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Median Home Price in Big Stone Gap, VA

The median home value in Big Stone Gap, VA is $144,615 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.6% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$144,615

Year-over-Year

+2.6%

Population

5,071

Big Stone Gap ranks #60 of 62 Virginia cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 56.4% below the state's city median of $331,461. It sits in Wise County, where the county-wide median is $133,876.

Housing affordability in Big Stone Gap

Median household income in Big Stone Gap is $54,581, so the typical home value is about 2.6× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Big Stone Gap

Big Stone Gap police recorded a violent crime rate of 118 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,558 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Big Stone Gap

What is the average home price in Big Stone Gap, VA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Big Stone Gap, that value is $144,615. That's up 2.6% from a year earlier. It is about 56.4% below the typical Virginia city tracked here.

Is Big Stone Gap expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Big Stone Gap are more expensive than Wise County as a whole, where the median is $133,876 — a difference of about 8.0%.

Is Big Stone Gap affordable?

Median household income here is $54,581, so the typical home value is about 2.6× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Big Stone Gap a safe place to live?

Big Stone Gap police reported 118 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,071. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.