Real estate blog Movoto has named Centreville the best city in Virginia.
Movoto is a California-based real estate research blog that ranks cities on various factors using data.
They analyzed the best cities in Virginia based on amenities per person, cost of living, crime, household income, diversity, and other factors (you can read their full report and methodology on their website).
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A crime rate is 58 percent lower than the state average and a median household income 78 percent higher than the state, are just two of the things hat earned the unincorporated area of western Fairfax County, the top spot.
Its beautiful townhomes, shopping and recreation as well as its proximity to hiking and the nation's capital are just a few more of Centreville's advantages.
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Tysons Corner came in at No. 2 and the blog called the area “a huge player in the technology field.”
See how other nearby cities ranked:
- Centreville
- Tysons Corner
- McLean
- Annandale
- Oakton
- Alexandria
- Chantilly
- Reston
- Rose Hill (Fairfax County)
- Suffolk
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