Washington, Virginia.
Typical home $663,465 (+3.9% in a year). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,857 (+114%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $25,153 +4%
- $638,312$663,465 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $127,192 +24%
- $536,273$663,465 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Washington$3,482
- Virginia$2,164
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 16 years.
Typical home values in Washington, VA rose 3.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Living in Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia
Washington is a town of 86 people in Rappahannock County. Unemployment in Rappahannock County was 2.9% in August 2026, and the county had 2.7% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Rappahannock County work in schools and health care, then professional services.
Written by AI Claude Haiku 5.5 wrote this on 22 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Washington is a very small town in Rappahannock County, Virginia, where neighbors tend to know one another well. The county's rolling hills and farmland surround the town, and daily life is quiet and close-knit. Winters are cold and bring snow, while summers are warm and fairly wet.
Work. Many residents work in schools, hospitals and social care, or in professional and business services. Building trades and local shops also employ people from the town. Some work close to home, while others find jobs across the county.
Things to do. Shenandoah National Park, one of the best known parks in the area, is a longer drive away and offers wide views and hiking trails. Luray Caverns, a tourist attraction with underground rock formations, is also a longer drive away. For a shorter outing, the Covington River is a short drive away and suits a quiet afternoon by the water.
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What people in Rappahannock County work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Rappahannock County had 1,570 jobs in 2025, 2.7% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 43° and lows near 24°; warmest in July, with highs near 85° and lows near 64°. About 21 inches of snow and 49 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Sperryville weather station, 5 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Rappahannock County
- Rappahannock County Public SchoolsSchool district158FTE
School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- Strong windRelatively high
- DroughtRelatively moderate
- Inland floodingRelatively moderate
- LightningRelatively moderate
- Winter weatherRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Washington’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Rappahannock County and the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro.
Washington home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Washington$663,465
- Virginia$412,252
- United States$366,157
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Washington8
Zip codes with a Washington address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Washington — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.