Why you'd want to live in Dumfries

The Town of Dumfries located 27 mile south of Washington D.C. is a community steeped in history. As the oldest “Continuous” Charted Town in the Commonwealth of Virginia, we pride ourselves on the rich tradition and heritage our community was founded on. In addition to the rich history our community has to offer, we are strategically located in one of the fastest growing areas of the Greater-Washington Metropolitan Region. via dumfriesva.gov