Housing data for Boyce, VA
Boyce, VA has an estimated 891 residents and 338 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Clarke County.
17.2% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,375 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 891 (±230)
- Housing units
- 338 (±80)
- Households that rent
- 17.2%
- Median gross rent
- $1,375
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +7.7%
What stands out in Boyce
Renters paying 30% or more of income: 22.7% (±19.8 points) in Boyce, lower than in Clarke County (67.6%).
Median home value: $425,000 (±$34,766) in Boyce, lower than in Clarke County ($550,100).
Median household income: $88,616 (±$6,120) in Boyce, lower than in Clarke County ($117,111).
Median real estate taxes: $2,142 (±$288) in Boyce, lower than in Clarke County ($2,657).
Housing in Boyce at a glance
- Median rent: $1,375 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,054 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 22.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 17.2% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $88,616 median household income
- Home values: $425,000 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,169 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,142 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 87.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 50.7% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 47.4% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 39.3 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +7.7% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 16.9% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Boyce against Clarke County, its state and the nation
| Boyce | Clarke County | Virginia | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 891 (±230) | 15,216 (exact) | 8,705,170 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 338 (±80) | 6,553 (±18) | 3,684,756 (±486) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 17.2% (±9.1 points) | 18.5% (±3.5 points) | 32.7% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,375 (±$718) | $1,371 (±$94) | $1,579 (±$8) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $88,616 (±$6,120) | $117,111 (±$12,127) | $93,170 (±$458) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $425,000 (±$34,766) | $550,100 (±$28,489) | $383,700 (±$1,024) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,142 (±$288) | $2,657 (±$170) | $2,790 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 50.7% (±14.3 points) | 50.1% (±5.8 points) | 43.5% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 39.3 minutes (±5.9) | 32.2 minutes (±1.9) | 27.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 91.1% (±8.7 points) | 89.2% (±2.9 points) | 91.0% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 44.4 years (±5.4) | 48.4 years (±0.7) | 39.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Boyce covers 0.4 square miles of land, about 2,428 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Boyce has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 827 (±244) | 891 (±230) | +7.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 328 (±82) | 338 (±80) | +3.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,141 (±$547) | $1,375 (±$718) | +20.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $300,000 (±$24,614) | $425,000 (±$34,766) | +41.7% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $99,479 (±$15,991) | $88,616 (±$6,120) | −10.9% | Down after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $2,109 (±$265) | $2,169 (±$289) | +2.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,844 (±$170) | $2,142 (±$288) | +16.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 21.6% (±11.1 points) | 17.2% (±9.1 points) | −4.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 12.9% (±19.7 points) | 0.0% (±44.0 points) | −12.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Clarke County
Boyce has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Clarke County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Clarke County recorded 57 violent and 454 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Boyce
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berryville | 5.7 mi | $1,443 | $550,500 | 31.7% |
| Shenandoah Farms | 8.2 mi | $1,765 | $280,700 | 12.2% |
| Winchester | 8.4 mi | $1,315 | $343,000 | 56.4% |
| Stephens City | 8.5 mi | $1,210 | $325,100 | 33.0% |
| Apple Mountain Lake | 12 mi | $1,669 | $369,700 | 19.0% |
| Middletown | 12 mi | $798 | $331,600 | 39.1% |
| Front Royal | 13 mi | $1,135 | $314,400 | 41.8% |
| Charles Town | 15 mi | $1,115 | $377,700 | 25.5% |
Places in Virginia most like Boyce
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumfries | $1,732 | $331,800 | $82,355 | 21.8% |
| Dale City | $1,876 | $425,500 | $111,994 | 20.7% |
| Shawneeland | $1,469 | $272,900 | $95,337 | 10.0% |
| Nokesville | $1,477 | $592,900 | $96,932 | 21.1% |
| Stephens City | $1,210 | $325,100 | $102,593 | 33.0% |
| Falmouth | $1,873 | $438,200 | $111,977 | 22.7% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Virginia.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Boyce, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 |
HUD income limits for Boyce, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $34,900 | $58,150 | $74,800 |
| 2 people | $39,900 | $66,450 | $85,450 |
| 3 people | $44,900 | $74,750 | $96,150 |
| 4 people | $49,850 | $83,050 | $106,800 |
| 5 people | $53,850 | $89,700 | $115,350 |
| 6 people | $57,850 | $96,350 | $123,900 |
| 7 people | $61,850 | $103,000 | $132,450 |
| 8 people | $65,850 | $109,650 | $141,000 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $166,100.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Boyce
What is the median household income in Boyce?
The median household income in Boyce is $88,616 (±$6,120) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Boyce, VA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $425,000 (±$34,766) for owner-occupied homes in Boyce (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Boyce?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Boyce, VA is $2,169 (±$289) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Boyce?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Boyce, VA is $2,142 (±$288) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Boyce?
Boyce, VA has an estimated 338 (±80) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Boyce?
50.7% of homes in Boyce, VA were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Boyce growing?
In Boyce, the number of residents went from 827 in 2015–2019 to 891 in 2020–2024 (+7.7%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Boyce town, Virginia
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Boyce town, Virginia
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Boyce town, Virginia
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Boyce town, Virginia
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Boyce town, Virginia
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Boyce town, Virginia
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Boyce town, Virginia
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Boyce town, Virginia (place:08984, in state:51).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .