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West Springfield, VA is a small town located in Fairfax County with a population of 22,460 as of the 2019 census. Despite its size, West Springfield has a wide variety of attractions and amenities that appeal to many people. The town is ranked among the best places to live in Virginia according to the 2018 BestPlaces Rankings. In these rankings, West Springfield scored highly for its low cost of living, high income per capita, and its strong safety rating. The town also has excellent public schools and access to cultural events and landmarks such as Mount Vernon and Old Town Alexandria. Residents can take advantage of all that Washington D.C. has to offer without having to worry about city life or traffic congestion. With a close-knit community atmosphere and convenient access to major metropolitan areas, it’s easy to see why West Springfield is so highly ranked on the BestPlaces list.

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#5 Sleep in the City Study
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#5 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Large Metros)
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#9 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings
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#9 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)
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#11 Sperlings Skincare Wrinkle Ranking
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#14 The Most Single Cities
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#15 Most Competitive Private Colleges
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#18 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#19 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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#20 Best Cities for Board Gamers
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#20 Gloomiest Places in America
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#22 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays
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#23 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011
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#25 Best Cities for Seniors 2005
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#26 Sleepless Cities 2011
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#26 2005 Best Places to Live
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#26 Fiscally Fit Cities Report
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#29 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?
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#29 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers
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#31 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)
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#36 Best Baseball Cities
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#38 Hypertension Hot Spots
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#42 Americas Manliest Cites 2011
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#44 Stressful Cities 2012
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#45 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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#45 America’s Manliest Cities
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#50 Most Energetic Cities
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#75 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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#83 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)
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#87 Best Green Cities
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I've lived in NoVA since 1998 and in West Springfield since 2001 and really love it here. It IS very expensive, no denying that, but the jobs are plentiful and salaries  More

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Over 18 years ago

West Springfield, Virginia is a suburb of Washington DC. It is 14 miles from Washington DC. Most of the jobs here are high paying white color jobs. Accordingly, the  More

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