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Buying a home in Brodnax, Virginia

The typical owner-occupied home in Brodnax is worth about $127,500, 67% below the Virginia median of $383,700 and 62% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $82,396 a year, so the median home costs 1.5 times the median income (4.1 times for Virginia). 46% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 27% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Brodnax at a glance

Brodnax Virginia U.S.
Median home value $127,500 $383,700 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $2,790 $3,119
Median household income $82,396 $93,170 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 46% 67% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 27% 67% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $1,281 $2,127 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 21.9% 20.1% 21.0%
Median rent $1,223 $1,579 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 13.9% 29.4% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1969 1984 1980
Vacant homes 12.4% 8.7% 10.1%
Population 414 8,705,170 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Brodnax

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Brodnax home of $127,500 with 20% down costs about $856 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $1,069, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $36,693 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 12% of the median Brodnax household income of $82,396; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $286,000.

The median rent here is $1,223 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$25,500
Loan amount$102,000
Principal and interest$686
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$117
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$53
PMI$0
Total per month$856

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$4,462
Loan amount$125,191
Principal and interest$842
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$117
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$53
FHA mortgage insurance$56
Total per month$1,069

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Questions about home buying in Brodnax

What is the median home value in Brodnax?

About $127,500 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

What income do you need to buy a home in Brodnax?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $856 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $36,693 a year.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data