Winchester city, Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.9 | 27,617 people · 39th most distressed in Virginia

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Winchester city, VA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.9 — 996th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Virginia, it ranks 39th of 133 counties. It scores higher than all 1 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Winchester city's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 81.8 — worse than roughly 82% of U.S. counties.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 81.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 85
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 80
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 50
Homeownership Rate 99
Rent-to-Income Ratio 95
Income & Poverty 64.5
Poverty Rate 69
Income vs. State Median 56
Child Poverty Rate 69
Community Vulnerability 52.4
Uninsured Rate 74
Disability Rate 31
Debt & Delinquency 47.5
Debt in Collections 40
Medical Debt 23
Student Loan Delinquency 34
Auto Loan Delinquency 71
Credit Card Delinquency 70
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 47
Employment & Wages 43.5
Unemployment Rate 27
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 81
Business Formation Rate 23

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Winchester city compares to its 1 neighboring county and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Winchester city
Winchester city, VA 57.9 Elevated
Frederick County, VA 32.7 Healthy -25.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Winchester city
Stone County, MS 57.9 Elevated 0.0
Clay County, MS 58.0 Elevated +0.0
Calaveras County, CA 58.0 Elevated +0.0
Highland County, OH 57.9 Elevated -0.0
Madison County, GA 57.9 Elevated -0.0

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