The median home in Sterling, Virginia is valued at $625,156, up 0.5% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,338, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 22.3x — well above the national average of 18x. Sterling 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$625,156

+0.5%

Rent$2,338/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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Out of reach59.6% of income

Need $159,514/yr to afford.

PITI$3,722

P/I59.6%

Afford$294K

Gap-$331K

P&I $3,161Tax $427Ins $133

Renting $1,384/mo cheaper ($2,338 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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