Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
63 people call this town in Virginia home.
33% of residents live below the poverty line in Paris, against 7.7% in Virginia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 254 Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher share of workers working from home than Paris. River House and Mt. Bleak-Skye Farm (030-0283) is on the National Register of Historic Places. Paris has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 2 maps from 1943 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Paris. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
14 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
28 mi MuseumSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center1.6M visitors a year
37 mi CaveLuray Caverns
34 mi Theme parkLake Fairfax Park
32 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a yearMount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Luray Caverns: Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Fairfax Park: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0
Paris is unincorporated, so Fauquier 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 Paris.
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 23°; snowfall runs to about 21 inches a winter. Paris has chilly winters and warm summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in Paris who feel lonely: 32%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Paris is ahead of Virginia on 9 and behind on 1. In Paris, 8.1% of adults worry about having enough food, and 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Paris | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Paris | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.1% | 13.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.4% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Paris’ natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 46 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Paris once, in 2003. 78% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 6%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Paris; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Paris residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Unincorporated Village in Fauquier County, Virginia, U.S.
Paris is a small unincorporated village in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States, near the borders of Loudoun and Clarke counties. Located in Virginia's hunt country, it was established in a strategic spot at the eastern base of Ashby Gap along U.S. Routes 17 and 50.
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Paris has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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