VA area data
Somerset, VA
Somerset, VA.
Population: 290 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $357,806
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.9%
- 3-year appreciation
- -2.7%
- 5-year appreciation
- +5.0%
- 10-year appreciation
- +47.6%
- All-time peak (2023-09)
- $370,006
- 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
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 57.5°F
- Average high
- 66.0°F
- Average low
- 48.5°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.6 in
- Annual snowfall
- 17.0 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 6
- Nearest national park
- Green Springs (12 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Hen & Bacon Airport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO) (12 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 22
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +266 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,972
- Median annual property tax
- $3,031
- Households with broadband internet
- 46.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 7,416
- Average weekly wage
- $921
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 410
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