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Living In Chantilly

Affordable Suburbia

Chantilly is an industrious and affordable town 25 miles outside of Washington D.C. in western Fairfax County. As the 40th largest community in Virginia, Chantilly is significantly smaller than the other most popular Northern Virginia neighborhoods with a population of about 25,000 people. This reputable, suburban community was once rated one of the best places to retire by U.S. News and World Report. Families love Chantilly for its abundance of beautiful homes, top rated schools, growing job market, and convenient amenities. Chantilly is home to Dulles International Airport and an extension of the National Air and Space Museum.

Chantilly also hosts the headquarters of the National Reconnaissance Office which is considered one of the top five U.S. intelligence agencies. It designs, builds, and operates the country’s spy satellites and provides intelligence to the National Security Administration. Route 50 and Route 28 intersect in Chantilly, providing easy access to the Dulles Technology Corridor, Tysons Corner, and other major employment centers in Northern Virginia. Chantilly is not connected to the Metro, but a quick drive on I-66 can take residents to the closest Metro station in Vienna.

The location

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In the 1700s, Chantilly was home to a number of colonial plantations. The two most notable plantations were the Chantilly Plantation — which lent its name to the town — and the Sully Plantation, which is now the Sully Historic Site. During the Civil War, the area now known as Chantilly suffered while occupied by Northern forces. Many farms, manors, and homes were burned or destroyed by Federal troops in 1863, including the Chantilly Plantation. The town then focused on rebuilding throughout the remainder of the 19th century, helped along by the construction of the Little River Turnpike. However, Chantilly remained a small, rural town until the 1980s. Commercial and residential developers began filling in the farmland south of Dulles Airport with businesses, shopping centers, and subdivisions, and ultimately transformed it into the Washingtonian suburb it is today.

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RATING* SCHOOL NAME GRADES SCHOOL TYPE
N/A Rocky Run E.c Resource Ctr Preschool - Preschool Public
4 Poplar Tree Elementary School Preschool - 6th Grade Public
1 Brookfield Elementary School Kindergarten - 6th Grade Public
5 Franklin Middle School 7th Grade - 8th Grade Public
5 Rocky Run Middle School 7th Grade - 8th Grade Public
5 Chantilly High School 9th Grade - 12th Grade Public
N/A Chantilly High School Academy 9th Grade - 12th Grade Public
3 Westfield High School 9th Grade - 12th Grade Public
N/A St Timothy Catholic School Preschool - 8th Grade Catholic/Religious
N/A St. Veronica Catholic School Preschool - 8th Grade Catholic/Religious
N/A Leport School Chantilly Preschool - 5th Grade Private/Charter
N/A Cornerstone Montessori School Preschool - 3Rd Grade Private/Charter
N/A Chesterbrook Academy Kids Campus Preschool - 8th Grade Private/Charter
N/A Montessori Of Chantilly - Casa Dei Bambini Preschool - Kindergarten Private/Charter
N/A The Auburn School Kindergarten - 12th Grade Private/Charter
N/A Monarch Christian Academy Preschool - Kindergarten Private/Charter
N/A Imagination Learning Center, Site I, Private/Charter
N/A Montessori School Of Fairfax Preschool - 6th Grade Private/Charter
N/A Imagination Learning Center Preschool - Kindergarten Private/Charter
* School data provided by National Center for Education Statistics, Pitney Bowes, and GreatSchools. Intended for reference only. GreatSchools Ratings compare a school’s test performance to statewide results. To verify enrollment eligibility, contact the school or district directly.
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