Your relocation calculator
Put in your current ZIP and income, and you'll see how the cost of living, taxes, and home prices differ here.
- You can afford
- $729,495
- ~$4,667/mo · $145,899 down in Lancaster County
- Costs more on taxes
- $1,567/yr
- income −$1,242 · property −$324
- Equivalent salary here
- $172,000
- cost of living ~14% lower than a typical large metro
- Median home there
- -
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Estimates only, not financial or legal advice. Verify with a licensed professional.
What homes cost, by area
Median sale price (last 2–8 years), the typical range, assessed $/sqft, and the local real-estate tax rate per $100 of value. All of it pulled from public parcel and sales records.
| Area | Metro | Median price | $/sqft | Tax /$100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County | NORTHERN_NECK | few recorded sales | - | 0.60 |
| Northumberland County | NORTHERN_NECK | few recorded sales | - | 0.51 |
| Richmond County | NORTHERN_NECK | few recorded sales | - | 0.60 |
| Westmoreland County | NORTHERN_NECK | few recorded sales | - | 0.68 |
Sources and freshnessLast rebuilt 2026-09-14 with public records and source notes for Northern Neck.
- Last rebuilt 2026-09-14 from the latest records synced into this guide.
- 4 areas show an explicit coming-soon state rather than a guessed price.
- Property and tax figures come from county/city parcel, sales, and assessor records.
- School metrics use Virginia Department of Education profiles when available.
- Amenity and business counts use OpenStreetMap, so hours and listings can change.
- Jobs, events, news, and business-directory layers are included only after their feeds or curated sources sync.
- Use these figures as planning estimates, then verify taxes, listings, and school details before making an offer.
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What your money buys, by area
Lancaster County
The lower Neck on the Rappahannock. Kilmarnock, Irvington, and White Stone form the region's retail and dining hub, with deepwater creeks running to the river and the bay.
Northumberland County
The county at the bay-front tip of the Neck, with Heathsville as its seat. Reedville's menhaden fleet still works the Chesapeake, and the Great Wicomico, Coan, and Yeocomico rivers carve the shoreline into deepwater necks.
Richmond County
The upper-Rappahannock county, not the city. Warsaw is the county seat and home to a Rappahannock Community College campus, with grain farmland and river frontage around it.
Westmoreland County
The Potomac-side county of the upper Neck. Colonial Beach and Montross are its towns, and George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Stratford Hall, and Westmoreland State Park line its Potomac shore.
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