Area data
Farnham, VA — ZIP 22460
Population: 1,757 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 22460 (Farnham, VA) is $244,800 — up 5.2% over the past year. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with earthquake, heatwave, inlandflooding the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 3.5% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$244,800
Median home value
+5.2%
1-year change
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $244,800
- 1-year appreciation
- +5.2%
- 3-year appreciation
- +15.5%
- 5-year appreciation
- +33.4%
- 10-year appreciation
- +78.4%
- All-time peak (2026-05)
- $245,110
- House Price Index (state)
- 423.6 (+3.3% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- For-sale inventory
- 8
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
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%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- earthquake, heatWave, inlandFlooding, lightning, tornado
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Moderate · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · hurricane: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 17% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 20.5%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Arrowhead Associates, Inc./Scovill Corp. (17.7 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 60.0°F
- Average high
- 71.0°F
- Average low
- 48.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.7 in
- Annual snowfall
- 10.1 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7b (extreme annual low 5 to 10°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 45
- Days with Good air quality
- 227
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 134
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 3
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 158
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 9
- Nearest national park
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument (28 mi)
- National parks include
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 32
- Nearest airport
- Folly Neck Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) (NHK) (30 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Hospitals include
- MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.1 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.3 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Migration
- Net migration (county)
- -169 tax filers
Source: IRS county-to-county migration data (county-level, ~12-month lag)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,975
- Housing built before 1970
- 30.6%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 14.6%
- Median annual property tax
- $1,175
- Households with broadband internet
- 47.8%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 120,989
- Average weekly wage
- $1,538
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 24
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
How it compares
| ZIP 22460 | State median | US median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $244,800 | $331,625 | $289,727 |
| Median annual property tax | $1,175 | $1,619 | $2,006 |
State and US medians are computed across all US ZIP codes with sufficient public-data coverage, from the same sources as the figures above.
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 22460?
- $244,800.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 22460?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: earthquake, heatWave, inlandFlooding, lightning, tornado.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 22460?
- Risk to homes is higher than 17% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 22460?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 22460?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 22460?
- Good. Median AQI: 45. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 22460?
- Regional Price Parity: 103.5 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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