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Compared withs some sections of the country, home ownership in Rappahannock County is at a high level.
According to the latest official figures, the proportion of local families that own the houses in which they live is relatively large.
The findings are based upon an analysis of reports released by the Department of Commerce, based ;upon data gathered during the recent Census of Housing.
It shows that no less than 54.4 percent of all dwelling units in Rappahannock County are now owned by their occupants.
Most of the upward trend in home ownership took place in the eight years or so prior to 1968, when there was little unemployment, when incomes were moving higher and when the availability of mortgage money at favorable rates made it possible for many families to attain their goal - a home of their own. The figures for the local area show a total of 1.941 year-round
92.6%