Merrifield.
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5 tracts·21K people·$661K median·7,670/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 Merrifield is $660,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.4× the US median of $458,812.
Merrifield has 20,698 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 34.6; the population is 36.0% White, 35.8% Asian, 14.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% Black, 4.8% Multiracial and 1.8% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 76.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.1% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Fairhill Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (79%); Jackson Middle is the middle school with reported scores (66%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,368/month, 50% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Merrifield is $136,373 a year, 58% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Merrifield, median rent is $2,368/month and the median home value is $660,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Merrifield 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 85°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Merrifield are winter weather (80), hail (73) and lightning (66), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Merrifield, 3.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).