Virginia Cost of Living
Housing costs and affordability data for 133 counties.
Average Monthly Rent
$1,140/mo
Average Home Value
$278,065
Average Owner Cost
$1,162/mo
▼2% below national average rent
At a Glance
Average Monthly Rent
$1,140/mo
2% below national median
Average Home Value
$278,065
1% below national median
Avg. Monthly Owner Cost
$1,162/mo
31% below national median
Affordability Rating
Affordable
Avg. rent under 30% of income
Most Expensive Counties
All Virginia Counties
| County | Median Rent | Home Value | Owner Cost | Rent/Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loudoun County | Expensive$2,317/mo | $701,000 | $2,897/mo | 27.0% |
| Arlington County | Expensive$2,275/mo | $864,800 | $2,893/mo | 26.0% |
| Fairfax County | Expensive$2,230/mo | $699,700 | $2,636/mo | 28.0% |
| Falls Church city | Expensive$2,205/mo | $1,005,400 | $3,549/mo | 25.0% |
| Manassas Park city | Expensive$2,175/mo | $381,200 | $2,060/mo | 30.0% |
| Fairfax city | Expensive$2,122/mo | $677,400 | $2,611/mo | 29.0% |
| Alexandria city | Expensive$2,031/mo | $696,800 | $2,635/mo | 28.0% |
| Prince William County | Expensive$2,002/mo | $500,600 | $2,374/mo | 29.0% |
| Stafford County | Expensive$1,925/mo | $458,800 | $2,206/mo | 29.0% |
| Manassas city | Expensive$1,835/mo | $434,700 | $2,154/mo | 29.0% |
| York County | Expensive$1,777/mo | $411,200 | $1,800/mo | 28.0% |
| Spotsylvania County | Expensive$1,733/mo | $375,000 | $1,720/mo | 30.0% |
| New Kent County | Expensive$1,653/mo | $371,500 | $1,663/mo | 32.0% |
| Virginia Beach city | Expensive$1,649/mo | $366,300 | $1,785/mo | 31.0% |
| Poquoson city | Expensive$1,634/mo | $403,000 | $1,932/mo | 33.0% |
| Albemarle County | Expensive$1,623/mo | $471,000 | $1,611/mo | 29.0% |
| Goochland County | Expensive$1,567/mo | $483,700 | $1,495/mo | 24.0% |
| Prince George County | Expensive$1,563/mo | $268,300 | $1,282/mo | 29.0% |
| Fauquier County | Expensive$1,561/mo | $543,700 | $2,110/mo | 23.0% |
| Chesterfield County | Expensive$1,542/mo | $336,700 | $1,570/mo | 30.0% |
| Chesapeake city | Expensive$1,523/mo | $359,100 | $1,787/mo | 33.0% |
| Fredericksburg city | Expensive$1,521/mo | $461,500 | $2,036/mo | 28.0% |
| Greene County | Expensive$1,502/mo | $315,300 | $1,353/mo | 27.0% |
| Hanover County | Moderate$1,496/mo | $372,700 | $1,581/mo | 27.0% |
| James City County | Moderate$1,491/mo | $419,200 | $1,624/mo | 32.0% |
| Suffolk city | Moderate$1,484/mo | $329,600 | $1,803/mo | 33.0% |
| Henrico County | Moderate$1,474/mo | $333,600 | $1,483/mo | 30.0% |
| Charlottesville city | Moderate$1,453/mo | $448,400 | $1,661/mo | 33.0% |
| King George County | Moderate$1,426/mo | $395,900 | $1,896/mo | 29.0% |
| Culpeper County | Moderate$1,417/mo | $386,400 | $1,645/mo | 29.0% |
| Frederick County | Moderate$1,402/mo | $355,000 | $1,448/mo | 27.0% |
| Rappahannock County | Moderate$1,384/mo | $490,200 | $1,544/mo | 22.0% |
| Williamsburg city | Moderate$1,361/mo | $393,200 | $1,117/mo | 34.0% |
| Clarke County | Moderate$1,360/mo | $538,900 | $1,743/mo | 34.0% |
| Hampton city | Moderate$1,346/mo | $234,100 | $1,350/mo | 32.0% |
| Richmond city | Moderate$1,314/mo | $328,100 | $1,514/mo | 31.0% |
| Isle of Wight County | Moderate$1,313/mo | $333,600 | $1,588/mo | 26.0% |
| Winchester city | Moderate$1,298/mo | $325,900 | $1,367/mo | 30.0% |
| Newport News city | Moderate$1,285/mo | $243,300 | $1,409/mo | 30.0% |
| Portsmouth city | Moderate$1,266/mo | $229,400 | $1,378/mo | 34.0% |
| King William County | Moderate$1,246/mo | $276,500 | $1,329/mo | 31.0% |
| Norfolk city | Moderate$1,246/mo | $271,900 | $1,568/mo | 31.0% |
| Dinwiddie County | Moderate$1,242/mo | $246,100 | $1,238/mo | 22.0% |
| Louisa County | Moderate$1,208/mo | $275,600 | $1,244/mo | 33.0% |
| Montgomery County | Moderate$1,206/mo | $283,600 | $996/mo | 30.0% |
| Caroline County | Moderate$1,201/mo | $283,100 | $1,425/mo | 28.0% |
| Warren County | Moderate$1,199/mo | $315,800 | $1,418/mo | 26.0% |
| Fluvanna County | Moderate$1,173/mo | $281,700 | $1,386/mo | 24.0% |
| Colonial Heights city | Moderate$1,162/mo | $231,700 | $1,165/mo | 31.0% |
| Roanoke County | Moderate$1,148/mo | $267,300 | $1,155/mo | 26.0% |
| Orange County | Moderate$1,145/mo | $337,300 | $1,437/mo | 26.0% |
| Gloucester County | Moderate$1,144/mo | $289,200 | $1,294/mo | 26.0% |
| Petersburg city | Moderate$1,132/mo | $157,900 | $1,049/mo | 30.0% |
| Rockingham County | Moderate$1,125/mo | $287,900 | $909/mo | 26.0% |
| Harrisonburg city | Moderate$1,120/mo | $278,200 | $1,191/mo | 27.0% |
| Mathews County | Moderate$1,108/mo | $348,800 | $823/mo | 19.0% |
| Powhatan County | Moderate$1,107/mo | $381,300 | $1,548/mo | 28.0% |
| Hopewell city | Moderate$1,085/mo | $165,100 | $1,009/mo | 37.0% |
| Charles City County | Moderate$1,076/mo | $224,100 | $943/mo | 30.0% |
| Middlesex County | Moderate$1,071/mo | $299,800 | $905/mo | 29.0% |
| Buena Vista city | Moderate$1,067/mo | $153,500 | $693/mo | 30.0% |
| Emporia city | Moderate$1,060/mo | $131,100 | $678/mo | 28.0% |
| Augusta County | Moderate$1,057/mo | $281,400 | $978/mo | 26.0% |
| Northumberland County | Moderate$1,053/mo | $333,100 | $810/mo | 20.0% |
| Madison County | Moderate$1,048/mo | $331,400 | $1,199/mo | 29.0% |
| Salem city | Moderate$1,046/mo | $244,800 | $1,168/mo | 29.0% |
| Lynchburg city | Moderate$1,043/mo | $211,800 | $979/mo | 28.0% |
| Richmond County | Moderate$1,011/mo | $214,200 | $858/mo | 21.0% |
| Nottoway County | Moderate$1,009/mo | $179,800 | $936/mo | 26.0% |
| Franklin city | Affordable$995/mo | $227,200 | $1,180/mo | 26.0% |
| Staunton city | Affordable$993/mo | $239,300 | $1,040/mo | 26.0% |
| Westmoreland County | Affordable$991/mo | $244,000 | $1,087/mo | 34.0% |
| Lexington city | Affordable$985/mo | $275,300 | $926/mo | 28.0% |
| King and Queen County | Affordable$982/mo | $240,900 | $1,083/mo | 24.0% |
| Lancaster County | Affordable$978/mo | $307,600 | $917/mo | 31.0% |
| Accomack County | Affordable$973/mo | $193,100 | $686/mo | 27.0% |
| Amelia County | Affordable$972/mo | $239,700 | $919/mo | 26.0% |
| Waynesboro city | Affordable$972/mo | $236,600 | $1,181/mo | 29.0% |
| Shenandoah County | Affordable$968/mo | $265,800 | $1,092/mo | 27.0% |
| Essex County | Affordable$967/mo | $228,600 | $942/mo | 30.0% |
| Radford city | Affordable$966/mo | $211,700 | $867/mo | 35.0% |
| Roanoke city | Affordable$964/mo | $180,500 | $1,003/mo | 28.0% |
| Greensville County | Affordable$960/mo | $159,200 | $753/mo | 32.0% |
| Rockbridge County | Affordable$956/mo | $238,700 | $783/mo | 27.0% |
| Bedford County | Affordable$955/mo | $276,600 | $935/mo | 27.0% |
| Sussex County | Affordable$952/mo | $178,500 | $831/mo | 28.0% |
| Botetourt County | Affordable$951/mo | $268,900 | $978/mo | 21.0% |
| Nelson County | Affordable$950/mo | $283,000 | $913/mo | 26.0% |
| Southampton County | Affordable$930/mo | $208,800 | $976/mo | 30.0% |
| Prince Edward County | Affordable$898/mo | $203,700 | $915/mo | 30.0% |
| Appomattox County | Affordable$883/mo | $189,200 | $794/mo | 21.0% |
| Buckingham County | Affordable$874/mo | $167,800 | $661/mo | 27.0% |
| Brunswick County | Affordable$864/mo | $132,700 | $703/mo | 25.0% |
| Highland County | Affordable$859/mo | $195,700 | $571/mo | 37.0% |
| Surry County | Affordable$858/mo | $235,200 | $940/mo | 27.0% |
| Pittsylvania County | Affordable$856/mo | $153,000 | $645/mo | 29.0% |
| Campbell County | Affordable$853/mo | $199,200 | $779/mo | 26.0% |
| Page County | Affordable$851/mo | $221,800 | $846/mo | 26.0% |
| Cumberland County | Affordable$847/mo | $220,100 | $850/mo | 22.0% |
| Amherst County | Affordable$842/mo | $197,200 | $867/mo | 29.0% |
| Washington County | Affordable$832/mo | $201,800 | $714/mo | 23.0% |
| Floyd County | Affordable$826/mo | $215,500 | $601/mo | 23.0% |
| Bath County | Affordable$825/mo | $206,000 | $660/mo | 24.0% |
| Covington city | Affordable$822/mo | $80,200 | $582/mo | 28.0% |
| Pulaski County | Affordable$815/mo | $182,500 | $841/mo | 25.0% |
| Danville city | Affordable$808/mo | $110,200 | $707/mo | 27.0% |
| Mecklenburg County | Affordable$804/mo | $169,400 | $710/mo | 29.0% |
| Franklin County | Affordable$797/mo | $222,800 | $786/mo | 21.0% |
| Martinsville city | Affordable$784/mo | $92,500 | $710/mo | 26.0% |
| Giles County | Affordable$780/mo | $143,500 | $595/mo | 23.0% |
| Lunenburg County | Affordable$780/mo | $145,500 | $653/mo | 27.0% |
| Northampton County | Affordable$780/mo | $279,100 | $895/mo | 28.0% |
| Bristol city | Affordable$775/mo | $168,700 | $879/mo | 27.0% |
| Alleghany County | Affordable$774/mo | $122,300 | $529/mo | 28.0% |
| Wise County | Affordable$770/mo | $116,500 | $615/mo | 24.0% |
| Halifax County | Affordable$769/mo | $148,900 | $606/mo | 31.0% |
| Tazewell County | Affordable$738/mo | $116,100 | $552/mo | 27.0% |
| Dickenson County | Affordable$733/mo | $101,100 | $433/mo | 32.0% |
| Craig County | Affordable$728/mo | $210,500 | $884/mo | 19.0% |
| Lee County | Affordable$725/mo | $98,700 | $408/mo | 38.0% |
| Patrick County | Affordable$721/mo | $146,500 | $512/mo | 27.0% |
| Wythe County | Affordable$718/mo | $172,100 | $598/mo | 27.0% |
| Buchanan County | Affordable$712/mo | $91,400 | $392/mo | 36.0% |
| Grayson County | Affordable$712/mo | $132,300 | $438/mo | 31.0% |
| Henry County | Affordable$705/mo | $120,300 | $569/mo | 27.0% |
| Galax city | Affordable$692/mo | $126,800 | $827/mo | 23.0% |
| Smyth County | Affordable$692/mo | $125,800 | $491/mo | 27.0% |
| Carroll County | Affordable$687/mo | $144,200 | $470/mo | 20.0% |
| Bland County | Affordable$683/mo | $157,100 | $466/mo | 19.0% |
| Charlotte County | Affordable$682/mo | $144,000 | $574/mo | 34.0% |
| Russell County | Affordable$682/mo | $119,600 | $467/mo | 26.0% |
| Norton city | Affordable$670/mo | $100,700 | $582/mo | 27.0% |
| Scott County | Affordable$665/mo | $122,300 | $472/mo | 26.0% |
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