC measures, Bull Run Mountain Estates beats the Virginia average on 15 and trails it on 1. Two figures for adults here: 30% feel lonely, 18% get no exercise outside work.

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

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%work in town

The top destinations are Chantilly (7%), Reston (5%) and Tysons (4%). The typical journey to work for Bull Run Mountain Estates comes to 33 minutes. Most working residents leave Bull Run Mountain Estates for work: only 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

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−

Top of a low hazard risk in Bull Run Mountain Estates: inland flooding

24risk score of 100

The risk rating from FEMA in Bull Run Mountain Estates is 24 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 63% come from inland flooding and 8% from heat waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score
24Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesHurricanes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Bull Run Mountain Estates, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

20″snow a winter

For Bull Run Mountain Estates, the midsummer high is 85°F.

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

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

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

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

3
homes sold in September

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bull Run Mountain Estates

16pages on Bull Run Mountain Estates
Nearby attractions

White House and 241 more within 40 miles

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

All 265 attractions →
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.

After high school

Colleges nearby

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

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

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The typical home is worth about $624,000, 51% above the Virginia typical home.

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