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10,853people live here $204,886median household income▲ 154% above US $674,300median home value▲ 103% above US

Independent Hill is an unincorporated community in Prince William 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 Independent Hill

Independent Hill is an unincorporated community in Virginia with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and a highly educated workforce. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Independent Hill deals with home prices well above the national average and long average commutes.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Clean air
Highly educated workforce
Fast-growing population
Average class sizes

The not so good

High home prices
Long commutes

How Independent Hill compares

Median household income

Independent Hill$204,886

Virginia avg$93,170

US$80,734

Median home value

Independent Hill$674,300

Virginia avg$383,700

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Independent Hill

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

To buy

$134,860

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $67,430
Homes cost 3.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Job market

3.2% county unemployment

Unemployment in Prince William 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.

Prince William County (county-wide)

Safety

214 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Independent Hill doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Prince William 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 1282/100k · Policed by Prince William County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 60% above US

42 min average commute

Commutes run long, averaging 41.6 minutes, and that's just the average, meaning a lot of people are doing significantly more. This isn't a city where living far from the office is a comfortable bet. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 23% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

63%

Work from home

23%

Carpool

8.4%

Public transit

3.2%

Other

1.6%

Walk

0.6%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 86°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 30°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▲ 43% above US

52% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

6 public schools inside the boundary

There are 6 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, close to the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Prince William Forest Park (4 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Independent Hill's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are home prices well above the national average and long average commutes. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low), remote workers (23% of workers here already work from home), and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes.

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