Front Royal, VA vs Stone Ridge, VA

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

MetricFront Royal, VAStone Ridge, VA
Population15,29616,603
Median Household Income$64,838$187,563
Median Rent$1,135/mo$2,746/mo
Median Home Value$314,400$672,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income39.3%22.2%
Poverty Rate14.3%1.8%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k24772*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,179545*
Median AQI—40
Good AQI Days /yr—294
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows26°F27°F
Snowfall21 in/yr21 in/yr
Avg Commute32.7 min32.1 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher1413.8
College Degree Rate18.8%75.1%
Foreign-Born %6.9%33.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.8%+14.9%

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