This story is Part 3 of WTOP’s three-part series “On the Move: The D.C. region’s population trends.” Families are moving away from the DC region. It’s especially true in Loudoun Co.

Families are increasingly moving away from the D.C. region, a trend that’s especially true in one of the wealthiest Virginia suburbs.

Loudoun County is the only D.C. area suburb that didn’t add to its 25-44 age group population, according to a WTOP analysis of census data from 2024. It lost 101 people in that age bracket from 2023 to 2024, and also experienced a decline from 2022 to 2023.

Remote work flexibility, opportunity and cost of living could be contributing to that trend, two experts said.

Younger adults are starting to begin families later than previous generations, and “if you get to the point

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