Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,602, settled in 1799. 5 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Virginia town.
Trash & recyclingHaymarket’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and health and an A− for walkability; its weakest is a C for cost of living. Haymarket’s median household income is $174,000, above both the Virginia town median ($102,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Among 87 Virginia towns, just 7 have a lower violent crime rate than Haymarket. On civic life, just 4 of Virginia’s 138 towns do better. Haymarket has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Beverley Mill and St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Haymarket has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Haymarket beats most towns.
1,782 counted in 2010 and 1,545 in 2020; an estimated 1,602 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Haymarket is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1863.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Haymarket, and how to reach them.
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 Haymarket.
The typical Haymarket home is worth about $810,000, up 2% in a year, 97% above the Virginia typical home. At $2,259 a month, Haymarket’s median rent is against $1,762 a month in Virginia’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. 92% of households own their home in Haymarket.
| Haymarket | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,259 a month | $1,762 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 92% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haymarket Baptist Church Preschool & Kindergarten PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K | Grades K | 38 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Haymarket for work: only 2% work in town. Haymarket’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Jobs based in Haymarket grew to 1,290 in 2023, 560 more than in 2013.
| Haymarket | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 18% | 17% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 4.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Haymarket beats the Virginia average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 28% of Haymarket adults have high blood pressure.
| Haymarket | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Haymarket | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.8% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 58.2% | 67.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Haymarket since 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Haymarket has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Haymarket's reported crime rate is well below Virginia's. The property crime rate in Haymarket is 5 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Haymarket. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw33 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw31 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw31 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw33 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
12 mi MuseumSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center1.6M 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 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Haymarket
About 5 of every 100 Haymarket residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Haymarket’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Haymarket on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Haymarket.
Town in Virginia, United States
Haymarket is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,545 as of the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Haymarket.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haymarket | — | — | C | — | B | A |
| Gainesville | #109 | A− | D | — | B | A |
Haymarket has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Haymarket and Gainesville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Haymarket with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
5 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Virginia town.
That is 6.4 years of the area's median household income ($126,684 across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
4 notable people were born here, including George R. Latham and Edmund Brooke Alexander.
