The median home in Gainesville, Virginia is valued at $743,154, up 1.4% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,839, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 21.8x — well above the national average of 18x. Gainesville is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$743,154

+1.4%

Rent$2,839/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

Affordability

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$148,631 on $743,154

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Out of reach70.4% of income

Need $188,529/yr to afford.

PITI$4,399

P/I70.4%

Afford$296K

Gap-$448K

P&I $3,758Tax $508Ins $133

Renting $1,560/mo cheaper ($2,839 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + VA ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Virginia

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Great Falls$1.63M McLean$1.42M Waterford$1.28M Dunn Loring$1.19M Upperville$1.14M Vienna$1.13M Middleburg$1.11M Aldie$1.08M

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