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It is a town of 9,371 residents in Virginia.
Seven Corners’s overall A− puts it 89th of 249 in Virginia. That leaves it better than 83% of U.S. towns. Walkability is its strong suit (A+). Schools are a strength too (B+): its schools outperform 74% of the state's. At about $319K, a typical home costs 2.5 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. Only 14 of Virginia’s 372 towns score higher on hazard risk. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for health and B− for incomes.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES.
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.
The FEMA risk score for Seven Corners comes to 5 of 100, below both the Virginia town median (22 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Expected losses in Seven Corners break down as 45% from inland flooding and 14% from heat waves. Flood insurance has paid out on 3 claims locally since 2013.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Only 43.5% of households own their home, against 67.3% across Virginia.
24% of residents are under 18 in Seven Corners. Adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (23% statewide). In Seven Corners, the median age is 34.6 years.
| 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
The range runs from 27° on a January night to 88° on a July afternoon, with about 6 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here fell from 3,474 in 2013 to 2,554.
For Seven Corners, the average trip to work is 34 minutes. Jobs based locally fell to 2,554 in 2023, 920 fewer than in 2013. 18% of Seven Corners residents live below the poverty line, against 7.7% in Virginia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Seven Corners: nearly a quarter of workers work from home.
| 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+).
In Seven Corners, nearly a third of adults get no exercise outside work, and 74% had a checkup this year. CDC measures, 32 in all: Seven Corners beats Virginia on 4 and trails on 17. The share of adults in Seven Corners who feel lonely: 37%.
| 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% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 79% | 79% |
| 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
There are 0.4 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. In Seven Corners, the trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| 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.
On the market locally: a median 41 days to sell. For Seven Corners, the midpoint rent is $1,632 a month. In Seven Corners, 44% of households live in a home they own.
| 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.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
