VA area data
Mc Dowell, VA
Mc Dowell, VA.
Population: 244 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Mc Dowell, VA is $312,701 — up 3.4% over the past year. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low. Cost of living is 3.5% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$312,701
Median home value
+3.4%
1-year change
Very Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $312,701
- 1-year appreciation
- +3.4%
- 3-year appreciation
- +14.7%
- 5-year appreciation
- +30.3%
- 10-year appreciation
- +69.2%
- All-time peak (2025-12)
- $314,094
- 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
- 4
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)
- Very Low
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively Low · landslide: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 60% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 97.3%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
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
- 48.0°F
- Average high
- 60.0°F
- Average low
- 37.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.5 in
- Annual snowfall
- 49.9 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Shenandoah National Park (60 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 8
- Nearest airport
- Hannah Field (2 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 (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Migration
- Net migration (county)
- +7 tax filers
Source: IRS county-to-county migration data (county-level, ~12-month lag)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,980
- Housing built before 1970
- 40.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 33.0%
- Households with broadband internet
- 49.5%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 409
- Average weekly wage
- $851
- Top industries (by employment)
- Construction, Other Services, Agriculture
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 12
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in Mc Dowell, VA?
- $312,701.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Mc Dowell, VA?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level).
- What is the wildfire risk in Mc Dowell, VA?
- Risk to homes is higher than 60% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Mc Dowell, VA?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Mc Dowell, VA?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in Mc Dowell, VA?
- Regional Price Parity: 103.5 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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