Photo: Staff Sgt. Ezekiel Kitandwe · Public domainEven on the area’s higher pay, Quantico Base costs more to live in than 98% of U.S. towns
It ranks #251 of 253 in Virginia for affordability. Zillow and Redfin don’t publish market figures for Quantico Base, so this page shows what the Census and federal housing data say about its homes.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area ($127K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade measures what housing costs against what households in the area earn. Quantico Base’s area earns well above the typical U.S. town ($127K against $74K), but homes, rent and taxes here run higher still.
In dollars
- $2,440a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 109prices across the Washington metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 151)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 24%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 68%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Virginia: 49%Census 2020–24
What kind of housing town is Quantico Base?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
What’s behind Quantico Base’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Quantico Base is more affordable than 2% of U.S. towns, #251 of 253 in Virginia. The share of households paying 30%+ for housing pulls the grade down most; rent holds it up.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,440
Renters already here pay a median of $2,529.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
The rest of a budget near Quantico Base
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, or Virginia. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 109 | VA 101 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 105 | VA 100 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 107 | VA 92 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 102 | VA 100 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Quantico Base vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Quantico Base. Cherry Hill has no Zillow value, so it is in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantico Base | D− | — | — | — | $2,440 |
| Triangle | C | $567K | $505K | 0.96% | $1,690 |
| Cherry Hill | C | — | $493K | 0.96% | $2,040 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Quantico Base
Is Quantico Base expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Quantico Base costs more than 98% of U.S. towns: a D− for cost of living, #251 of 253 in Virginia.
How much is rent in Quantico Base?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $2,440 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $2,529 (Census 2020–24).
Neighbors talk housing
What Quantico Base buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.