Sugarland RunVA
Some 12,629 people live in this town, in Virginia.
Why does Sugarland Run grade so well?
Schools are where it shines: its schools outperform 88% of the state's. Sugarland Run grades A overall and ranks 38th of 249 in Virginia. It comes out better than 93% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $577K, 4.6 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. Only 23 of Virginia’s 371 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Sugarland Run Trail Park, at 56 acres. The town’s midpoint rent is $2,685 a month, above both Virginia’s towns ($1,760 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The median household earns $166K.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Sugarland Run stand out
Where Sugarland Run beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Sugarland Elementary | PK–5 | 502 |
| Meadowland Elementary | PK–5 | 403 |
| Seneca Ridge Middle | 6–8 | 862 |
| Widest gap | Sugarland Run | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.4% | 6.2% |
98% of working residents leave Sugarland Run for work
Where Sugarland Run’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Sugarland Run grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Sugarland Run is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
White House and 247 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sugarland Run. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw20 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw19 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw20 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw21 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M visitors a yearPhoto credits
White 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
Moving to Sugarland Run: who provides what
Sugarland Run 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sugarland Run.
Sugarland Run sends most of its workers to Reston and beyond, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the Virginia norm.
Sugarland Run earns an A for schools
Its public schools are run by the Loudoun County Public Schools. Two of its 5 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The largest public high school is Dominion High, with 1,453 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Ridge MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 862 | C |
| Dominion HighLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 1,453 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Sugarland Run keeps 1.5% of its land conserved
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 2.1 miles of trail. Sugarland Run’s trail network density stands at 1.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 2, covering 57 acres.
| Sugarland Run | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sugarland Run Trail Park | 0.3 mi | 56 |
| 2. Sugarland Trail Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Sugarland Run is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
Since 2003, Sugarland Run has seen 6 flood insurance claims paid out. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 91% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 56% come from inland flooding and 12% from heat waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sugarland Run ranks healthier than four in five of the country’s towns
Against the 1,826 U.S. towns with household incomes like Sugarland Run’s, it is less healthy than 82%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Sugarland Run: just over one in ten adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Sugarland Run is ahead of Virginia on 8 and behind on 2. Among adults locally, 32% sleep under 7 hours and 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Sugarland Run | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Sugarland Run | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.4% | 6.2% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 12.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For most of its workers, the job is outside Sugarland Run
Sugarland Run has 1,198 jobs for its 6,521 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 1,502 in 2013 to 1,198.
The share of workers in Sugarland Run who work remotely from home: 24%. Most working residents leave Sugarland Run for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs locally fell by 304 from 2013 to 2023, to 1,198. For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away.
| Sugarland Run | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $166,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 24% | 17% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Sugarland Run
In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 26°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Younger than Virginia overall
The median household earns $166,385, against $93,170 across Virginia, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Among adults 25 and older, 48% have a four-year degree or more, against 42% across Virginia. People 65 and older are 11% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (23% statewide). Also worth knowing: for Sugarland Run, the median age is 36.5 years.
| Sugarland Run | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 48% | 44% | 29% |
| Median age | 36.5 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 37.1, men 36.0.
| Sugarland Run | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.4% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.2% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.1% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.2% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.8% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.5% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.1% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.7% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Homes in Sugarland Run sell for about $644K
The median property tax bill is $5,156, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
A home in Sugarland Run typically sold within 38 days of listing. 85% of households are owner-occupiers here. In Sugarland Run, 36% of sales closed above the list price.
| Sugarland Run | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,685 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 85% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Sugarland Run
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Sugarland Run
About 8 of every 100 Sugarland Run residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
About Sugarland Run
Census-designated place in Virginia
Sugarland Run is a planned community and census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 11,799. In 2020, it was estimated to be 12,956. Sugarland Run is part of the Washington metropolitan area and is 26 miles (42 km) by road northwest of Washington, D.C.
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- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
Sugarland Run’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Sugarland Run.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarland Run | #38 | A | C | — | A | A− |
| Lowes Island | #22 | A | C− | — | A | A+ |
| Cascades | #30 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Sterling | #82 | A | C− | — | A | B+ |
Sugarland Run, Lowes Island, Cascades and Sterling report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sugarland Run with a neighbor →
Questions about Sugarland Run
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sugarland Run, VA a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Sugarland Run grades A overall, better than 93% of U.S. towns and #38 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A− for health and A for schools.
Is Sugarland Run, VA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $577,000, 40% 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.