Lancaster County, VA real estate

Market data, tax and rent figures from the 2024 Census survey.

Median home value

$327,000Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

0.48%Below state avg 0.73%Median bill $1,558/yr · Census

Median rent

$1,0332-bed $980Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Lancaster County, VA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

Homeowners in Lancaster County pay a median of $1,558 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $327,000, an effective rate of about 0.48%. The Virginia average is 0.73%, which makes Lancaster County the #17 lowest-tax of 133 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,033 a month, and $980 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 26 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $327,000 home here comes to about $2,049 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $88,000 a year (the median household here earns $69,713).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$2,049/mo
  • Principal & interest$1,783
  • Property tax$130
  • Insurance (est.)$136

$327,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Lancaster County by bedrooms

1 bedroom$63158% below state
2 bedrooms$98034% below state
3 bedrooms$1,11334% below state
4 bedrooms$1,38335% below state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.