Virginia · Census place 21648
Dayton town, VA
Quick answer
Dayton town has 2,023 residents, ranking #286 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $87,763, the median home is worth $338,000 and median gross rent runs $958 a month.
- Population
- 2,023Dayton town residents
- Median household income
- $87,763Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $338,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $958Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dayton town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dayton town median would spend about 13.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.7% of residents and 69.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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