Dahlgren Center, Virginia

Community in King George County · population 724 (2020 Census)

Household income: $96,000
Jan low / Jul high: 28° / 88°
Snow a year: 13 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 11
Median age: 25.5

Dahlgren Center is a community of 724 people in King George County, Virginia. It ranks better for cycling than 92% of Virginia towns, better for young professionals than 85% of Virginia towns, better for retirees than 82% of Virginia towns.

How Dahlgren Center ranks

Percentile among Virginia towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Virginia towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

Median rent is $1,941 a month. 0.0% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Virginia towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Dahlgren Center	Typical Virginia town
Median home value	—	$298,050
Median rent	$1,941	$1,254
Median household income	$96,000	$78,595
Home value ÷ income	—×	3.8×
Homeownership	0.0%	69.2%
Median year built	1992	1980
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Dahlgren Center

People	Dahlgren Center	Typical Virginia town
Median age	25.5	39.8
Age 65 and over	0.3%	17.3%
Under 18	24.7%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.4%	31.2%
Below the poverty line	1.1%	8.8%
Veterans	18.7%	—
Born outside the U.S.	12.8%	—
Work from home	12.4%	12.8%
Average commute	14.7 min	26.3 min
Homes with broadband	98.8%	91.8%

Weather in Dahlgren Center

July highs average 88.0°F and January lows 28.3°F. About 41.0 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 12.7 inches of snow (typical Virginia town: 13.4 in). Expect about 29 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 76 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Quantico Mcas station (18.6 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 4 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

11 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Dahlgren Center since 1950, compared with 11 for the typical Virginia town. 1 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F2, struck on September 5, 1979 about 1.2 miles from the town center. The most recent was on May 5, 2017.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 18 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on June 11, 2011.

Severe weather in King George County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, King George County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996).

King George County has been included in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, drought, freezing.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 23, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3631: Severe Winter Storm
March 11, 2022	Severe Storm	DR-4644: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm
April 2, 2020	Biological	DR-4512: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3448: Covid-19
September 11, 2018	Hurricane	EM-3403: Hurricane Florence

Jobs and pay in King George County

King George County had 13,745 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $94,680 a year. Unemployment was 2.6% in 2023; in Dahlgren Center itself the ACS puts it at 10%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Dahlgren Center

2 public schools with 1,023 students, about 14.4 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Piccowaxen Middle School	6-8	615	14.3
Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School	PK-5	408	14.6

Towns near Dahlgren Center

Dahlgren, VA
2.0 mi · 2,946 people · home $423,300
Colonial Beach, VA
5.3 mi · 3,908 people · home $268,200
King George, VA
9.3 mi · 4,970 people · home $380,500
Cobb Island, MD
10.9 mi · 929 people · home $275,000
La Plata, MD
14.7 mi · 10,159 people · home $428,400
Charlotte Hall, MD
16.1 mi · 1,388 people · home $367,800
Pomfret, MD
16.1 mi · 514 people · home $406,900
Mechanicsville, MD
16.5 mi · 1,673 people · home $416,100

Dahlgren Center questions

Is Dahlgren Center, Virginia a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Dahlgren Center scores better for retirees than 82% of Virginia towns and quieter than 59%. 0.3% of residents are 65 or older (median age 25.5).

What is the weather like in Dahlgren Center?

July highs average 88.0°F and January lows 28.3°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 41.0 inches of precipitation a year and 12.7 inches of snow.

Does Dahlgren Center get tornadoes?

11 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Dahlgren Center since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F2 on September 5, 1979. The typical Virginia town has had 11.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Dahlgren Center's Census boundary (GEOID 5121016). Comparisons use the median of Virginia towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.