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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.

A relatively large number of people in Dunn Loring telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 24.08% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

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.

In Dunn Loring, a lot of people use the subway to get to work every day though Dunn Loring is a relatively small town. Those that ride the subway are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Dunn Loring, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Dunn Loring is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 78.46% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Dunn Loring in 2018 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.