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A town of 16,603.
Few places in the country grade higher. Stone Ridge earns an A+, 9th of 249 graded towns in Virginia. On CDC health estimates it is near the top nationally, the median household earns $188K, and its schools rank ahead of 88% of Virginia towns. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $673K, 5.3 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. 75% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Stone Ridge, where Virginia’s towns sit at 44% and U.S. towns at 29%. Stone Ridge is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 81% of U.S. towns. Among 253 Virginia towns, just 4 have a higher share of children under 18 than Stone Ridge.
Where Stone Ridge beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Stone Ridge | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 2.6% | 6.2% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Goshen Post Elementary | PK–5 | 851 |
| Arcola Elementary | PK–5 | 748 |
| Guidepost Montessori | K–6 | 121 |
7,214 counted in 2010 and 15,039 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Stone Ridge is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 4 maps from 1933 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Stone Ridge. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw28 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw26 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw27 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw29 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
6 mi MuseumSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center1.6M 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 · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
Stone Ridge is unincorporated, so Loudoun 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 Stone Ridge.
Stone Ridge has less COPD than most of Virginia, sends most of its workers to Tysons and beyond and pairs an A for schools with high home prices.
Its widest gap with Virginia is COPD: 2.6% of its 10,134 adults have COPD, against 6.2% statewide.
Stone Ridge beats the Virginia average on 24 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 8.4% of adults report frequent physical distress in Stone Ridge. Only 10 of the 253 Virginia towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Stone Ridge.
| Stone Ridge | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 33% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Stone Ridge | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 2.6% | 6.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 60.7% | 67.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $673K.
Its public schools are run by the Loudoun County Public Schools. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,459 | A− |
| John Champe HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,851 | A |
| Goshen Post ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 851 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
2.6 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Stone Ridge’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Stone Ridge | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Byrne's Ridge Park | 0.3 mi | 24 |
| 2. Kirkpatrick Farms Pond Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
| 3. Goshen Corner Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Stone Ridge has 1,792 jobs for its 7,551 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 1,175 in 2013 to 1,792.
Most working residents leave Stone Ridge for work: only 3% work in town. 31% of Stone Ridge workers work from home. Jobs based in Stone Ridge grew to 1,792 in 2023, 617 more than in 2013.
| Stone Ridge | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 31% | 17% | 11% |
| Median household income | $188,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.8% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Stone Ridge has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median property tax bill is $5,915, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Stone Ridge is $2,746 a month.
| Stone Ridge | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,746 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 87% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Stone Ridge
About 7 of every 100 Stone Ridge residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
Where Stone Ridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Virginia
Stone Ridge is a census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Residences use Aldie mailing addresses, and it is near Washington Dulles International Airport. The population as of the 2020 census was 15,039. Stone Ridge is a Van Metre Homes planned, mixed-use community.
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One town shares a border with Stone Ridge.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Ridge | #9 | A+ | C− | — | A | A+ |
| South Riding | #23 | A | C− | — | A | A+ |
Stone Ridge and South Riding report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Stone Ridge with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Stone Ridge grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #9 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $673,000, 63% 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−.
