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A town of 7,589, settled in 1892.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Floris grades A overall, ranked 53rd of 249 in Virginia. On CDC health estimates it is near the top nationally. The median household earns $246K. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $873K, 6.9 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. 77% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Floris, above both the Virginia town median (44%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 15 of Virginia’s 372 towns score higher on the outdoors. Floris has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Frying Pan Meetinghouse and Floris Historic District.
Where Floris beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Floris | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3% | 11.1% |
15.6% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Floris is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 7 maps from 1915 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Floris. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw20 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw19 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw19 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
2 mi MuseumSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center1.6M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M 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 · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain
Floris is unincorporated, so Fairfax 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 Floris.
Floris has less tooth loss than most of Virginia and trades workers with Reston and other neighbors, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Virginia.
Its widest gap with Virginia is tooth loss: 3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 11.1% statewide. Against the 465 U.S. towns with household incomes like Floris’s, it is healthier than 63%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
20% of Floris adults have obesity. Among 253 Virginia towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Floris. 10% of Floris adults have diabetes.
| Floris | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 5.8% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Floris | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 2.9% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Fairfax County Public Schools. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,358 | A+ |
| King Abdullah Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 913 | – |
| Floris ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 666 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
3.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Floris is 1.2 miles per square mile. Frying Pan Farm Park, at 134 acres with 1.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Frying Pan Farm Park | 1.2 mi | 134 |
| 2. Horsepen Run Stream Valley Park | 0.9 mi | 88 |
| 3. Frying Pan Stream Valley Park | 0.3 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Floris has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 26° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Floris has about as many jobs (4,668) as working residents, but only 144 people both live and work here. 39.7% of workers work from home, against 18.3% across Virginia.
2.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Floris. Only 7 of the 253 Virginia towns we compare have a higher median household income than Floris. 40% of workers work from home in Floris.
| Floris | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 40% | 17% | 11% |
| Median household income | $246,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 6.9 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 91% of Virginia towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $8,670, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Floris’ median rent is $3,258 a month.
| Floris | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,258 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 86% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
9 within 15 miles of the center of Floris
About 6 of every 100 Floris residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
2 places in Floris on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Floris is a census-designated place (CDP) located within the Oak Hill area of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 8,341.
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3 towns share a border with Floris.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floris | #53 | A | D | — | B+ | A+ |
| McNair | #31 | A | D | — | B+ | A+ |
| Franklin Farm | #16 | A+ | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Sully Square | — | — | C | — | B+ | A+ |
Sully Square has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Floris, McNair, Franklin Farm and Sully Square report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Floris with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Floris grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #53 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A+ for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $873,000, 112% 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 D.
