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YorkshireVA

A town of 9,782.

Is Yorkshire a good place to live?

Yorkshire is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, ranked 146th of 249 in Virginia, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $113K. A typical home there costs about $451K, 3.6 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. 6.4% of residents are 65 or older in Yorkshire, below both Virginia’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (18%). Yorkshire is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 87% of U.S. towns. Only 20 of Virginia’s 371 towns score lower on history.

StrongestAWalkability

What makes Yorkshire stand out

Where Yorkshire beats most towns.

A growing town

Yorkshire has grown 46% from 2010 to 2020

7,541 counted in 2010 and 10,992 in 2020.

7,5412010
10,9922020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Yorkshire grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Yorkshire is from typical.

How grading works
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

A-1 Glass Auto and Home
A-1 Glass Auto and Home, 2024
Yorkshire’s story

Yorkshire in pictures

The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 7 maps from 1915 on.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

White House and 244 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Yorkshire. Close and well known come first.

All 304 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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 · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Yorkshire: who provides what

Yorkshire is unincorporated, so Prince William County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerDominion Energy15.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPwcsa - West water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPrince William CountyPrince William County provides services here
SchoolsPrince William County Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Virginia you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 11 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections herePrince William General RegistrarPrince William County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code2011120111 100%Census 2020

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 Yorkshire.

Yorkshire sends most of its workers to Chantilly and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it has property taxes 1.6 times the Virginia norm.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+

Most working residents commute out of Yorkshire

Yorkshire has 1,243 jobs for its 4,543 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 891 in 2013 to 1,243.

Most working residents leave Yorkshire for work: only 3% work in town. Yorkshire’s average trip to work is 34 minutes. Jobs based in Yorkshire grew to 1,243 in 2023, 352 more than in 2013.

3%work in town
YorkshireVirginia townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work34 minutes27 minutes25 minutes
Work from home8.5%18%11%
Median household income$113,000$101,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town2.9%5%8%

Where working residents work

In Yorkshire3%
Chantilly6%
Manassas5%
Washington4%
Arlington3%
13 mi
median commute distance
1,243
jobs based in Yorkshire
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A
Walkability grade: more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

SchoolsB

Yorkshire’s schools rank ahead of 59% of Virginia districts

Its public schools are run by the Prince William County Public Schools. Its one school is below.

59%of VA districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Yorkshire ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5851D

NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Yorkshire

Yorkshire has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 26° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–46°
Spring44–66°
Summer65–86°
Fall47–68°
Oct 27
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Moderate risk in Yorkshire, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 39 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Yorkshire.

41risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
41Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesTornadoes
39
paid flood claims since 1978

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthB−

On CDC estimates, Yorkshire is healthier than 53% of U.S. towns

Against the 6,768 U.S. towns with household incomes like Yorkshire’s, it is less healthy than 80%: its national edge comes with its incomes.

Yorkshire beats the Virginia average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 37% of adults feel lonely in Yorkshire.

53%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
YorkshireVirginia townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)37%34%33%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)20%12%14%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)75%79%79%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)40%36%36%
32 measures vs. Virginia
6 better12 too close to call14 worse
What stands outYorkshireVA
Fewer adults who have had cancer4.4%7.7%
Fewer adults with arthritis18.7%26.2%
More uninsured adults17.8%8.7%
UVA Health Prince William Medical Center
2.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
35th
percentile among VA towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

OutdoorsB

2.5% of Yorkshire is conserved land

0.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Joseph D Reading Park, at 27 acres.

2.5%conserved
YorkshireVirginia townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.4 miles per square mile0.70.4
Conserved land2.5%4.7%4.3%
2.5%
conserved · 37 of 1,517 acres
0.9 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Joseph D Reading Park0.4 mi27
2. Bull Run Regional Park—2

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

HousingCost of living grade C+

Homes in Yorkshire sell for about $478K

The median property tax bill is $4,449, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.

50% of Yorkshire households own their home.

$478Kmedian sale price
YorkshireVirginia townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home50%68%73%
Median rent$1,777 a month$1,760 a month$1,185 a month
Market temperature
Seller’s marketA seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
70
days on market
99.1%
sale-to-list price
5
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Yorkshire

17pages on Yorkshire
After high school

Colleges nearby

9 within 15 miles of the center of Yorkshire

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Yorkshire for work

Where Yorkshire’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

6% → Chantilly Chantilly 6% 5% → Manassas Manassas 5% 4% → Washington Washington 4% 3% → Arlington Arlington 3% 3% → Tysons Tysons 3% 3% → Fair Oaks Fair Oaks 3% Yorkshire · 3% stay
1,243jobs based in Yorkshire
3%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Yorkshire

CDP in Virginia, United States

Yorkshire is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 10,992 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
2.4 sq mi
Elevation
213 ft

Yorkshire’s neighbors

4 towns share a border with Yorkshire.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownVA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Yorkshire#146BC+—BB−
Bull Run#123B+C−—B+A+
Manassas Park#189C+CB+C−C+
Loch Lomond#168B−C—BB−
Buckhall#105A−C−—BA

Yorkshire, Bull Run, Loch Lomond and Buckhall report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Yorkshire with a neighbor →

Questions about Yorkshire

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Yorkshire, VA a good place to live?

By most measures, yes. Yorkshire grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #146 of 249 in Virginia. It grades B− for health and B for schools.

Is Yorkshire, VA expensive?

The typical home is worth about $451,000, 9% 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+.