Cost of Living in Staunton
Staunton runs genuinely below the national median on housing, with Virginia's statewide sales-tax floor keeping the tax side of the ledger light -- a real affordability advantage within this six-market batch.
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Learn moreBelow-national-median housing, with a real measure divergence
Staunton's home-value citations run $250,315 (median) to $318,986 (average, up 4.5% YoY) -- both genuinely below many other markets' figures in this project's Virginia build, though a smaller number of higher-value homes may be pulling the average above the median.
Virginia's statewide sales-tax floor applies
Staunton's combined sales tax rate is 5.3% (4.3% state + 1.0% city) -- Virginia's statewide floor, with no regional add-on.
Virginia's income tax applies statewide, not as a Staunton-specific cost
Virginia's graduated income tax (2% to $3,000; 3% to $5,000; 5% to $17,000; 5.75% above) functions as a near-flat 5.75% for most working filers -- a statewide fact restated here as context.
Key takeaways
- Housing runs genuinely below the national median, though citations diverge ($250,315 median vs. $318,986 average, up 4.5% YoY).
- Combined sales tax is 5.3% -- Virginia's statewide floor.
- Virginia's graduated income tax functions as a near-flat 5.75% for most working filers.
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