Falls Church, VA vs Lake Barcroft, VA

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

MetricFalls Church, VALake Barcroft, VA
Population14,71010,973
Median Household Income$143,262$140,882
Median Rent$2,190/mo$1,923/mo
Median Home Value$1,055,600$887,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.9%44.8%
Poverty Rate4%5.6%
Unemployment Rate3.4%3.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k73110*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,4841,438*
Median AQI—42
Good AQI Days /yr—284
Summer Highs86°F88°F
Winter Lows27°F32°F
Snowfall6 in/yr14 in/yr
Avg Commute28.7 min29.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.114.6
College Degree Rate80.5%65.1%
Foreign-Born %16.6%31.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.4%+8.7%

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 Lake Barcroft (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.