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13,931people live here $101,974median household income▲ 26% above US $1,820median rent per month▲ 29% above US $585,000median home value▲ 76% above US

Groveton is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, VA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Groveton

Groveton is an unincorporated community in Virginia with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Groveton deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, and commute times longer than most cities.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Above-average commute times

How Groveton compares

Median household income

Groveton$101,974

Virginia avg$93,170

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Groveton$1,820

Virginia avg$1,579

US$1,413

Median home value

Groveton$585,000

Virginia avg$383,700

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Groveton

Based on Groveton's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,640

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $72,800 a year
40% of Groveton renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$117,000

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $58,500
Homes cost 5.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 29% above US

$1,820/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,820 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are steep, with a median around $585,000. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $585,000 · 40% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.2% county unemployment

Unemployment in Fairfax County is 3.2%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Fairfax County (county-wide)

Safety

110 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Groveton doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Fairfax County Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1438/100k · Policed by Fairfax County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 26% above US

33 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 32.8 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 8% take public transit; 25% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

58%

Work from home

25%

Public transit

7.5%

Carpool

7.4%

Other

2.2%

Walk

0.1%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 86°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 29°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 31% above US

47% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 47% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Fort Foote Park (3 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Groveton's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,820/mo) equals 21% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low), remote workers (25% of workers here already work from home), and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget and people who dread long commutes.

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