The median home in Lorton, Virginia is valued at $643,866, up 0.5% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,401, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 22.3x — well above the national average of 18x. Lorton 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$643,866

+0.5%

Rent$2,401/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$128,773 on $643,866

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Out of reach61.3% of income

Need $164,100/yr to afford.

PITI$3,829

P/I61.3%

Afford$294K

Gap-$350K

P&I $3,256Tax $440Ins $133

Renting $1,428/mo cheaper ($2,401 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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