Living in Dale City, VA
Suburb in Virginia
Dale City is a suburb in Virginia, home to about 73,000 people, with 4.0 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Dale City a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 11 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
- Low natural disaster risk: 8 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Big job market: about 4.0 million people live within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
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Key facts
Living in Dale City: common questions
What is the cost of living in Dale City?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $457k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,840 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 109, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Dale City?
Virginia collects about $2,198 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.04% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Dale City safe?
Dale City isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
What is the weather like in Dale City?
Dale City has cool winters: winter days average around 45°F and summer days around 85°F, with roughly 12″ of snow a year.
Does Dale City get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and heat waves: 8 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.22 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Dale City?
The nearest major airport is IAD, about 21 mi away.
How Dale City scores
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