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.

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Home Value$625,156

+0.5%

Rent$2,338/mo

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$125,031 on $625,156

Out of reach — 59.6% 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$1629K McLean$1425K Waterford$1278K Dunn Loring$1188K Upperville$1141K Vienna$1132K Middleburg$1114K Aldie$1081K

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