City Score: Bailey's Crossroads, VA

One number for Bailey's Crossroads, VA: the condition of the city from public data and how the church is moving, updated weekly, every indicator footnoted to its source. Back to Bailey's Crossroads, VA. Part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area. In Virginia.

The score

Bailey's Crossroads, VA scores 50 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score. Condition 50 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

This is the Alexandria-Arlington area's score, the pulse people in Bailey's Crossroads, VA see (the city sits in that metro area). Bailey's Crossroads, VA city proper: 60 (Condition 60 · Movement —); the quarterly release ranks cities by this number.

What's moving it

  • 9 prayer gatherings (Prayer, listed from church websites)
  • 96 ways to serve (Service, listed from church websites)
  • 117 gatherings (Gathering, listed from church websites)
  • 946 churches listed (Unity, listed from church websites)
  • 44 Bible studies (Discipleship, listed from church websites)

The condition of Bailey's Crossroads, VA

  • What Bailey's Crossroads is up against: 72 out of 100 — Better than 18% of metro areas, up 1 point
  • Where grace is growing: 55 out of 100 — Better than 62% of metro areas
  • Marriage & family: 66 out of 100 — Better than 74% of metro areas, up 2 points
  • Christian liberty: not enough data yet

What affected it

  • This quarter: Divorces up 42 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 11 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 4 percentile points (What Bailey's Crossroads is up against)

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · District of Columbia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · District of Columbia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (16 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (23 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (23 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  19. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (23 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  20. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (23 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · District of Columbia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · District of Columbia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · District of Columbia · fetched Oct 28, 2026

Every indicator

What Bailey's Crossroads is up against — 72 out of 100

Where grace is growing — 55 out of 100

Marriage & family — 66 out of 100

  • Children with married parents: 75.4 % of own children under 18 in married-couple families, better than 83% of metro areas, down 1 points · 2020-2024, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (23 counties summed) · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
  • Adults 25-44 married: 45.7 % of people 25-44 married, spouse present, better than 36% of metro areas, up 2 points · 2020-2024, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (23 counties summed) · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
  • Cohabiting households: 6.4 % of households that are cohabiting couples, better than 69% of metro areas, down 11 points · 2020-2024, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (23 counties summed) · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
  • Divorces: 13.6 divorced in the last 12 months per 1,000 married people, better than 57% of metro areas, up 42 points · 2020-2024, District of Columbia · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
  • Marriages: 31.5 married in the last 12 months per 1,000 unmarried people 15+, better than 45% of metro areas · 2020-2024, District of Columbia · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
  • Births to unmarried mothers: not shown (no data) · CDC WONDER

Christian liberty

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