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Buying a home in Sugar Grove, Virginia

The typical owner-occupied home in Sugar Grove is worth about $56,400, 85% below the Virginia median of $383,700 and 83% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $354 a year in property taxes, about 0.63% of their home's value, lower than the Virginia rate of 0.73%. The median household earns $45,676 a year, so the median home costs 1.2 times the median income (4.1 times for Virginia). 74% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 58% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Sugar Grove at a glance

Sugar Grove Virginia U.S.
Median home value $56,400 $383,700 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $354 $2,790 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 0.63% 0.73% 0.94%
Median household income $45,676 $93,170 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 74% 67% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 58% 67% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $724 $2,127 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 25.5% 20.1% 21.0%
Median rent $744 $1,579 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 26.1% 29.4% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1980 1984 1980
Vacant homes 21.4% 8.7% 10.1%
Population 563 8,705,170 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Sugar Grove

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Sugar Grove home of $56,400 with 20% down costs about $357 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $451, 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 $15,285 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 9% of the median Sugar Grove household income of $45,676; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $169,000.

The median rent here is $744 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$11,280
Loan amount$45,120
Principal and interest$304
Property taxes (0.63% a year)$30
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$24
PMI$0
Total per month$357

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$1,974
Loan amount$55,378
Principal and interest$373
Property taxes (0.63% a year)$30
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$24
FHA mortgage insurance$25
Total per month$451

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Questions about home buying in Sugar Grove

What is the median home value in Sugar Grove?

About $56,400 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in Sugar Grove?

Homeowners pay a median $354 a year, which is about 0.63% 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 Sugar Grove?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $357 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $15,285 a year.

More about Sugar Grove

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