Manassas Park city, VA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 38.77, -77.44.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 91st pct · 269th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 83rd pct · 23rd of 133 Virginia counties · median $307,999
- 22nd pct · 18th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median $568,558
- 34th pct · 1,995th of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 20th pct · 106th of 133 Virginia counties · median +2.9%
- 54th pct · 11th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median +1.4%
- 86th pct · 186th of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 74th pct · 21st of 79 Virginia counties · median $1,757
- 33rd pct · 15th of 22 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median $2,260
- 29th pct · 2,278th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 25th pct · 100th of 133 Virginia counties · median 9,944
- 4th pct · 22nd of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median 38,075
- 85th pct · 470th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 82nd pct · 24th of 133 Virginia counties · median $1,048
- 45th pct · 13th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median $1,341
- 86th pct · 413th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 71st pct · 39th of 133 Virginia counties · median 5.4
- 36th pct · 15th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median 7.1
Typical home value divided by the average annual wage of one covered job.
A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank: the smallest published value in the cohort is 0 and the largest is 100, and tied values share the average of the ranks they span. It is not the share of entities below the value, so 0 means smallest, not none below. Entities that did not publish the metric are outside the cohort entirely and are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
Home values #
Typical home $459,693 (Aug 2026), +1.6% over one year, +21.2% over five
- 91st pct · 269th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 83rd pct · 23rd of 133 Virginia counties · median $307,999
- 22nd pct · 18th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median $568,558
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Manassas Park city, VA | $459,693 · +1.6% 1-yr |
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), typical value of homes in the 35th to 65th percentile, smoothed and seasonally adjusted; a model estimate of value, not a sale price. Data through Zillow Research.
Rents #
Typical rent $2,085/mo (Aug 2026), -0.9% over one year; price-to-rent 18.4
- 86th pct · 186th of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 74th pct · 21st of 79 Virginia counties · median $1,757
- 33rd pct · 15th of 22 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median $2,260
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Manassas Park city, VA | $2,085/mo · -0.9% 1-yr |
Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes and multifamily; price-to-rent = typical home / (typical rent × 12).
What the typical home costs to carry #
Principal and interest of $2,516 a month on $459,693 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $5,659 a month: 44.5% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $459,693 × 80% = $367,754, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $2,516/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,306 × 52 / 12 = $5,659) = 44% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $459,693 / ($1,306 × 52) = 6.8
- price-to-rent = $459,693 / ($2,085 × 12) = 18.4
The wage is one covered job’s average, not a household’s income, so this is the share of a single paycheque and not a mortgage underwriting ratio.
Estimate. Principal and interest on the typical home with 20% down over 30 years at this week's Freddie Mac average rate; compared with the average weekly wage of all jobs covered by unemployment insurance in the area (BLS QCEW), which is pay per job, not household income.
Jobs & wages #
3,665 jobs at 334 employers (2026 Q1); -0.5% jobs and +2.8% average weekly wage over the year
- 29th pct · 2,278th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 25th pct · 100th of 133 Virginia counties · median 9,944
- 4th pct · 22nd of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median 38,075
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Manassas Park city, VA | 3,665 jobs · $1,306/wk · -0.5% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 989 | $1,414 | 5.15 | -8.4% |
| Administrative and waste services | 471 | $1,319 | 2.26 | +13.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 203 | $1,924 | 1.45 | -9.8% |
| Manufacturing | 168 | $985 | 0.57 | +3.7% |
| Retail trade | 125 | $1,105 | 0.35 | -5.3% |
| Other services | 115 | $1,033 | 1.05 | -8.0% |
| Accommodation and food services | 92 | $463 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| Real estate and rental | 30 | $1,135 | 0.53 | +30.4% |
| Information | 29 | $1,593 | 0.43 | -12.1% |
| Unclassified | 11 | $1,047 | 1.41 | -31.2% |
| Finance and insurance | 10 | $1,186 | 0.07 | -23.1% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 9 | $481 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, all ownerships, total covered employment in the quarter's third month; over-the-year changes as published. Suppressed cells stay blank.
Drought #
No drought class at this point (USDM covers the United States only)
Sites found: 5, searched within 0 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 0 km away are not.
US Drought Monitor current week; the highest class of any polygon containing the point.
Reservoirs #
1 USGS reservoir gauges, no capacity figures to weight
Sites found: 1, searched within 150 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 150 km away are not.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rock Dam near York, PA | 372.2 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 141 km |
Σ(capacity × percent full) / Σ capacity over TWDB reservoirs within 150 km. Texas only; elsewhere USGS reservoir elevation/storage is listed without a capacity to normalise by.
Stream gauges #
252 gauges · 0 flooding · 53 with quality panels averaging 98 % · 53 stale
Sites found: 252, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| MEETINGHOUSE BRANCH AT CAMP SPRINGS, MD | flow 0.33 ft³/s · quality 67 % (3) · STALE | 47 km |
| ACCOTINK CREEK NEAR RANGER ROAD AT FAIRFAX, VA | flow 2.74 ft³/s · quality 80 % (5) · STALE | 17 km |
| Buckhall Branch at Signal Hill Road | no readings | 3 km |
| Flat Branch near Unnamed Tributary At Amherst Drive | no readings | 4 km |
| Bull Run near Manassas Park | observation not current | 4 km |
| Flat Branch at Ben Lomond Park | no readings | 4 km |
| Cub Run near Centreville | observation not current | 6 km |
| Occoquan River below Lake Jackson | observation not current | 7 km |
| Willow Springs Branch near Centreville (Hampton Forest Sec 4 Regional Pond) | no readings | 9 km |
| Purcell Branch at Purcell Road | no flooding | 9 km |
USGS latest readings screened against EPA freshwater criteria (DO ≥ 5 mg/L, pH 6.5–9, conductance, turbidity, temperature); NWS flood categories where a NWPS gauge is co-located.
Groundwater #
66 wells in 0 named aquifers:
Sites found: 66, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| USGS-385638077220101 | depth 16.4 ft · 2026-10-05 | 21 km |
| USGS-384348077405401 | depth 1.88 ft · 2020-12-01 | 21 km |
| USGS-383423077245901 | depth 16.5 ft · 2026-10-06 | 22 km |
| USGS-385607077381101 | depth 8.81 ft · 2026-10-05 | 25 km |
| USGS-383951077415001 | depth 48.2 ft · 2026-10-05 | 25 km |
| USGS-384122077462601 | depth 2.39 ft · 2021-09-30 | 30 km |
| USGS-384957077481701 | depth 20.9 ft · 2026-10-05 | 32 km |
| USGS-385207077493301 | depth 9.44 ft · 2021-09-30 | 35 km |
USGS latest daily water levels. A single latest reading says where the table is, not which way it is moving; select a well for its 365-day trace.
Water stress #
low (0.01)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.00 + 0.2×0.02 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$109.0 m in deposits at 1 offices of 1 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 10,000, highly concentrated. $40.1 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $37.5 m, grants $2.0 m), $10,949 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Union Bank | $109.0 m · 100.0% share · 1 office | |
| Manassas Park (City), VA | $40.1 m FY2026 · $10,949/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $37.5 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Union Bank | $109,033,000 | 100.0% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 10,000 across 1 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 1 banks with deposits in the county = 100.0² = 10,000
FDIC Summary of Deposits: deposits at every insured office as of June 30, annual; HHI is the sum of squared county deposit shares (DOJ 1995 bank merger screen: 1000 / 1800). USAspending: obligations by place of performance for the latest complete federal fiscal year (Oct 1 to Sep 30), what agencies committed, not what they paid out; recipients are legal entities. Per-job divides obligations by BLS QCEW covered employment.
Federal obligations #
USAspending place-of-performance obligations for FY2026, by awarding agency.
| Awarding agency | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $37,037,559 |
| Department of Transportation | $2,367,979 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $273,878 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $229,249 |
| Department of Defense | $114,970 |
| Department of the Interior | $103,785 |
| General Services Administration | $0 |
| Department of Energy | $0 |
That is $10,949 per covered job, against 3,665 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $40.1 m / 3,665 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $10,949
USAspending obligations are recorded where the work is performed, so a prime award performed here is counted here even when the recipient is headquartered elsewhere. Recipients are legal entities, never people.
National context, not this county #
These are United States, single-gauge, single-state and port series. None of them is keyed to this county.
| Series | Latest | As of | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River at Memphis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Mississippi River at St. Louis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Ohio River at Louisville, stage · ft | 12.69 | 2026-10-05 | +3.3% |
| Missouri River at St. Joseph, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Colorado River below Hoover Dam, flow (Hoover releases) · ft³/s | 5,170.00 | 2026-02-05 | -25.3% |
| Texas reservoirs, statewide percent full · % | 72.60 | 2026-10-06 | +0.0% |
| Laredo truck crossings, monthly · trucks | 258,700.00 | 2026-08-01 | -0.4% |
| Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual · TEU | 10,513,167.00 | 2023-01-01 | -13.5% |
| Containerships waiting for a berth, all US ports · ships | 3.00 | 2026-10-06 | -50.0% |
| Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate · $ per 40 ft box | 7,848.00 | 2026-09-01 | +14.9% |
| US diesel retail price · $ per gallon | unavailable | not published | |
| WTI crude oil, spot · $ per barrel | 96.16 | 2026-09-29 | -3.2% |
| 30-year fixed mortgage rate · % | 7.28 | 2026-10-01 | +3.6% |
| Housing starts, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,275.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.6% |
| Building permits, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,403.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.1% |
| Case-Shiller US home price index · index, Jan 2000 = 100 | 337.31 | 2026-07-01 | +0.1% |
| Unemployment rate · % | 4.20 | 2026-09-01 | +2.4% |
| US goods and services trade balance, monthly · $ millions | -105,572.00 | 2026-08-01 | -13.7% |
| Retail sales excluding food services, monthly · $ millions | 646,347.00 | 2026-08-01 | +1.1% |
The indicator registry has no county-keyed series and no geographic selection: every entry is national, a named gauge, a single state or a port. They are here as the backdrop the county's own numbers move against, and they are never this county's readings.
What changed #
Manassas Park city, VA: 9 findings, 1 at a watch level and 8 noted
watchManassas Park city, VA's covered employment is -0.5% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -0.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteManassas Park city, VA's average weekly wage was 2.8% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +2.8 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteManassas Park city, VA's typical asking rent rose 2.1% from $2,043 in July 2026 to $2,085 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +2.1% = (2084.7767094017095 - 2042.6973673141815) / 2042.6973673141815 × 100
- 2084.7767094017095 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 2042.6973673141815 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteManassas Park city, VA's covered employment was 0.5% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- -0.5 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteManassas Park city, VA's typical home value rose 0.4% from $458,034 in July 2026 to $459,693 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (459692.94363042276 - 458033.64186483406) / 458033.64186483406 × 100
- 459692.94363042276 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 458033.64186483406 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
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