Cost Of Living in Strasburg, VA

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Strasburg	Virginia	National
Cost of living	107	109	100
Goods & Services	109	100	100
Groceries	108	101	100
Health care	97	99	100
Housing	110	130	100
Transportation	95	95	100
Utilities	110	104	100

New Real Estate Listings in Strasburg Area

For Sale For Rent

Search

Search Homes for Sale in Strasburg, VA

See How Much House You Can Afford. Get Pre-Approved Today

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Strasburg is 1% lower than the Virginia average
The cost of living in Strasburg is 7% higher than the national average
Strasburg housing is 10% higher than the national average
Virginia general sales tax is 4% higher than the national average
Virginia state income tax is 23% lower than the national average

Most Affordable Places to Live in and Around Strasburg

See all the best places to live around Strasburg

Compare Strasburg, VA Cost of Living

Write a review to give others more information about this area.

See all Strasburg poll results

The best places in Virginia

Here are the best places to live in Virginia

Safest Cities In The US

Check out the 10 most dangerous cities in Virginia

These are the largest cities in Virginia

Salary Calculator

This is how much you would need to earn in

Price difference in compared to

Cost of living index
Goods & Services index
Groceries index
Health care index
Housing index
Transportation index
Utilities index

Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$57,197	$4,766	$1,335	$1,716
Renters	$29,904	$2,492	$698	$897

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Strasburg is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Strasburg has a median income of about $57,197 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,335 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $29,904. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $698 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

Virginia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Virginia	5.3%	6%

Virginia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Virginia	2%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Strasburg	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.11	$24.26	7.6%
Beauty Salon	$70.08	$45.56	53.8%
Toothpaste	$3.81	$3.70	2.8%
Shampoo	$1.51	$1.28	17.9%
Movie	$15.69	$12.13	29.3%
Bowling	$24.83	$18.00	38.0%

Groceries

Item	Strasburg	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.24	$5.84	6.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.0%
Milk	$4.78	$4.67	2.2%
Potatoes	$5.49	$4.93	11.3%
Pizza	$12.56	$12.09	3.9%
Beer	$11.10	$10.41	6.6%

Health Care

Item	Strasburg	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$92.00	$125.68	26.8%
Doctor	$135.03	$135.78	0.5%
Dentist	$117.67	$113.29	3.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.52	$10.65	8.1%
Lipitor	$403.79	$468.60	13.8%

Housing

Item	Strasburg	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$205,100.00	$184,700.00	11.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,819.29	$2,346.69	105.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,018.00	$949.00	7.3%

Transportation

Item	Strasburg	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.25	$3.46	6.0%
Tire Balancing	$59.00	$59.92	1.5%

Utilities

Item	Strasburg	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$222.47	$193.99	14.7%
Phone	$197.37	$192.25	2.7%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Toms Brook, VA	430	95	4.8%
Wardensville, WV	434	95	4.5%
Shawneeland, VA	2,142	104	3.6%
Middletown, VA	1,585	105	4.6%
Skyland Estates, VA	941	105	4.7%
Strasburg, VA	6,643	107	7.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Normandy Park, WA	6,643	173	72.7%
Pikeville, KY	6,642	100	0.2%
Cedarhurst, NY	6,642	167	66.9%
Silsbee, TX	6,642	91	8.9%
Conley, GA	6,645	87	13.3%
Strasburg, VA	6,643	107	7.4%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Strasburg, VA