Healthiest Cities in Virginia.

Cities in Virginia whose adults have the lowest rates of chronic health problems.

How we rank: Each city’s adult rates of obesity, diabetes, smoking, inactivity and high blood pressure, compared with the typical US city and averaged. Lower is healthier. These are CDC estimates, not counts.

129 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Obesity	Smoking	Inactive
1	Tysons	28,936	20.8%	6.1%	15.6%
2	Merrifield	20,698	21.8%	7.1%	16.7%
3	Arlington	236,254	24.9%	7.0%	14.5%
4	McNair	22,655	22.1%	8.0%	18.3%
5	Loudoun Valley Estates	10,271	22.2%	6.5%	17.0%
6	Fair Oaks	35,545	22.4%	7.3%	16.9%
7	Brambleton	24,537	25.3%	7.1%	16.2%
8	Great Falls	15,228	20.8%	5.4%	14.4%
9	Franklin Farm	18,736	21.6%	6.4%	15.0%
10	Difficult Run	9,938	21.7%	5.8%	14.2%
11	Wyndham	12,099	24.9%	6.6%	13.7%
12	Blacksburg	45,446	24.8%	10.1%	21.1%
13	Dranesville	11,828	23.0%	6.6%	15.1%
14	Oakton	36,528	22.2%	6.9%	16.9%
15	McLean	49,627	21.1%	5.8%	15.6%
16	Stone Ridge	16,603	26.3%	7.5%	17.0%
17	Broadlands	14,353	27.2%	7.5%	16.1%
18	Wolf Trap	15,858	21.7%	6.2%	15.5%
19	Short Pump	29,026	25.9%	7.5%	14.8%
20	Fairfax Station	12,566	22.6%	6.6%	15.9%
21	Falls Church	14,710	29.0%	6.9%	15.9%
22	Wakefield	11,930	22.0%	6.8%	16.6%
23	Huntington	13,502	26.2%	8.3%	17.9%
24	Reston	64,414	24.5%	7.6%	17.2%
25	Vienna	16,412	23.2%	7.4%	17.0%
26	Lowes Island	11,018	27.5%	7.4%	16.2%
27	Fort Hunt	16,700	24.3%	7.4%	15.7%
28	Franconia	18,335	25.3%	8.0%	17.5%
29	Newington Forest	12,316	24.3%	8.3%	17.9%
30	Idylwood	17,559	23.6%	8.7%	19.6%
31	Cascades	12,357	28.0%	7.7%	17.2%
32	South Riding	34,352	26.1%	8.4%	18.8%
33	Burke Centre	17,037	23.8%	7.9%	18.0%
34	Woodburn	9,503	24.0%	7.9%	18.9%
35	Kings Park West	13,442	23.5%	8.0%	18.5%
36	Centreville	71,706	23.4%	8.8%	20.0%
37	Burke	44,029	23.8%	7.7%	18.2%
38	Kingstowne	18,360	26.4%	8.3%	17.9%
39	Rose Hill (Fairfax County)	21,066	25.6%	8.4%	18.6%
40	West Springfield	22,532	24.3%	8.1%	18.6%
41	Ashburn	46,026	27.6%	7.6%	18.2%
42	Newington	13,478	25.1%	8.1%	18.7%
43	New Baltimore	11,919	30.3%	9.1%	16.2%
44	Linton Hall	41,876	31.3%	9.7%	18.1%
45	Chantilly	24,036	23.0%	8.8%	21.1%
46	Alexandria	156,976	31.7%	9.1%	19.5%
47	Lansdowne	12,328	28.0%	7.8%	19.2%
48	Herndon	24,672	26.1%	9.8%	22.5%
49	Williamsburg	15,798	32.6%	9.2%	21.4%
50	Lincolnia	20,320	26.7%	9.2%	21.4%
51	Lake Barcroft	10,973	25.5%	9.1%	20.4%
52	Leesburg	49,171	31.5%	9.8%	20.4%
53	Gainesville	18,196	31.2%	10.2%	19.6%
54	Mount Vernon	13,122	26.7%	8.6%	19.6%
55	Independent Hill	10,853	32.9%	9.8%	18.5%
56	Charlottesville	45,437	32.4%	11.1%	22.3%
57	Buckhall	21,602	31.8%	10.3%	19.7%
58	Fairfax	25,026	31.2%	9.1%	20.6%
59	West Falls Church	31,279	26.2%	10.5%	23.8%
60	Midlothian	19,120	32.3%	9.3%	18.7%
61	Leesylvania	21,632	34.7%	10.3%	20.7%
62	Christiansburg	22,720	29.5%	12.2%	20.8%
63	Tuckahoe	49,183	30.3%	10.5%	19.5%
64	Sugarland Run	12,629	31.2%	10.3%	23.4%
65	Montclair	22,387	32.9%	9.9%	20.1%
66	Lorton	20,991	28.0%	9.7%	23.0%
67	Springfield	31,154	24.6%	9.6%	25.1%
68	Lake Ridge	46,049	33.9%	10.8%	21.6%
69	Harrisonburg	51,392	33.4%	12.9%	25.8%
70	Cave Spring	25,742	33.1%	10.5%	20.8%
71	Poquoson	12,639	33.1%	11.2%	20.4%
72	Bon Air	16,904	33.7%	10.0%	20.5%
73	Brandermill	13,730	33.8%	10.1%	20.0%
74	Glen Allen	17,551	32.2%	11.5%	20.2%
75	Warrenton	10,176	32.7%	11.0%	21.3%
76	Radford	16,726	34.8%	13.7%	25.4%
77	Lake Monticello	10,662	36.3%	9.8%	19.5%
78	Groveton	13,931	29.7%	11.7%	25.0%
79	Forest	13,430	34.6%	10.6%	22.9%
80	Cherry Hill	26,044	37.2%	11.3%	22.6%
81	Fredericksburg	28,873	39.2%	11.6%	22.9%
82	Sterling	32,411	32.4%	11.3%	26.3%
83	Annandale	41,705	26.3%	11.2%	27.2%
84	Manassas	42,976	35.5%	12.1%	26.0%
85	Virginia Beach	456,349	36.5%	12.1%	22.0%
86	Mechanicsville	38,683	33.6%	12.6%	22.7%
87	Timberlake	12,725	33.1%	13.0%	23.6%
88	Bull Run (Prince William County)	16,859	36.3%	13.5%	27.1%
89	Bailey's Crossroads	24,271	29.7%	11.9%	28.1%
90	Yorkshire	9,782	35.1%	13.5%	28.5%
91	Lynchburg	79,497	37.1%	12.9%	24.4%
92	Dale City	71,016	36.0%	12.4%	26.3%
93	Laurel	18,721	34.4%	13.9%	24.0%
94	Salem	25,618	35.0%	12.9%	24.1%
95	Lakeside	12,654	34.7%	14.3%	23.0%
96	Woodlawn (Fairfax County)	21,194	32.0%	12.6%	28.2%
97	Triangle	10,450	38.3%	12.9%	25.2%
98	Sudley	19,162	36.1%	13.5%	29.1%
99	Culpeper	20,794	39.0%	13.3%	25.9%
100	Woodbridge	43,945	37.4%	13.2%	28.3%
101	Chester	24,474	37.3%	12.7%	24.2%
102	Richmond	229,359	36.7%	13.9%	25.4%
103	Manchester	12,445	38.2%	12.4%	25.2%
104	Staunton	25,948	35.9%	13.3%	25.0%
105	Colonial Heights	18,352	36.8%	12.9%	25.2%
106	Chesapeake	252,583	40.1%	12.9%	22.9%
107	Manassas Park	16,798	38.0%	13.7%	29.7%
108	Norfolk	233,596	39.9%	13.7%	26.1%
109	Gloucester Point	11,109	36.3%	14.1%	24.5%
110	Hollins	17,097	35.9%	13.5%	26.4%
111	Hybla Valley	17,257	33.0%	13.9%	30.6%
112	Stuarts Draft	11,780	40.9%	14.7%	25.4%
113	Winchester	27,913	37.4%	15.7%	28.6%
114	Newport News	184,216	40.7%	14.4%	28.2%
115	Suffolk	98,796	42.4%	13.4%	26.1%
116	Waynesboro	22,841	38.6%	15.7%	28.0%
117	Front Royal	15,296	38.9%	16.3%	28.2%
118	Hampton	137,557	40.1%	14.3%	26.5%
119	Madison Heights	10,266	40.2%	16.2%	29.4%
120	Roanoke	98,355	41.9%	16.7%	29.8%
121	Meadowbrook	20,749	41.6%	14.9%	30.9%
122	East Highland Park	15,265	41.8%	14.1%	27.2%
123	Portsmouth	97,190	40.3%	16.5%	29.9%
124	Bristol	16,849	39.4%	18.1%	30.3%
125	Highland Springs	14,296	42.1%	16.7%	28.9%
126	Petersburg	33,537	46.3%	17.6%	34.3%
127	Hopewell	22,959	45.6%	20.4%	35.7%
128	Danville	42,214	41.6%	19.6%	36.1%
129	Martinsville	13,658	44.8%	19.4%	35.6%