Virginia · Census place 69456
Rural Retreat town, VA
Quick answer
Rural Retreat town has 1,614 residents, ranking #309 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $60,114, the median home is worth $167,900 and median gross rent runs $778 a month.
- Population
- 1,614Rural Retreat town residents
- Median household income
- $60,114Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $167,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $778Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rural Retreat town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rural Retreat town median would spend about 15.5% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.4% of residents and 84.5% 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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