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A town of 9,371.
Seven Corners gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $319K, 2.5 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 89th of 249 in Virginia. On the plus side, it is among the most walkable places in the country. Only 14 of Virginia’s 372 towns score higher on hazard risk. Seven Corners's schools outperform 74% of the state's.
Where Seven Corners beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Seven Corners is from typical.
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Census counts: 5,590 in 1970, 9,131 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1980 and 7 maps from 1900 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Seven Corners. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw6 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw4 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw5 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw7 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw5 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
Seven Corners 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 Seven Corners.
Seven Corners has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it scores below Bailey's Crossroads and its other neighbors on health and has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities. Since 2013, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Seven Corners.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Only 43.5% of households own their home, against 67.3% across Virginia.
Adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (23% statewide). At 34.6 years, Seven Corners’ median age is below both the Virginia town median (38.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). 35% of Seven Corners adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Seven Corners | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.6 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 44% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 16% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Seven Corners | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.4% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.3% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.3% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.3% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.4% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 24.6% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.5% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.2% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.7% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.7% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.3% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Seven Corners has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 27° and about 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here fell from 3,474 in 2013 to 2,554.
Most working residents leave Seven Corners for work: only 2% work in town. At 34 minutes, Seven Corners’ average trip to work is where Virginia’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Seven Corners.
| Seven Corners | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 23% | 17% | 11% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its C+, from Bailey's Crossroads (B) to Falls Church (A+).
Only 2 of the 253 Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Seven Corners. Seven Corners beats the Virginia average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| Seven Corners | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 23% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Seven Corners | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 21.3% | 26.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 19% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Seven Corners | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Upton Hill Regional Park | — | 3 |
| 2. Munson Hill Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2.5 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 99% of Virginia towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
The median rent in Seven Corners is $1,632 a month.
| Seven Corners | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 44% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,632 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
35 within 15 miles of the center of Seven Corners
About 4 of every 100 Seven Corners residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Seven Corners is a commercial center and census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Seven Corners had a population of 9,131. Seven Corners has a "Falls Church" mailing address but is not within Falls Church's city limits. The area got its name from the intersection of State Route 7 (Leesburg Pike and East Broad Street), U.S. Route 50 (Arlington Boulevard), State Route 613 (Sleepy Hollow Road), State Route 338 (Hillwood Avenue) and Wilson Boulevard (also part of State Route 613). The junction of these four roads once created seven corners.
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4 towns share a border with Seven Corners.
Falls Church next door grades higher for schools (A+ to Seven Corners’s B+) and lower for cost of living (D to B).
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Corners | #89 | A− | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Lake Barcroft | #81 | A | D | — | B+ | A |
| Bailey's Crossroads | #136 | B+ | C | — | B+ | B |
| West Falls Church | #84 | A− | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Falls Church | #48 | A | D | B− | A+ | A+ |
Seven Corners, Lake Barcroft, Bailey's Crossroads and West Falls Church report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Seven Corners with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Seven Corners grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #89 of 249 in Virginia. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools.
The typical home is worth about $319,000, 23% below 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 B.
