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It is a town of 17,257 residents in Virginia.
Hybla Valley’s strongest subject is walkability: it is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall, Hybla Valley earns a B: better than 57% of U.S. towns, and 163rd of 249 in Virginia. The catch is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $503K, 4 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for health, B for incomes and B− for hazard risk. The biggest park or preserve is Little Hunting Creek Park, at 23 acres. The town has 1 place on the National Register. 46% of households own their home locally, where Virginia’s towns sit at 68% and U.S. towns at 73%.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Hybla Valley beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Hybla Valley Elementary | PK–6 | 878 |
| St. Louis Catholic School | PK–8 | 510 |
| Bryant High | 9–12 | 154 |
Where Hybla Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Hybla Valley is from typical.
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Census counts: 15,533 in 1980, 16,319 in 2020. The archive holds 30 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 3 maps from 1944 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hybla Valley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw10 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw9 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw10 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw10 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw10 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M 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 · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain
Hybla Valley 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 Hybla Valley.
Hybla Valley is mostly renters, but it scores below Woodlawn and its other neighbors on health and has property taxes about twice the Virginia norm.
The typical journey to work in Hybla Valley is 32 minutes. Just 4% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs based in Hybla Valley grew to 4,579 in 2023, 701 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Washington (16%), Alexandria (10%) and Arlington (9%).
| Hybla Valley | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 18% | 11% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Below: Two of its 6 schools, each with why it was picked. Public schools: the Fairfax County Public Schools. The 2 public schools in Hybla Valley teach 1,032 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hybla Valley ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 878 | D− |
| Bryant HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 154 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
In July, afternoons reach 89°; in January, nights fall to 27°, and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Across 10 parks and preserves: 0.9 miles of trail. Hybla Valley’s trail network density stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Hybla Valley | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.7% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Little Hunting Creek Park | 0.2 mi | 23 |
| 2. Williamsburg Manor Park | 0.1 mi | 22 |
| 3. Martin Luther King Junior Park | 0.1 mi | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its C+, from Woodlawn (B−) to Fort Hunt (A+).
Only 9 of the 253 Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Hybla Valley. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Hybla Valley is ahead of Virginia on 2 and behind on 14. For adults locally, the share who worry about having enough food is 25%.
| Hybla Valley | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 12% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Hybla Valley | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 22.8% | 26.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 17% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Only 45.6% of households own their home, against 67.3% across Virginia.
Every broad age group is within 4 points of the Virginia average. In Hybla Valley, 25% of residents are under 18. College graduates make up 36% of adults 25 and older, against 42% across Virginia. Its midpoint age comes in at 35.2 years.
| Hybla Valley | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.2 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 44% | 29% |
55% women, 45% men
About 84 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.6 points). Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Hybla Valley | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.8% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.6% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17.8% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.6% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.9% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.8% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.5% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The median property tax bill is $5,963, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
In Hybla Valley, the going rate for rent is $1,631 a month. On the market in the town: a median 55 days to sell.
| Hybla Valley | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 46% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,631 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA puts 72% of Hybla Valley’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to heat waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in half of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid one claim locally since 1978.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
32 within 15 miles of the center of Hybla Valley
About 6 of every 100 Hybla Valley residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Hybla Valley () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of Alexandria. The population was 15,801 at the 2010 census, down from 16,721 in 2000 due to a reduction in area, resulting from some of the eastward neighborhoods including much of Hollin Hills being moved to the Fort Hunt CDP. The population increased to 16,319 in the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Hybla Valley.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B; Groveton (B+) is closest.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hybla Valley | #163 | B | C | — | B+ | C+ |
| Mount Vernon | #64 | A | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Fort Hunt | #80 | A | D | — | B+ | A+ |
| Woodlawn | #114 | B+ | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Groveton | #133 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
Hybla Valley, Mount Vernon, Fort Hunt, Woodlawn and Groveton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hybla Valley with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Hybla Valley grades B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns and #163 of 249 in Virginia. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools.
The typical home is worth about $503,000, 22% 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 C.
