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Orange, VA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Orange, VA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 5,088, 1,811 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $373,902, Orange real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Orange, accounting for 44.24% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Orange include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 31.42%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 15.92%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 8.42%).

People in Orange primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Orange has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

There is a lot of housing in Orange built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Orange built between 1940-1969 ( 30.08%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 26.76%). There's also some housing in Orange built before 1939 ( 7.72%).

Orange Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Orange have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 88.34%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Orange house appreciation rate of 6.54%.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Orange that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Orange real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Orange appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 7.71%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 81.07% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Orange. Orange appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.42%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 10.04%.

Importantly, this makes Orange one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the town's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to Virginia, our data show that Orange's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 50% of the other cities and towns in Virginia.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$373,902

Orange, VA Home Prices
> $1,343,000
$1,007,001 - $1,343,000
$672,001 - $1,007,000
$537,001 - $672,000
$403,001 - $537,000
$269,001 - $403,000
$134,001 - $269,000
$67,001 - $134,000
$0 - $67,000
1.2%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
13.7%
13.7%
7.3%
7.3%
14.5%
14.5%
33.2%
33.2%
25.9%
25.9%
2.0%
2.0%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Virginia

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,811

Orange Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,809 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
38.8%
38.8%
61.2%
61.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
2.9%
2.9%
97.1%
97.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
26.8%
26.8%
35.4%
35.4%
30.1%
30.1%
7.7%
7.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
44.2%
44.2%
8.4%
8.4%
15.9%
15.9%
31.4%
31.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.8%
2.8%
11.2%
11.2%
42.9%
42.9%
29.5%
29.5%
6.7%
6.7%
6.9%
6.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes