Rappahannock County, Virginia

Rappahannock County has a population of 7,427 and has grown 1.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $506,400, about 6.1 times the county's median household income of $83,380.

Home price
$506,400
Income
$83,380
Population
7,427
Unemployment
9.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$506,400county
Median gross rent$1,290county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198046.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.9%county
Typical monthly rent$2,061(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,375county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,254county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,649county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$83,380county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate10.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home17.2%county
Unemployment rate9.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.4%county
Share of workers employed by government14.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.0%county
Economic output per resident$52,490county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.49%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time35.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service40 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13003234county
Miles to nearest general aviation field17 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station17 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.9%county
Traffic deaths80.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher33.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment773county
Students per full-time teacher11.7county
Free lunch eligible60.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution28 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.0%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population7,427county
Land area in square miles266county
People per square mile of land27.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store53.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age50.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over27.8%county
Share of households that are one person25.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.9%county
Second languages4.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents272county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in212county
Households that moved away206county
Average income of arriving households$152,307county
Average income of departing households$69,243county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year39county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature54.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.12 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing95 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days202 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 10county
Average first fall frostOct 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.5¢county
Household electricity use1,075 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.6%county
Homes heated by propane23.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil7.0%county
Homes heated by wood12.6%county
Households with broadband90.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk20.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk59.0county
Landslide risk54.8county
Hail risk14.0county
Earthquake risk27.6county
Tornado risk12.1county
Tropical cyclone risk55.3county
Extreme heat risk25.9county
Winter weather risk15.4county
Strong wind risk34.0county
Wildfire risk38.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Rappahannock County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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