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Retire To Lynchburg, VA
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Lynchburg, Virginia is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Lynchburg, Virginia
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Lynchburg, Virginia


Lynchburg Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Lynchburg City County blank blank 75,568
Lynchburg 66,049 65,269 75,568



Lynchburg
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .nana
2011 .nana
2010 .$166,7609.2%
2009 .$152,752-11.9%
2008 . $173,396 6.7%
2007 . $162,515 2.9%
2006 . $157,996 2.8%
2005 . $153,636 6.3%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Lynchburg GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price na $276,000
Nearest Big City Richmond na
Home Sales Price in Richmond $221,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 75% of Richmond home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Lynchburg GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price na $276,000
Monthly Rent $884 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 12.7 times the annual rent 14.7



Lynchburg
Cost of Living (2012)
93% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Lynchburg Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 5.0% -- 43* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 111 days 11* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Lynchburg Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 120
2009 125
2008 249
2007 396
2006 434
2005 469



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