Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Community in Fairfax County · population 7,637 (2020 Census)

Household income: $104,205
Jan low / Jul high: 27° / 88°
Snow a year: 13 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 14
Median age: 19.7

Fort Belvoir is a community of 7,637 people in Fairfax County, Virginia. It ranks better for young professionals than 96% of Virginia towns, more of a college town than 93% of Virginia towns, better transit than 91% of Virginia towns.

How Fort Belvoir 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 $3,236 a month. 0.8% of households own their home.

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

Housing	Fort Belvoir	Typical Virginia town
Median home value	—	$298,050
Median rent	$3,236	$1,254
Median household income	$104,205	$78,595
Home value ÷ income	—×	3.8×
Homeownership	0.8%	69.2%
Median year built	1995	1980
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Fort Belvoir

People	Fort Belvoir	Typical Virginia town
Median age	19.7	39.8
Age 65 and over	0.1%	17.3%
Under 18	47.5%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.0%	31.2%
Below the poverty line	2.9%	8.8%
Veterans	12.5%	—
Born outside the U.S.	4.7%	—
Work from home	6.3%	12.8%
Average commute	23.7 min	26.3 min
Homes with broadband	99.3%	91.8%

Weather in Fort Belvoir

July highs average 88.0°F and January lows 27.4°F. About 46.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 13.4 inches of snow (typical Virginia town: 13.4 in). Expect about 38 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 80 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 Oxon Hill station (9.9 mi away); snow from Franconia 1.3 Sse (2.3 mi).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

14 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Fort Belvoir since 1950, compared with 11 for the typical Virginia town. 4 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F4, struck on September 24, 2001 about 4.4 miles from the town center. Tornadoes within 10 miles have caused 1 deaths and 9 injuries since 1950. The most recent was on July 24, 2018.

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 58 times; the largest was 3.00 inches on August 11, 2004.

Severe weather in Fairfax County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Fairfax County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 12 deaths recorded.

Fairfax County has been included in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, freezing, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 23, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3631: Severe Winter Storm
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
March 7, 2016	Snowstorm	DR-4262: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm

Jobs and pay in Fairfax County

Fairfax County had 636,430 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $114,100 a year. Unemployment was 2.5% in 2023; in Fort Belvoir itself the ACS puts it at 4.5%.

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 Fort Belvoir

2 public schools with 1,404 students, about 14.9 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Fort Belvoir Elementary	PK-2	750	15.6
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary	3-6	654	14.2

Towns near Fort Belvoir

Woodlawn, VA
2.1 mi · 20,859 people · home $367,200
Mount Vernon, VA
2.1 mi · 12,914 people · home $836,200
Hayfield, VA
2.9 mi · 4,154 people · home $677,500
Newington, VA
3.2 mi · 13,223 people · home $598,000
Groveton, VA
3.2 mi · 15,725 people · home $585,000
Kingstowne, VA
3.4 mi · 16,825 people · home $626,700
Franconia, VA
3.9 mi · 18,943 people · home $567,100
Lorton, VA
4.0 mi · 20,072 people · home $626,500

Fort Belvoir questions

Is Fort Belvoir, Virginia a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Fort Belvoir scores better for retirees than 1% of Virginia towns and quieter than 2%. 0.1% of residents are 65 or older (median age 19.7).

What is the weather like in Fort Belvoir?

July highs average 88.0°F and January lows 27.4°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 46.8 inches of precipitation a year and 13.4 inches of snow.

Does Fort Belvoir get tornadoes?

14 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Fort Belvoir since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F4 on September 24, 2001. The typical Virginia town has had 11.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Fort Belvoir's Census boundary (GEOID 5129008). 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.