According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Front Royal has an overall cost of living index of 97 which is 1.0x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Virginia, Front Royal has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Virginia's index of 106.
The standard of living in Front Royal ranks as #2,747 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Virginia. By definition, that implies Front Royal ranks as the #3,672 most expensive place in the Old Dominion.
Living Expense | Front Royal | Virginia | National Average | |
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Overall | 97 | 106 | 100 | |
Services | 102 | 99 | 100 | |
Groceries | 97 | 98 | 100 | |
Health | 104 | 98 | 100 | |
Housing | 100 | 131 | 100 | |
Transportation | 94 | 93 | 100 | |
Utilities | 98 | 96 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Virginia, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Front Royal | Virginia | United States |
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Median Home Value | $225,200 | $282,800 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $974 | $1,257 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $51,675 | $76,398 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 4.4x | 3.7x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.23x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Front Royal | Virginia |
---|---|---|
Shampoo | $1.49 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.46 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $16.33 | $14.67 |
Item | Front Royal | Virginia |
---|---|---|
Ground Beef | $4.13 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.22 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.23 | $2.05 |
Item | Front Royal | Virginia |
---|---|---|
Haircut | $10.53 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $31.08 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $3.41 | $2.34 |
Item | Front Royal | Virginia |
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Potatoes | $3.01 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.5 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.99 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $111.67 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $108.27 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $108.44 | $99.13 |
Item | Front Royal | Virginia |
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Gasoline | $2.28 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $37.25 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $171.46 | $167.67 |
Phone | $177.97 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Front Royal |
---|---|---|---|
South Riding, VA | 32,526 | 156 | 1.6x |
Franklin Farm, VA | 18,845 | 167 | 1.7x |
Broadlands, VA | 14,146 | 163 | 1.7x |
Kings Park West, VA | 14,090 | 158 | 1.6x |
Dranesville, VA | 11,929 | 165 | 1.7x |
Lowes Island, VA | 11,319 | 163 | 1.7x |
Belmont, VA | 9,341 | 188 | 1.9x |
Long Branch, VA | 7,906 | 147 | 1.5x |
Floris, VA | 7,752 | 177 | 1.8x |
Darnestown, MD | 6,754 | 174 | 1.8x |