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Put in your current ZIP and income, and you'll see how the cost of living, taxes, and home prices differ here.
- You can afford
- $729,495
- ~$4,667/mo · $145,899 down in Alleghany County
- Costs more on taxes
- $1,567/yr
- income −$1,242 · property −$324
- Equivalent salary here
- $170,000
- cost of living ~15% lower than a typical large metro
- Median home there
- -
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Estimates only, not financial or legal advice. Verify with a licensed professional.
What homes cost, by area
Median sale price (last 2–8 years), the typical range, assessed $/sqft, and the local real-estate tax rate per $100 of value. All of it pulled from public parcel and sales records.
| Area | Metro | Median price | $/sqft | Tax /$100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botetourt County | ALLEGHANY_HIGHLANDS | $329,450 | - | 0.70 |
| Alleghany County | ALLEGHANY_HIGHLANDS | $157,100 assessed | - | 0.49 |
| Covington City | ALLEGHANY_HIGHLANDS | few recorded sales | - | 0.85 |
| Craig County | ALLEGHANY_HIGHLANDS | few recorded sales | - | 0.56 |
Sources and freshnessLast rebuilt 2026-09-14 with public records and source notes for Alleghany Highlands.
- Last rebuilt 2026-09-14 from the latest records synced into this guide.
- Home-price medians use 630 recorded public sale rows across 1 area.
- 1 area uses assessed value because usable sale-price coverage is limited.
- 2 areas show an explicit coming-soon state rather than a guessed price.
- Property and tax figures come from county/city parcel, sales, and assessor records.
- School metrics use Virginia Department of Education profiles when available.
- Amenity and business counts use OpenStreetMap, so hours and listings can change.
- Jobs, events, news, and business-directory layers are included only after their feeds or curated sources sync.
- Use these figures as planning estimates, then verify taxes, listings, and school details before making an offer.
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What your money buys, by area
Alleghany County
The rural county wrapped around Covington. Clifton Forge, Douthat State Park, and Lake Moomaw, with George Washington National Forest across much of the county.
Covington City
A small independent city on the Jackson River where Interstate 64 crosses the Alleghany Mountains. The Highlands' commercial center, anchored by its longtime paper mill.
Botetourt County
Fincastle, Daleville, and Troutville along the Interstate 81 corridor north of Roanoke. The region's suburban growth county, with the upper James River and Blue Ridge foothills.
Craig County
New Castle at the center of one of Virginia's most rural counties, ringed by Jefferson National Forest ridges and crossed by the Appalachian Trail.
Where homes are most affordable
Median sale price by area. The cheaper counties, like Floyd and Pulaski, tend to give you more land for the money and fewer amenities nearby.
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