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SheetVA-MANASSAS-PARK-VA · Manassas Park, VA 16,923 pop · income 78th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Manassas Park
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Manassas Park on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Bristol · lowest
44,706
Bristol · lowest
44,706 median HH income
21.2% of the leader · rank #1
Bartlett · near
100,660
Bartlett · near
100,660 median HH income
47.8% of the leader · rank #2
Manassas Park · this city
100,668
Manassas Park · this city
100,668 median HH income
47.8% of the leader · rank #3
Lake San Marc… · near
100,676
Lake San Marc… · near
100,676 median HH income
47.8% of the leader · rank #4
Asbury Lake · near
100,681
Asbury Lake · near
100,681 median HH income
47.8% of the leader · rank #5
Woodbridge · near
100,682
Woodbridge · near
100,682 median HH income
47.8% of the leader · rank #6
Fort Hunt · highest
210,471
Fort Hunt · highest
210,471 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Manassas Park on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 16,923.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Manassas Park - the verdict
Manassas Park ranks in the 78th percentile for household income and the 70th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
78th
percentile, household income
76th
percentile, home value
62nd
percentile, median rent
70th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Manassas Park, VA
Virginia's Manassas Park is a small town, with 16,923 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Manassas Park households earn a median of $100,668 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 3.3%. Home values in Manassas Park run a median of $381,200, and the median resident age is 35.3 years. Educational attainment runs 25.5% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 74.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 118 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Active). Manassas Park reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 844.2 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Virginia tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: the state registers 101.1 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Near Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,369 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Virginia run around $235, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 33.3 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Manassas Park's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to housing and income to schools and households to reported crime to comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Manassas Park, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Population change
Is Manassas Park growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -601 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -3.5% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 118 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
How far does income reach against housing in Manassas Park?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 3.3%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
What does the education layer cover for Manassas Park?
The NCES join finds 4 public schools within the city match. 25.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Which cities make useful reference points for Manassas Park?
Within Virginia, the closest population matches are Hollins (17,005 residents, $73,588 income); Bristol (17,024 residents, $44,706 income); Bull Run CDP (Prince William County) (16,688 residents, $86,487 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Millbrook, AL (16,923 residents); Brunswick, ME (16,928 residents); Manor, TX (16,917 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Manassas Park?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 844.2 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 63% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
764.1
Violent rate
80.1
Total reported rate
844.2
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
What does the journey to work look like in Manassas Park?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 69.5%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
5.9%
Work from home
10.0%
Drive alone
69.5%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 9,604 workers age 16+.
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Virginia average
C+
City profile score · Manassas Park, VA
64/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income B+
$100,668
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate B+
3.3%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime B+
80 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share C-
25.5%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living F
101.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Manassas Park profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 77/100 (B+) · $100,668
Poverty rate: 76/100 (B+) · 3.3%
Violent crime: 76/100 (B+) · 80 /100k
Bachelor's+ share: 50/100 (C-) · 25.5%
Cost of living: 35/100 (F) · 101.1 index
Where Manassas Park sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Manassas Park's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Manassas Park highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Manassas Park, VA (this city): home $381,200, crime 844/100k
Millbrook, AL : home $193,600, crime 3,681/100k
Brunswick, ME : home $333,500, crime 1,262/100k
Manor, TX : home $333,800, crime 1,718/100k
Ashwaubenon, WI : home $245,100, crime 2,448/100k
Truckee, CA : home $884,000, crime 1,022/100k
Washougal, WA : home $492,100, crime 1,315/100k
Bristol, VA : home $168,700, crime 3,464/100k
How does Manassas Park compare to other US cities?
Where Manassas Park sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income78% higher than other cities
Home value76% pricier than other cities
Median rent62% pricier than other cities
Safety70% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Virginia alone, Manassas Park ranks #19 of 117 Virginia cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Manassas Park against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Virginia only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Virginia-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Manassas Park near the bottom of Virginia's cities
Among the 619 Virginia cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Manassas Park ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Manassas Park only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#168 of 558
70th percentile in Virginia
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 619
0th percentile in Virginia
Median Home Value
#170 of 567
70th percentile in Virginia
Poverty Rate
#384 of 616
37th percentile in Virginia
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#330 of 618
47th percentile in Virginia
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Virginia only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
78th percentile nationally for median household income · 70th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Manassas Park's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Manassas Park's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Manassas Park's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$381,20024th percentilemore affordable than 24% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Manassas Park's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#10,012 of 15,516
More affordable than 35% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,776 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.8×, Manassas Park sits in the moderate band:
national rank #10,012 of 15,516 and #1,776 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$100,668Manassas Park, VA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Manassas Park, VA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Manassas Park, VA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)25.5%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)3.3%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)74.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
16,923
Median Income
$100,668
Median Home Value
$381,200
Median Age
35.3
Poverty Rate
3.3%
Labor force participation
74.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
25.5%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
844.2
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
80.1
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
764.1
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Manassas Park's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
17,161 residents
2021
17,092 residents
2022
16,628 residents
2023
16,316 residents
2024
16,428 residents
2025
16,560 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Active
Total Permits (2024)
118
housing units authorized
Single-Family
0
detached homes
Multifamily
118
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
7
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
0
0
0
-
2020
0
0
0
-
2021
13
13
0
$3.7M
2022
59
1
58
$7.7M
2023
166
0
166
$22.9M
2024
118
0
118
$16.9M
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
69.5%
Carpool
13.4%
Public Transit
5.9%
Walk
0.6%
Work from Home
10.0%
Other
0.6%
Based on 9,604 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Virginia statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $235
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Virginia at $235 (electricity about $115 , water and sewer about $50 ).
These are Virginia statewide averages, not a meter reading for Manassas Park. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Virginia's BEA cost-of-living index is 101.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Manassas Park is $1,369/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Virginia statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 33.3 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Virginia statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Manassas Park sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Manassas Park compares to similar-size Virginia cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.