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Virginia·Fairfax County
6 tracts·15K people·$567K median·4,216/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Franconia is $567,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Franconia has 18,335 residents across 4 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 40.9; the population is 39.7% White, 21.8% Black, 19.7% Asian, 15.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Multiracial and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 66.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 2.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Island Creek Elementary (84%) and Franconia Elementary (74%) lead the elementary schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,605/month, 65% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Franconia is $152,474 a year, 77% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Franconia, median rent is $2,605/month and the median home value is $567,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Franconia reported 1.2 violent crimes and 16.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Fairfax County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Franconia are winter weather (62), hail (54) and landslide (52), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Franconia, 0.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).