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Virginia
Top 100
City Population
Glen Allen 14,000
Mechanicsville 36,400
Vienna 15,300
Other cities
City Population
Alexandria 139,600
Annandale 55,600
Aquia Harbour 10,100
Arlington 201,200
Bailey's Crossroads 24,000
Blacksburg 40,200
Bon Air 17,500
Bull Run 13,800
Burke 58,400
Cave Spring 25,400
Centreville 52,400
Chantilly 45,200
Charlottesville 40,900
Chesapeake 220,800
Chester 20,100
Colonial Heights 17,600
Dale City 67,200
Dranesville 110,700
Dunn Loring 8,200
Fairfax 22,100
Falls Church 10,600
Forest 8,400
Fort Hunt 12,900
Franconia 33,600
Gainesville 12,600
Gloucester Point 10,200
Great Falls 8,900
Groveton 21,600
Hampton 143,500
Herndon 22,400
Hollins 14,500
Hunter Mill 121,300
Huntington 8,500
Hybla Valley 17,400
Idylwood 16,900
Jefferson 27,700
Lake Barcroft 9,000
Lake Monticello 9,200
Lake Ridge 33,600
Laurel 15,500
Leesburg 46,600
Lincolnia 15,900
Linton Hall 19,200
Lorton 19,400
Manassas 38,500
Manassas Park 12,000
Matoaca 75,800
McLean 40,600
Merrifield 13,000
Midlothian 53,900
Montclair 19,600
Mount Vernon 29,400
Newington 20,400
Newport News 182,000
Norfolk 231,600
North Springfield 9,200
Oakton 30,600
Poquoson 11,700
Portsmouth 98,300
Reston 60,800
Richmond 191,100
Rose Hill 15,600
Salem 24,200
Springfield 35,900
Stuarts Draft 8,700
Sudley 8,600
Suffolk 82,200
Sully 157,000
Timberlake 10,600
Tuckahoe 43,900
Tysons Corner 19,800
Virginia Beach 445,900
Warrenton 7,800
West Gate 8,100
West Springfield 28,700
Williamsburg 11,200
Wolf Trap 14,600
Woodbridge 36,800
Wyndham 7,800
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Short commute time
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Top-earning towns
  Median household income
Hillsborough $263,456
Scarsdale $219,317
Los Altos Hills $199,370
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Hottest
  Avg. high temp
in July (°F)
Rancho Mirage, CA 108.2°F
Avondale, AZ 107.6°F
Glendale, AZ 107.6°F
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Priciest homes
  Median price
Montecito $3,157,233
Hillsborough $2,606,764
Paradise Valley $2,075,930
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Most singles
  % single residents
State College 76.5%
Durham 74.5%
Amherst Center 73.7%
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Youngest
  Median age
Storrs 20.65
Durham 21.19
Oxford 21.56
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