Area data
Somerset, VA — ZIP 22972
Population: 290 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 22972 (Somerset, VA) is $357,806 — up 0.9% over the past year. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with drought the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 3.5% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$357,806
Median home value
+0.9%
1-year change
Very Low
Hazard risk (county)
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 (state)
- 423.6 (+3.3% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-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)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- drought
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- drought: Relatively Moderate · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Low · hurricane: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 30% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 87.1%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Culpeper Wood Preservers, Inc. (24.8 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
- 57.5°F
- Average high
- 66.0°F
- Average low
- 48.5°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.6 in
- Annual snowfall
- 17.0 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7a (extreme annual low 0 to 5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 6
- Nearest national park
- Green Springs (12 mi)
- National parks include
- Green Springs, Shenandoah National Park, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 23
- Nearest airport
- Hen & Bacon Airport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO) (12 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
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 22
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Migration
- Net migration (county)
- +266 tax filers
Source: IRS county-to-county migration data (county-level, ~12-month lag)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,972
- Housing built before 1970
- 46.1%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 21.7%
- Median annual property tax
- $3,031
- Households with broadband internet
- 46.9%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
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
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
How it compares
| ZIP 22972 | State median | US median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $357,806 | $331,625 | $289,727 |
| Median annual property tax | $3,031 | $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 22972?
- $357,806.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 22972?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: drought.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 22972?
- Risk to homes is higher than 30% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 22972?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 22972?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 22972?
- Regional Price Parity: 103.5 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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