Cost of Living in Danville
Danville runs genuinely affordable on housing -- the most affordable market in this dataset's four-market Virginia Southside/Southwest batch -- though its combined sales tax rate is real and genuinely higher than its three peer markets.
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Learn moreThe most affordable housing market in this batch
Danville's median sale price was $163,961 as of June 2026 (Redfin), well below the national median and below Salem ($286,988), Bristol VA, and Abingdon elsewhere in this project's Virginia batch -- though appreciating faster than any of them (+15.2% YoY).
A genuinely higher combined sales tax than its Virginia Southside/Southwest peers
Danville's combined sales tax rate is 6.3% (4.3% state + 1.0% Danville local + 1.0% special tax) -- Danville, Gloucester County, and Northampton County are the only Virginia localities levying this specific extra 1.0% special tax outside the standard regional-transportation zones, a real, disclosed distinction from Salem's, Bristol VA's, and Abingdon's 5.3% floor rate (Avalara, retrieved 2026-08-24).
A genuinely low property tax rate
Danville's real estate tax rate is 83 cents per $100 of assessed value -- notably lower than Salem's $1.18/$100 and Roanoke city's $1.22/$100 documented elsewhere in this dataset.
Virginia's near-flat income tax applies statewide
Virginia's four-bracket income tax (2% to $3,000; 3% to $5,000; 5% to $17,000; 5.75% above) functions as a near-flat 5.75% tax for the large majority of working filers -- a statewide fact, not a Danville-specific cost.
Key takeaways
- Danville's $163,961 median home price is the most affordable in this dataset's Virginia Southside/Southwest batch, though appreciating the fastest.
- Combined sales tax (6.3%) runs genuinely higher than Salem's, Bristol VA's, and Abingdon's 5.3% floor rate elsewhere in this batch.
- Real estate tax rate ($0.83/$100) is notably low relative to Salem and Roanoke city documented elsewhere in this dataset.
- Virginia's income tax functions as a near-flat 5.75% for most working filers, applying identically across every market in this dataset.
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