Cascades, VA vs Herndon, VA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricCascades, VAHerndon, VA
Population12,35724,672
Median Household Income$167,171$148,000
Median Rent$2,657/mo$2,259/mo
Median Home Value$671,100$599,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.7%29.1%
Poverty Rate2.9%8.1%
Unemployment Rate3.1% (county)2.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k72*272
Property Crime Rate /100k545*1,322
Median AQI4042
Good AQI Days /yr294284
Summer Highs85°F86°F
Winter Lows27°F27°F
Snowfall21 in/yr21 in/yr
Avg Commute27.9 min27.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher12.712.7
College Degree Rate68.2%53.2%
Foreign-Born %24.8%42.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.7%+3.5%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Cascades (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.