Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 12,328.
Lansdowne is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, 24th among Virginia's 249 graded towns. The median household earns $169K, it is healthier than 93% of U.S. towns, and its schools outperform 88% of the state's. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $774K, 6.1 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. Lansdowne’s median household income is $169,000, above both Virginia’s towns ($101,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Lansdowne is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 86% of U.S. towns. Janelia is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Lansdowne beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Seldens Landing Elementary | PK–5 | 508 |
| Belmont Ridge Middle | 6–8 | 1,071 |
| Riverside High | 9–12 | 1,710 |
11,253 counted in 2010 and 12,427 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Lansdowne is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 11%), so the A overall blends very different results.
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The archive holds 20 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 7 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lansdowne. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw27 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw27 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw27 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw28 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw27 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
Lansdowne is unincorporated, so Loudoun 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 Lansdowne.
Lansdowne trades workers with Reston and other neighbors and has less tooth loss than most of Virginia, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Virginia.
7.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Lansdowne is 1.7 miles per square mile. Riverpoint Drive Trailhead, at 50 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Lansdowne | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.7 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bazil Newman Riverfront Park | 2.2 mi | 46 |
| 2. Riverpoint Drive Trailhead | 1.3 mi | 50 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $774K.
Its public schools are run by the Loudoun County Public Schools. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Riverside High, with 1,710 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Ridge MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,071 | A− |
| Riverside HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,710 | A |
| Seldens Landing ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 508 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Virginia is tooth loss: 5.4% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 11.1% statewide. Against the 1,724 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lansdowne’s, it is healthier than 52%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Lansdowne. Lansdowne beats the Virginia average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 7.8% of adults smoke cigarettes in Lansdowne.
| Lansdowne | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lansdowne | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.4% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.2% | 13.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lansdowne has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 25° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lansdowne has about as many jobs (5,998) as working residents, but only 292 people both live and work here. 31.8% of workers work from home, against 18.3% across Virginia.
Most working residents leave Lansdowne for work: only 5% work in town. 32% of Lansdowne workers work from home. Jobs based in Lansdowne grew to 5,998 in 2023, 289 more than in 2013.
| Lansdowne | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 32% | 17% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 6.1 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 82% of Virginia towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $6,406, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Lansdowne’s median rent is $2,365 a month.
| Lansdowne | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,365 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Lansdowne
About 5 of every 100 Lansdowne residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Census-designated place in Virginia
Lansdowne is a census-designated place and planned community located near Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lansdowne had a population of 12,427. It is north of State Route 7 and south of the Potomac River. Before the Revolutionary War, the Lee family established Coton Manor here. A section of the Potomac Heritage Trail runs through Lansdowne. It is the home of Inova Loudoun Hospital, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, Lansdowne Resort, Prison Fellowship, and Lansdowne Woods of Virginia, a gated, age-restricted community. Lansdowne is part of the Washington metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Lansdowne grades A overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #24 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $774,000, 88% 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.
