Shenandoah Valley Community Development
Housing + Transportation Affordability Calculator

Affordability Calculator

Estimate your true cost of housing and transportation as a share of income — using local tax data for Winchester, Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Shenandoah, and Page counties.

Select your locality — auto-fill local tax rates

Choose your county or city to automatically populate the property tax rate from Virginia's 2025 local tax rate schedule (TY2025, VA Dept. of Taxation).

Housing Inputs
Use the locality selector above to auto-fill.
Transportation + Income
2024 IRS rate: $0.67/mi. AAA full cost estimate: ~$0.72/mi.
Monthly P&I
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Principal + interest
Total Monthly Housing
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P&I + taxes + ins + HOA
Monthly Commute Cost
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Mileage × days
Housing + Transport
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Combined monthly
Share of Monthly Income
Housing only —
Transportation only —
Housing + Transportation combined —
Under 30% — affordable
30–45% — cost-burdened
Over 45% — severely burdened
Monthly Cost Breakdown
Item Monthly Amount
Principal & Interest—
Property Taxes—
Homeowner's Insurance—
HOA Fees—
Total Housing—
Transportation (commute)—
Housing + Transportation Total—
Monthly Gross Income—
Remaining after H+T—