The story of this market
The typical home in Augusta County, Virginia sells for about $372,957, or $202 per square foot.
Prices are up +5.7% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 8 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 143% since 2000. Last year 13 of 18 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,199 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,199 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+1.6%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2005 (+19%). Worst: 2010 (-4.8%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.6%
VA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,634
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+1.6%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 18 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
51
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $25,271,611.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
78.9%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3870 | 2155 | 78.9% | 3.7% | $225,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Augusta County, Virginia
Augusta County's housing market shows steady appreciation with a 5.7% year-over-year increase in home values. Low inventory levels and quick sales times indicate a competitive environment for buyers despite broader economic shifts.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 6.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 30 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0.06% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.1% · poverty 7.3% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 8 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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researched Oct 1
| 24401 | Staunton | $325,000 | $223 | +12% | 40 | — | — | — | 54 | $1,041 | researched Sep 20 |
| 24421 | Churchville | $161,750 | $134 | -8.9% | 59 | — | — | — | 114 | $1,291 | researched Sep 16 |
| 24439 | Fishersville | $399,450 | $265 | +2.4% | 88 | 97.5% | 15% | 4.2 | 12 | $796 | researched Sep 16 |
| 24467 | Mountain Grove | $418,659 | $226 | +0.7% | 57 | — | 9.1% | — | — | $702 | researched Sep 21 |
| 24477 | Stuarts Draft | $325,000 | $215 | +3.2% | 45 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.1 | 62 | $1,247 | researched Sep 17 |
| 24482 | Verona | $325,000 | $185 | +4.2% | 48 | 97.5% | 12% | 4.4 | 22 | $1,279 | researched Sep 20 |
| 24486 | Weyers Cave | $350,000 | $185 | +3.2% | 45 | 97.5% | 15% | 4.2 | 12 | $1,057 | researched Oct 1 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The county maintains a stable economic base with a focus on manufacturing and agriculture, supported by its location in the Shenandoah Valley.
Augusta County levies real estate taxes based on assessments conducted by the county; specific rates and exemptions are set by the Board of Supervisors.
The economy is anchored by manufacturing, agriculture, and regional services within the Shenandoah Valley.
The county is served by major corridors including Interstate 81 and Interstate 64, facilitating regional logistics and commuting.
The county assessment office conducts periodic reassessments of real property to determine fair market value for tax purposes.
- Valley Jump Park4.527.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Mountain Maze- Corn Maze & Fall Festival4.628.3 mi
- Fastrax4.519.2 mi
- Escapism Escape Rooms526.6 mi
- Waynesboro Golf and Games LLC.4.617.9 mi
- King Family Vineyards4.729.7 mi
- Hazy Mountain Vineyards & Brewery4.626.8 mi
- White Oak Lavender Farm & The Purple WOLF Vineyard4.624.8 mi
- Bridgeforth Stadium4.825.9 mi
- Virginia Horse Center4.728.7 mi
- Frontier Culture Museum4.711.8 mi
- Virginia Scenic Railway4.79.8 mi
- Saint Mary's Wilderness4.819.9 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum Visitor Center4.410.2 mi
- Montgomery Hall Park4.69 mi
- Frontier Culture Museum4.711.8 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum Visitor Center4.410.2 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum4.826.6 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum4.622.6 mi
- Swannanoa4.623.7 mi
- Natural Chimneys Park and Campground4.714 mi
- Frontier Culture Museum4.711.8 mi
- Gypsy Hill Park4.79.4 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Campground4.312.7 mi
- Saint Mary's Wilderness4.819.9 mi
- Waynesboro Golf and Games LLC.4.617.9 mi
- Ingleside Golf Resort and Conference Center3.411.8 mi
- T.J. Maxx4.310.9 mi
- Ross Dress for Less4.319.2 mi
- Valley Pike Farm Market4.618 mi
- Kohl's4.319.1 mi
- Belk3.911.1 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Provides extensive hiking trails and scenic vistas along the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Data retrieved from US Census QuickFacts and Data Commons.