Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 84, established in 1796. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
73% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Washington, above both Virginia’s towns (44%) and U.S. towns (29%). Of the 254 Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher midpoint age than Washington. Its National Register listings include Mount Salem Baptist Meetinghouse and Calvert Mill/Washington Mill. Washington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Washington beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 254 in 1880, a peak of 300 in 1900, 135 in 2010. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1797 and 3 maps from 1961 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington. Close and well known come first.
2 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
18 mi CaveLuray Caverns20 mi Scenic driveSkyline Drive
32 mi National park siteManassas National Battlefield Park473K visitors a year12 mi Zoo & aquariumSmithsonian Conservation Biology InstituteShenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Luray Caverns: Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · Skyline Drive: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manassas National Battlefield Park: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington, and how to reach them.
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 Washington.
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 4%. 47% of households live in a home they own in Washington.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 21 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Washington’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 61 of 100. FEMA puts 69% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to strong winds. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Washington once, in 2003.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Washington, 16% of adults report frequent physical distress, above both the Virginia town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). The share of adults in Washington who get no exercise outside work: 27%. Also worth knowing: among 254 Virginia towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Washington. CDC measures, 32 in all: Washington beats Virginia on 9 and trails on 10.
| Washington | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 79% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Washington | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.6% | 10.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.3% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Washington; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Washington residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
3 places in Washington on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Virginia
The town of Washington, commonly known as Little Washington (in relation to the larger city of Washington, D.C., nearby), is a historic town located in the eastern foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park. The entire town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district, Washington Historic District. It is the county seat of Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States. Washington, Virginia, is considered part of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The town was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly in 1796 and as the county seat of Rappahannock County, Virginia, in 1833. The town was incorporated in 1894 and was re…
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Washington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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