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Dunn Loring, VA
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Living in Dunn Loring



Dunn Loring is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 9,464 people and three associated neighborhoods, Dunn Loring is the 77th largest community in Virginia.

Dunn Loring home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Dunn Loring real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Dunn Loring has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 24.08% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Dunn Loring is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Dunn Loring is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Dunn Loring really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Dunn Loring perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Even though Dunn Loring is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the subway for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

If knowledge is power, Dunn Loring is a pretty powerful place. 78.46% of the adults in Dunn Loring have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Dunn Loring in 2022 was $89,174, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $356,696 for a family of four.

Dunn Loring is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dunn Loring home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dunn Loring residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Dunn Loring also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.06% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dunn Loring include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.

In addition, Dunn Loring has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (26.08%).

The most common language spoken in Dunn Loring is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.