Falls Church Among 'Most Successful Cities In Virginia'

FALLS CHURCH, VA—Residents can probably list a number of reasons why living in Vienna is so great, but data can back those up too. Falls Church was recently ranked third among "Most Successful Cities in Virginia" by career expert website Zippia.

The rankings are based on the median household income, unemployment rate and poverty level based on the 2010-2014 American Community Survey. All three factored into a "success score."

Falls Church did well in all three categories with an above average median income of $120,500, low poverty rate of 4.1 percent and unemployment rate of 5 percent. With all of these in mind, it makes sense that Falls Church is a wonderful place to live, right?

The study looked at 62 cities in Virginia with more than 5,000 people. Nearby, Vienna, Alexandria, Fairfax and Herndon were among the top cities too.

Here are the top 10:

1. Vienna
2. Purcellville
3. Falls Church
4. Leesburg
5. Herndon
6. Poquoson
7. Bridgewater
8. Manassas Park
9. Alexandria
10. Fairfax

See the full list of rankings here.

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