Life in Manassas Park
Manassas Park is a small, walkable city about 30 miles southwest of Washington, DC, and 179 Colburn Drive sits right in the middle of it. The house is a short walk from Costello Park and the Manassas Park Community Center, minutes from the shopping along Liberia Avenue, and an easy hop to the Manassas Line VRE station for a car-free commute to DC.
Here is how the neighborhood actually works: the parks, the commute, the schools, and the everyday places that make it easy to live here.
A park at your doorstep
From 179 Colburn Drive you can walk to Costello Park and the community center before the coffee cools. Both sit at 99 Adams Street, a short stroll around the block.
Costello Park
A roughly 20 to 25 acre community park that stays open daily from morning until dusk. It holds two playgrounds, a dog park, basketball, tennis and pickleball courts, cricket fields, a Miracle Field adaptive diamond, walking trails, picnic areas with grills, and a covered community pool.
Community Center
The city's hub for recreation and wellness: an indoor pool, a large gymnasium, a wellness center with fitness classes, indoor pickleball, kids' programs, and even a library branch. There is something on the calendar for every age.
Summer days
The Costello Park pool at Signal Hill has swim lanes and a covered wading pool, which makes it a favorite for families with little ones. When the weather turns, the trails and picnic pavilions keep the park in use all year.
How do you get to DC from here?
The honest answer: about an hour on the train, or 40 to 60 minutes by car when traffic behaves. Manassas Park has its own VRE station on the Manassas Line, and a new 700-space parking garage opened there in 2025, which made catching a morning train dramatically easier.
Trains run on weekdays, roughly 60 to 65 minutes from Manassas Park to Washington's Union Station, with stops at Alexandria, Crystal City, and L'Enfant along the way. For the car commute, I-66 and US-29 both run toward the Beltway, and Dulles International Airport is about 30 minutes out.
VRE, Manassas Line
60-65 min
to Union Station, DC
Weekday service from the Manassas Park station, Zone 6. Parking garage with 700 spaces opened 2025.
I-66 and US-29
30 mi
to Washington, DC
About 40 to 60 minutes off-peak, more at rush hour. Express lanes optional on I-66.
Dulles Airport
~30 min
by car, typical off-peak
Easy access for travelers, with I-66 and Route 28 nearby.
Daily errands
Liberia Avenue and Centreville Road bring groceries, big-box shopping, and dining within a 5 to 10 minute drive. Old Town Manassas, with its brick storefronts and restaurants, is minutes away.
One city, one school pattern
Manassas Park City Schools run a single all-city feeder pattern, which means the path from kindergarten to graduation is simple to understand, and many kids walk to school with their neighbors. This home serves the city schools:
Cougar Elementary
Grades PK-2, at 9330 Brandon St. The early-years campus.
Manassas Park Elementary
Grades 3-5, at 9298 Cougar Ct. Upper elementary campus.
Manassas Park Middle
Grades 6-8. The middle-school step in the citywide feeder.
Manassas Park High
Grades 9-12. The graduating campus for every city student.
School assignments can change, so confirm the current feeder pattern with Manassas Park City Schools before making decisions.
Local favorites
Real spots the neighbors actually use, from a coffee shop in Old Town to the grocery runs along Liberia Avenue.
Coffee shop
Jirani Coffeehouse
9425 West St, Manassas
571-535-2442
Breakfast spot
The Omelette Cafe
8961 Center St, Manassas
703-368-0714
Chinese restaurant
Hunan Cafe
9662 Liberia Ave, Manassas
571-364-8790
International grocery
H Mart Manassas
8819 Centreville Rd, Manassas
571-358-3400
Grocery store
Giant Food
10100 Dumfries Rd, Manassas
703-331-2310
Grocery store
Food Lion
9121 Centreville Rd, Manassas
703-361-6271
Grocery store
ALDI
9714 Liberia Ave, Manassas
855-955-2534
Big-box store
Walmart Supercenter
9401 Liberia Ave, Manassas
703-257-0403
A little history
Manassas Park began as a subdivision of roughly 1,000 homes built on former farmland in the 1950s. It incorporated as a town in 1957 and became Virginia's newest independent city in 1975. Today it covers only about 2.9 square miles, which makes it one of the more densely settled, and one of the most diverse, localities in Virginia.
For buyers, that density is a feature: parks, schools, the community center, and the train station are all close enough to walk or bike, while the shopping and dining of Manassas and Prince William County sit just outside the city limits.
2.9
square miles
One of Virginia's smallest and friendliest city limits
1975
independent city
Virginia's most recently formed independent city
1957
town incorporated
Built as a post-war subdivision on farmland
17.2k
residents, 2020
A close-knit, walkable community
Come see the neighborhood yourself
The best way to judge a neighborhood is on your feet. Book a tour of 179 Colburn Drive and take the walk to Costello Park while you are here.