Winchester city, Virginia

Winchester city has a population of 27,913 and has grown 0.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $343,000, about 5.4 times the county's median household income of $63,974.

Home price
$343,000
Income
$63,974
Population
27,913
Unemployment
6.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$343,000county
Median gross rent$1,315county
Median year homes here were built1968county
Share of homes built before 198063.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented56.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,642county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,573county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,255county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,965county
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$63,974county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate21.5%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 home14.0%county
Unemployment rate6.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.2%county
Share of workers employed by government13.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.9%county
Economic output per resident$83,401(statewide)

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.76%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 time19.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13003234county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.6 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 station23 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.4%county
Traffic deaths14.3county
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 higher31.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.5%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment5235county
Students per full-time teacher16.9county
Free lunch eligible81.8%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools3county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians256county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.9%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

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

Population27,913county
Land area in square miles9county
People per square mile of land3036.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store7.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract21.7%county
Population change since 2020+0.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age36.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.7%county
Share of households that are one person36.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States12.1%county
Second languages19.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls76.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents160county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in1,546county
Households that moved away1,589county
Average income of arriving households$60,080county
Average income of departing households$61,878county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year68county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings5.9%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature54.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation36.3 incounty
Annual snowfall11.3 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.09 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F25 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing109 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days211 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$161county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use1,166 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity46.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas36.4%county
Homes heated by propane4.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil10.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband87.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk31.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk11.8county
Hail risk42.4county
Earthquake risk63.0county
Tornado risk25.3county
Tropical cyclone risk69.9county
Extreme heat risk48.7county
Winter weather risk50.0county
Strong wind risk44.3county
Wildfire risk5.2county

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 Winchester city 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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