Buying the median home in McLean means financing $1,925,000. Against the area's $335,000 median household income, that works out to a 5.7x price-to-income ratio.
Property taxes in McLean run 1% of assessed value, below the 1.1% national average. On the median home, that's $19,250 a year, or $1,604 added to the monthly payment.
Between the $12,388/month mortgage payment and Virginia's state income tax, your real housing cost calculation needs your after-tax number, not your gross salary.
Beyond housing, McLean's cost of living index sits at 204 (national average = 100), running above the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and everyday services.
McLean's median home price runs 450% higher than nearby Richmond: $350,000 there versus $1,925,000 here.