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Bailey's Crossroads, VA vs North Bay Village, FL

Bailey's Crossroads

Virginia

vs

North Bay Village

Florida

Across 37 directional measures we can compare, Bailey's Crossroads leads on 31 and North Bay Village on 6. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 7% higher in North Bay Village, while median household income is higher in Bailey's Crossroads.

Median gross rent
$2,021$2,157
Bailey's Crossroads is 6% lower
Median household income
$88,483$84,405
Bailey's Crossroads is 5% higher
Median home value
$416,600$464,200
Bailey's Crossroads is 10% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $64,100 a year left in Bailey's Crossroads and $55,400 in North Bay Village. Money goes further in Bailey's Crossroads, by about $8,700 a year.
  • A household earning Bailey's Crossroads's median of $88,483 would need about $93,500 in North Bay Village to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 1.6 points a year in Bailey's Crossroads, and pay outran rent by 2.1 points a year in North Bay Village.

How these are calculated

FloridaVirginiaNorth Bay Village, FLBailey's Crossroads, VABailey's CrossroadsNorth Bay VillageBailey's CrossroadsNorth Bay Village

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Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Bailey's Crossroads, VAComposite 41.9 / 100
29
203573n/a3564n/a
02North Bay Village, FLComposite 41.7 / 100
28
1156736583053

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureBailey's CrossroadsNorth Bay VillageAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,021$2,157
Rent to income127.4%30.7%
Property tax rate11.0%1.1%
Home price to income14.7x5.5x
Prices vs US average2108.9114.2
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,438$2,564
HUD area median income4n/a$89,800
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$4,172$5,361
Median home value1$416,600$464,200
Home prices, 1-year change52.1%2.8%
Home prices, 5-year change535.3%79.5%
Homeownership148.0%42.4%
Renters paying 30%+160.0%61.3%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,565$3,042
Vacant homes15.3%20.6%
Median year built119761985
Jobs and income
Median household income1$88,483$84,405
Income per person1$45,424$46,331
Unemployment18.1%4.6%
Average annual pay6$115,004$81,818
Pay growth, 1 year60.8%5.4%
Jobs6634,6381,276,535
Poverty rate122.5%9.3%
Mean commute128 min34 min
Works from home119.1%23.4%
Commutes by transit111.0%3.3%
People
Population124,2718,118
Population change since 20207n/a-0.7%
Median age136.947.7
Bachelor's or higher145.3%45.0%
High school or higher179.1%91.5%
Household size12.52.2
Born abroad149.6%58.8%
No health insurance119.4%13.2%
Homes with broadband189.3%87.6%
Moving
Moved here in the past year18.1%5.5%
Moved from another state13.9%1.3%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-9.1-18.7
Income of households moving in8$105,657$127,200
Income of households moving out8$112,552$78,108
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k921.422.2
Shops per 10k921.439.5
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k94.15.9
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k926.633.8
Child care centers per 10k93.22.8
Parks per 10k107.00.0
Playgrounds per 10k1016.12.5
Grocery stores per 10k107.42.5
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1018.14.9
Libraries per 10k100.80.0
Named paths and bike trails100.90.0
Transit stops per sq mi1035.127.0
Nearest National Park Service site113.924.0
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11403
National Register listings121194
Safety
Violent crime per 100k13n/a108
Property crime per 100k13n/a1,021
Schools
Public schools14222530
Public school students14174,475335,631
Students per teacher1413.819.4
Climate
July average high1588°F91°F
January average low1526°F58°F
Average temperature1556°F76°F
Annual precipitation1543.2 in57.5 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1694.799.6
Hurricane risk1693.0100.0
Tornado risk1654.598.7
Wildfire risk1634.096.8
Heat wave risk1697.199.3
Median air quality index174247
Good air days1777.8%56.4%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Bailey's Crossroads $80,840, North Bay Village $86,280 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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