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Homes in Centreville
Centreville has an unusually large share of townhouses and other attached houses: 48% of its 25,414 homes, beside 31% detached houses and 21% apartments.
The 1980s and 1990s built 69% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 11% are older than that and 20% newer. The median home dates from 1991. Owners live in 73% of homes.
Of the 16 Virginia cities we have census figures for, Centreville has the newest homes. In nearby Reston, 9 miles away, 41% of homes were built before 1980, so Centreville's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Centreville's homes are newer than those in 92% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Townhouses
48% of homes share a wall with the next one. Their front windows face the street side by side with the neighbours', so many owners pick a louver size and a white or off-white finish that sit well beside the houses on either side. Bay windows on townhouses usually need a separate panel set for each face.
Rounded drywall corners
89% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 73% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Centreville weather and your shutters
At Washington DC Dulles AP, VA (7 mi away), July averages a high of 87.6°F and January a low of 25.2°F. Average highs reach 85°F from July to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from December to February.
About 33 days a year reach 90°F, 102 nights fall to freezing and 46.4 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more freezing nights than in 67% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 53 min on the longest day to 9 h 26 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 75° above the horizon in June and 28° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Washington DC Dulles AP, VA (temperature) and Oak Hill 0.3 Wsw, VA (precipitation, 5 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42.6°F | 25.2°F | 3.1 in |
| Feb | 46.1°F | 26.7°F | 2.8 in |
| Mar | 54.8°F | 33.6°F | 3.9 in |
| Apr | 66.8°F | 43.2°F | 3.6 in |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 4.7 in |
| Jun | 83.1°F | 61.9°F | 4.3 in |
| Jul | 87.6°F | 66.8°F | 4.7 in |
| Aug | 86.3°F | 65.2°F | 4.2 in |
| Sep | 79.3°F | 57.9°F | 4.3 in |
| Oct | 67.8°F | 45.3°F | 3.9 in |
| Nov | 56.5°F | 35.6°F | 3.3 in |
| Dec | 46.5°F | 29°F | 3.6 in |
Cold winters
With 102 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Humid summers
Hot days and 46.4 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Centreville
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in Centreville
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Centreville’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.