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Camino Tassajara, CA vs Loudoun Valley Estates, VA

Camino Tassajara

California

vs

Loudoun Valley Estates

Virginia

Across 30 directional measures we can compare, Camino Tassajara leads on 11 and Loudoun Valley Estates on 19. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 34% higher in Loudoun Valley Estates, while median household income is higher in Camino Tassajara.

Median gross rent
$2,422$3,242
Camino Tassajara is 25% lower
Median household income
$250,001$224,704
Camino Tassajara is 11% higher
Median home value
$2,000,001$814,200
Camino Tassajara is 146% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $222,300 a year left in Camino Tassajara and $185,400 in Loudoun Valley Estates. Money goes further in Camino Tassajara, by about $36,900 a year.
  • A household earning Camino Tassajara's median of $250,001 would need about $261,500 in Loudoun Valley Estates to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 3.6 points a year in Camino Tassajara, and pay outran rent by 2.8 points a year in Loudoun Valley Estates.

How these are calculated

CaliforniaVirginiaLoudoun Valley Estates, VACamino Tassajara, CACamino TassajaraLoudoun Valley EstatesCamino TassajaraLoudoun Valley Estates

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

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Loudoun Valley Estates, VAComposite 58.4 / 100
73
659199n/a714n/a
02Camino Tassajara, CAComposite 55.4 / 100
65
527897n/a040n/a

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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.

MeasureCamino TassajaraLoudoun Valley EstatesAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,422$3,242
Rent to income111.6%17.3%
Property tax rate1n/a0.8%
Home price to income18.0x3.6x
Prices vs US average2115.6108.9
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,805$2,438
HUD area median income4$162,800n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001$6,836
Median home value1$2,000,001$814,200
Home prices, 1-year change5-0.0%4.3%
Home prices, 5-year change530.5%49.3%
Homeownership181.5%90.7%
Renters paying 30%+156.1%34.2%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001$3,438
Vacant homes10.0%2.7%
Median year built120082013
Jobs and income
Median household income1$250,001$224,704
Income per person1$117,254$80,047
Unemployment14.6%3.3%
Average annual pay6$87,200$87,064
Pay growth, 1 year61.1%2.7%
Jobs6374,448204,941
Poverty rate18.4%4.2%
Mean commute145 min35 min
Works from home153.1%40.4%
Commutes by transit15.4%1.4%
People
Population15,83110,271
Median age141.240.4
Bachelor's or higher173.9%79.4%
High school or higher198.0%96.8%
Household size13.53.0
Born abroad143.6%46.8%
No health insurance14.6%1.6%
Homes with broadband1100.0%100.0%
Moving
Moved here in the past year19.8%2.7%
Moved from another state10.9%2.5%
Net movers per 1,000 people7-5.4-1.5
Income of households moving in7$133,160$118,595
Income of households moving out7$131,341$119,636
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k818.819.5
Shops per 10k820.224.5
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.04.4
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k821.323.6
Child care centers per 10k83.33.3
Parks per 10k937.71.9
Playgrounds per 10k922.335.0
Grocery stores per 10k90.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.00.0
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails91.20.0
Transit stops per sq mi97.03.6
Nearest National Park Service site108.211.4
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10940
National Register listings1151102
Schools
Public schools12279103
Public school students12167,42381,486
Students per teacher1222.512.6
Climate
July average high1386°F87°F
January average low1340°F25°F
Average temperature1360°F55°F
Annual precipitation1319.3 in42.5 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1499.578.1
Hurricane risk14n/a80.1
Tornado risk1449.974.7
Wildfire risk1497.637.4
Heat wave risk1498.391.1
Median air quality index15n/a40
Good air days15n/a80.5%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Camino Tassajara $96,880, Loudoun Valley Estates $129,680 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. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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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