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Loudoun Valley EstatesVA
A town of 10,271.
2 bordering townsMap →
Photo: La Citta Vita · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
10,271
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$814K
Census ACS
Household income
$225K
median
Median age
40.4
years
Jobs based here
1,813
A commuter town
TownGrade
A+
#10 of 249 in VA
Why does Loudoun Valley Estates grade so well?
Loudoun Valley Estates is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 10th among Virginia's 249 graded towns. On CDC health estimates it is near the top nationally, the median household earns $225K, and its schools outperform 88% of the state's. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $814K, 6.4 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. 79% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Loudoun Valley Estates, where Virginia’s towns sit at 44% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 36 of Virginia’s 372 towns score higher on hazard risk. Loudoun Valley Estates is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns.
What makes Loudoun Valley Estates stand out
Where Loudoun Valley Estates beats most towns.
32 measures vs. Virginia
23 better7 too close to call2 worse
| Widest gap | Loudoun Valley Estates | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 2.1% | 6.2% |
HealthA+
Healthier than 99% of U.S. towns
Beats VA on 23 of 32 CDC measures, trails it on 2
Less healthyHealthier
CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.
Natural hazardsA+
Very low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Loudoun County Public Schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Rosa Lee Carter Elementary | PK–5 | 792 |
| Stone Hill Middle | 6–8 | 1,146 |
| Rock Ridge High | PK–12 | 1,599 |
SchoolsA
#19 of the 250 Virginia towns we grade for schools
NCES · EDFacts.
A growing town
Loudoun Valley Estates has grown 213% from 2010 to 2020
3,656 counted in 2010 and 11,436 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Loudoun Valley Estates grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Loudoun Valley Estates is from typical.
HealthAmong the healthiest U.S. towns; Stonesprings Hospital Center 3.2 miles awayA+Open →Jobs & income1,813 jobs based hereA+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 4% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA+Open →SchoolsAOpen →Cost of livingDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.8 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 3.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitA−Open →
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 →
Nearby attractions
All 321 attractions →White House and 247 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Loudoun Valley Estates. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw26 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw25 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw25 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw27 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
6 mi MuseumSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center1.6M visitors a yearSources: 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 · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
Moving to Loudoun Valley Estates: who provides what
Loudoun Valley Estates is unincorporated, so Loudoun County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerDominion Energy15.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLoudoun Water - Central SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLoudoun CountyLoudoun County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereLoudoun General RegistrarLoudoun County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes20148, 2016620148 92% · 20166 8%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Loudoun Valley Estates.
Loudoun Valley Estates is among the three healthiest towns in Virginia and pairs an A for schools with high home prices, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Virginia.
HealthA+
A smaller share of adults report frequent physical distress in Loudoun Valley Estates than in most of Virginia or the rest of the country
It ranks #2 of the 253 Virginia towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with Virginia is COPD: 2.1% of its 7,739 adults have COPD, against 6.2% statewide.
7.4% of Loudoun Valley Estates adults report frequent physical distress. Among 253 Virginia towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Loudoun Valley Estates. 11% of Loudoun Valley Estates adults report frequent mental distress.
99%healthier than U.S. townsA+Health Grade
| Loudoun Valley Estates | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 7.4% | 12% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 22% | 23% |
32 measures vs. Virginia
23 better7 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Loudoun Valley Estates | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 2.1% | 6.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.1% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 56.1% | 67.4% |
Stonesprings Hospital Center
3.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
99th
percentile among VA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsA
Loudoun Valley Estates’ grade for schools is an A
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $814K.
Its public schools are run by the Loudoun County Public Schools. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Rock Ridge High, with 1,599 students.
88%of VA districts it outscoresASchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Hill MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,146 | A |
| Rock Ridge HighLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 1,599 | A |
| Rosa Lee Carter ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 792 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
OutdoorsB
2.6% of Loudoun Valley Estates is conserved land
4.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Loudoun Valley Estates is 1.4 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Lyndora Park, at 24 acres.
#62for trails in VA
| Loudoun Valley Estates | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
2.6%
conserved · 47 of 1,799 acres
4.0 mi
of trails · 1.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lyndora Park | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A+
Very low risk in Loudoun Valley Estates, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities.
4risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+
A larger share of workers in Loudoun Valley Estates work from home than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town
The average commute for its 6,012 working residents takes 35.1 minutes, against 27.3 across Virginia. 40.3% of workers work from home, against 18.3% across Virginia.
40% of workers work from home in Loudoun Valley Estates. Most working residents leave Loudoun Valley Estates for work: only 3% work in town. Loudoun Valley Estates’ average trip to work is 35 minutes.
3%work in town
| Loudoun Valley Estates | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 40% | 17% | 11% |
| Median household income | $225,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Loudoun Valley Estates3%
Reston8%
Arlington8%
Tysons8%
Washington6%
14 mi
median commute distance
1,813
jobs based in Loudoun Valley Estates
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Loudoun Valley Estates
Loudoun Valley Estates 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.
21″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter27–45°
Spring43–65°
Summer64–85°
Fall46–68°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 13
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade D
A home in Loudoun Valley Estates sells for about $624K at the median
At 6.4 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 88% of Virginia towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $6,836, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Only 10 of the 252 Virginia towns we compare have a higher median rent than Loudoun Valley Estates.
$624Kmedian sale price
| Loudoun Valley Estates | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,242 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 91% | 68% | 73% |
Market temperature
22
days on market
97.6%
sale-to-list price
10
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Loudoun Valley Estates
17pages on Loudoun Valley Estates
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Loudoun Valley Estates
Divine Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Sterling3.8 miAscent CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Gainesville13.6 mi$8,550 tuitionGeorge Mason UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Fairfax14.9 mi$14,220 in-state tuition
About 6 of every 100 Loudoun Valley Estates residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Loudoun Valley Estates for work
Where Loudoun Valley Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,813jobs based in Loudoun Valley Estates
3%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Loudoun Valley Estates
Census-designated place in Virginia
Loudoun Valley Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Loudoun Valley Estates had a population of 11,436. It is a Toll Brothers community located near the planned Ashburn Metro station complex and Moorefield Station town center in the southern part of Ashburn. Loudoun Valley Estates is governed by a homeowners' association. It was formerly part of the county planning commission's Urban Policy Area but has been removed. The community is served by the Loudoun County Parkway.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 302 ft
Loudoun Valley Estates’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Loudoun Valley Estates.
BrambletonMoorefieldLoudoun Valley Estates
How the neighbors grade
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loudoun Valley Estates | #10 | A+ | D | — | A | A+ |
| Brambleton | #8 | A+ | D | — | A | A+ |
| Moorefield | #3 | A+ | C− | — | A | A+ |
Loudoun Valley Estates, Brambleton and Moorefield report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Loudoun Valley Estates with a neighbor →
Questions about Loudoun Valley Estates
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Loudoun Valley Estates, VA a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Loudoun Valley Estates grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #10 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Loudoun Valley Estates, VA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $814,000, 97% 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.