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Buying a home in Cluster Springs, Virginia

The typical owner-occupied home in Cluster Springs is worth about $133,300, 65% below the Virginia median of $383,700 and 60% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $713 a year in property taxes, about 0.53% of their home's value, lower than the Virginia rate of 0.73%. The median household earns $76,125 a year, so the median home costs 1.8 times the median income (4.1 times for Virginia). 100% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 50% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Cluster Springs at a glance

Cluster Springs Virginia U.S.
Median home value $133,300 $383,700 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $713 $2,790 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 0.53% 0.73% 0.94%
Median household income $76,125 $93,170 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 100% 67% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 50% 67% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $1,100 $2,127 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 21.2% 20.1% 21.0%
Median rent – $1,579 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1980 1984 1980
Vacant homes 2.8% 8.7% 10.1%
Population 859 8,705,170 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Cluster Springs

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Cluster Springs home of $133,300 with 20% down costs about $832 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $1,054, 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 $35,648 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 13% of the median Cluster Springs household income of $76,125; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $285,000.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$26,660
Loan amount$106,640
Principal and interest$717
Property taxes (0.53% a year)$59
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$56
PMI$0
Total per month$832

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$4,666
Loan amount$130,886
Principal and interest$880
Property taxes (0.53% a year)$59
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$56
FHA mortgage insurance$59
Total per month$1,054

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Questions about home buying in Cluster Springs

What is the median home value in Cluster Springs?

About $133,300 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in Cluster Springs?

Homeowners pay a median $713 a year, which is about 0.53% of the median home value. Your bill depends on your home's assessed value and local rates.

What income do you need to buy a home in Cluster Springs?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $832 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $35,648 a year.

More about Cluster Springs

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