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A town of 7,050.
For most people who can afford it, yes. North Springfield grades A− overall, 91st of 249 graded towns in Virginia. It is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns. The median household earns $130K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $650K for a typical one and 5.1 times the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. North Springfield’s median rent is $2,193 a month, above both Virginia’s towns ($1,760 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). North Springfield is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Lake Accotink Park, at 43 acres.
Where North Springfield beats most towns.
Where North Springfield’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 North Springfield is from typical.
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The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 7 maps from 1900 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Springfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw11 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw9 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw10 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw11 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
North Springfield 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 North Springfield.
North Springfield sends most of its workers to Washington and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
Against the 4,501 U.S. towns with household incomes like North Springfield’s, it is healthier than 61%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Among adults 18 to 64 in North Springfield, 11% have no health insurance. Of 32 CDC measures, North Springfield beats the Virginia average on 13 and trails it on 1.
| North Springfield | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | North Springfield | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.7% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults with obesity | 24% | 34.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 11% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Fairfax County Public Schools. Enrollment at North Springfield’s public school: 465 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Springfield ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 465 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Trails total 1.2 miles in 5 parks and preserves. North Springfield’s trail density stands at 0.8 miles per square mile.
| North Springfield | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.2% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Accotink Park | 0.8 mi | 43 |
| 2. North Springfield Park | — | 9 |
| 3. Flag Run Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA puts 60% of North Springfield’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to earthquakes. Compared with 80% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. 5 flood insurance claims have been paid here since 1985.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
North Springfield has 780 jobs for its 2,990 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 1,022 in 2013 to 780.
Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. North Springfield’s average commute comes in at 30 minutes. It had 780 jobs in 2023, down 242 from 2013. The top destinations are Washington (12%), Springfield (11%) and Arlington (9%).
| North Springfield | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $130,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 27° on a January night to 88° on a July afternoon, with about 13 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In North Springfield, the median age is 43.6 years. The age mix tracks Virginia closely: no broad group is more than 4 points off. North Springfield: 47% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| North Springfield | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 44% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.6 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 16% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 80% are men (VA 50%).
| North Springfield | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.8% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.9% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.3% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.9% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.5% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.8% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.4% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.5% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
61.1% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.5% across Virginia. The median property tax bill is $6,382, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
83% of households are owner-occupiers in North Springfield.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
30 within 15 miles of the center of North Springfield
About 7 of every 100 North Springfield residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
North Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Springfield had a population of 7,430.
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5 towns share a border with North Springfield.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Springfield | #91 | A− | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Springfield | #115 | B+ | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Ravensworth | — | — | C | — | B+ | A+ |
| Annandale | #120 | B+ | D | — | B+ | B+ |
| Kings Park | #6 | A+ | C | — | B+ | A+ |
| West Springfield | #17 | A+ | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
Ravensworth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. North Springfield, Springfield, Ravensworth, Annandale, Kings Park and West Springfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare North Springfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. North Springfield grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #91 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $650,000, 58% 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−.
