Crozet and Washington, DC, compared
Crozet costs less to buy but not less to tax: the median Crozet home sold for $559,900 over the 12 months ending August 2026, against $664,683 in Washington, DC in September 2026, while DC's residential rate of $0.85 per $100 is just under Albemarle's $0.894. Per square foot DC costs $468 against Crozet's $256, so the same money buys far more house in Crozet.
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Is Crozet cheaper than Washington, DC?
Yes: Crozet's median sale was $559,900 over the 12 months ending August 2026, about $104,783 below DC's September 2026 median of $664,683. Crozet homes also sold much faster, at 14 days on market against DC's 63.
| Crozet | Washington, DC | |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $559,900 | $664,683 |
| Price per sq ft | $256 | $468 |
| Median days on market | 14 | 63 |
| Sale price vs. list price | 100% | 98.2% |
| Homes sold | 237 in 12 months (about 20 a month) | 1,539 in September alone |
| Middle half of sales | $429K to $784K | not published |
Crozet: CAAR MLS sales via Town Realty analysis, 12 months ending August 2026. Washington, DC: Redfin Housing Market data, September 2026 (one month), checked 28 Oct 2026. The two windows differ, so read the gap as a range, not to the dollar.
Are property taxes lower in Crozet or Washington, DC?
DC's, slightly. DC taxes residential property at $0.85 per $100 of assessed value and Albemarle County at $0.894 for 2026, so the same $559,900 house is taxed about $4,759 a year in DC against $5,006 in Crozet.
| Crozet | Washington, DC | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 real estate tax rate | $0.894 per $100 | $0.85 per $100 |
| Yearly bill on a $559,900 home | $5,006 | $4,759 |
| Yearly bill on each place's median | $5,006 | $5,650 |
DC also offers a homestead deduction to owner-occupants, which lowers the DC bill further; ask the Office of Tax and Revenue for the current amount.
Rates: Cville Right Now, Albemarle Supervisors approve FY2027 budget with no tax rate increases, 22 Apr 2026; DC Office of Tax and Revenue, Real Property Tax Rates (Class 1 residential, checked 28 Oct 2026). Bills computed from those rates, before any relief programs.
Which schools serve Crozet and Washington, DC?
Crozet is in Albemarle County Public Schools, where every address feeds Henley Middle and Western Albemarle High. In DC, DC Public Schools assigns schools by address, and families can also apply to public charter schools through the citywide My School DC lottery.
In both places the division's own address lookup is the final word for a specific house. Our Crozet schools guide maps each neighborhood to its schools.
Albemarle County GIS school districts (pulled 26 Oct 2026); Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profiles.
How long is the commute in Crozet compared with Washington, DC?
Shorter in Crozet: 22.2 minutes on average for Albemarle County workers against 30.0 in DC, per the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 survey. Crozet to DC is about 2 hours 45 minutes by a local's typical drive.
| Crozet | Washington, DC | |
|---|---|---|
| Average commute to work | 22.2 min (Albemarle County) | 30.0 min |
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 (QuickFacts).
Do you get more house for the money in Crozet or Washington, DC?
Far more in Crozet. At the median price per square foot, $559,900 buys about 2,187 square feet in Crozet and about 1,196 in DC.
Crozet is a community of about 9,200 people at the foot of the Blue Ridge, where 83 of the last 237 sales were new construction; Washington, DC is a city of about 694,000.
Square feet computed from median price per sq ft (sources above). Population: U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (American Community Survey 2020-2024; July 2025 estimates); 2020 census, Crozet CDP.
Crozet and Washington, DC, answered
How far is Crozet from Washington, DC?
About 2 hours 45 minutes by car, a local's typical drive as of October 2026. That makes DC a weekend trip from Crozet, not a daily commute.
Are property taxes lower in Crozet than in DC?
Not quite. DC's residential rate is $0.85 per $100 of assessed value against Albemarle's $0.894, so the same $559,900 house is taxed about $4,759 a year in DC and $5,006 in Crozet, before DC's homestead deduction.
Is it worth moving from DC to Crozet?
For space, the numbers say yes: DC costs $468 a square foot against $256 in Crozet. What you give up is the city, Metro and an easy commute into DC, which becomes a drive of nearly three hours.
Do homes sell as fast in Crozet as in DC?
Faster. Crozet's median was 14 days on market over the 12 months ending August 2026; DC's was 63 days in September 2026.
Moving from Washington, DC?
Ask what your Washington, DC budget buys in Crozet, street by street.
- CAAR MLS sold data via Town Realty analysis, 12 months ending August 2026 (237 Crozet sales)
- Redfin, Washington, DC Housing Market, September 2026 (checked 28 Oct 2026)
- Cville Right Now, Albemarle Supervisors approve FY2027 budget with no tax rate increases, 22 Apr 2026
- DC Office of Tax and Revenue, Real Property Tax Rates (Class 1 residential, checked 28 Oct 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (American Community Survey 2020-2024; July 2025 estimates); 2020 census, Crozet CDP
- Albemarle County GIS school districts, pulled 26 Oct 2026
- My School DC, the citywide public school lottery
- Drive times: a Crozet native's typical drive (October 2026)