Oakton Ranks #8 in Best Cities for Young Families in Virginia

When it comes to choosing a place to live in Northern Virginia, young families have many towns to choose from. 

Consumer advocacy website NerdWallet recently ranked Oakton the eighth-best place to live in its Best Cities for Young Families in Virginia survey. 

The survey evaluated five factors in each town, including:

1.    Public school rating

2.    Average home value

3.    Ongoing cost of homeownership

4.    Average income

5.    Economic growth

The survey acknowledges Oakton's strong economy as one of the key factors for its rating.

"Oakton’s taken the lead in Northern Virginia’s effort to galvanize the local economy, and, thus far, it’s worked – unemployment is just over 4 percent. Earlier this summer, small businesses from the city joined other NoVA tech startups at a summit to discuss the industry’s role in the global economy," the survey reads.

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