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Housing + Transportation Affordability Calculator‍

For much of the Shenandoah Valley, the car is not an amenity. It is part of the housing payment. A home that saves $200 a month is not truly affordable if it adds an extra hour of driving each day. That is why this dashboard measures housing and transportation together, combining local housing costs, tax data, commute patterns, and transportation assumptions to show what affordability really looks like across Winchester, Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Shenandoah, and Page counties. Because affordability is not just what you pay for a roof. It is what it costs to participate in everyday life.

Sources: Tax rates from the Virginia Department of Taxation, TY 2025 Rates of County & City Levies. Winchester City real estate tax rate per Virginia Department of Taxation Local Tax Rates Survey (TY2025).

Mileage costs based on IRS standard mileage rates and AAA cost estimates. Commute and transportation characteristics derived from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates.

Disclaimer: Results are estimates for planning and civic engagement purposes only. Verify all data and assumptions independently.

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