VA area data
Laurel Fork, VA
Laurel Fork, VA.
Population: 1,381 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $226,010
- 1-year appreciation
- +10.4%
- 3-year appreciation
- +5.8%
- 5-year appreciation
- +23.3%
- 10-year appreciation
- +59.4%
- All-time peak (2024-06)
- $230,276
- House Price Index
- 423.6 (+3.3% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 103.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, landslide
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 51.0 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 9
- Days with Good air quality
- 55
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Booker T Washington National Monument (52 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Wemmering Airport (1 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +146 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,989
- Median annual property tax
- $841
- Households with broadband internet
- 65.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 4,540
- Average weekly wage
- $723
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 3
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