RANKING · 2024 ACS · 200 SHOWN OF 200

Highest Medicare coverage, Virginia cities

Virginia cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 200 cities in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 200 is 15.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: North Springfield, VA, up 81 places to #62.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01▲1Lake of the Woods, VAVA7,98436.0%+3.4 pts

02▼1Richlands, VAVA5,05132.8%−4.6 pts

03▲4Abingdon, VAVA8,28430.6%+4.6 pts

04▲1Covington, VAVA5,68029.8%+0.3 pts

05▼1Wytheville, VAVA8,12828.0%−1.6 pts

06▼3Marion, VAVA5,55527.4%−3.7 pts

07▼1Hollins, VAVA17,09727.3%−1.0 pts

08▲1Bristol, VAVA16,41826.4%+1.7 pts

09▲20Fishersville, VAVA9,48425.7%+4.4 pts

10▲11Lake Monticello, VAVA10,66225.5%+3.3 pts

11▲3South Boston, VAVA7,79525.2%+2.2 pts

12▲3Madison Heights, VAVA10,26625.1%+2.2 pts

13Staunton, VAVA26,80124.7%+1.6 pts

14▼4Danville, VAVA41,64724.5%0.0 pts

15▼7Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,10224.5%−0.3 pts

16▼5Massanetta Springs, VAVA6,35824.3%+0.5 pts

17▲22Bedford, VAVA7,91123.8%+3.8 pts

18▼2Pulaski, VAVA8,80723.3%+0.5 pts

19▲11Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,78023.3%+2.0 pts

20▼2Gloucester Point, VAVA11,10923.2%+0.7 pts

21▲10Galax, VAVA6,67023.0%+1.8 pts

22▲4Montrose, VAVA8,28522.0%+0.5 pts

23▲9Buena Vista, VAVA6,67221.8%+1.1 pts

24▲48Long Branch, VAVA7,03421.7%+4.7 pts

25▲35Seven Corners, VAVA9,37121.4%+3.2 pts

26▲52Dumbarton, VAVA7,99721.2%+4.9 pts

27▲14Brandermill, VAVA13,73021.1%+1.4 pts

28▼3Collinsville, VAVA7,13921.1%−0.4 pts

29▲9Timberlake, VAVA12,72521.1%+1.1 pts

30▼3Christiansburg, VAVA22,44221.0%−0.4 pts

31▼19Franklin, VAVA8,47820.9%−2.4 pts

32▼4Rockwood, VAVA10,01020.9%−0.4 pts

33▲10Mechanicsville, VAVA38,68320.8%+1.1 pts

34▲10Springfield, VAVA31,15420.8%+1.1 pts

35▼15Forest, VAVA13,43020.7%−1.6 pts

36▲10Waynesboro, VAVA23,95120.6%+1.1 pts

37▼20Martinsville, VAVA13,84920.3%−2.2 pts

38▼4Fort Hunt, VAVA16,70020.3%−0.4 pts

39▲12Salem, VAVA25,81620.2%+1.2 pts

40▲25Midlothian, VAVA19,12020.2%+2.6 pts

41▲4Roanoke, VAVA99,11120.1%+0.6 pts

42▼19Vinton, VAVA7,96719.9%−1.8 pts

43▼19Cave Spring, VAVA25,74219.9%−1.7 pts

44▲9Tuckahoe, VAVA49,18319.9%+1.0 pts

45▲16Braddock, VAVA6,53619.9%+1.9 pts

46▼9Petersburg, VAVA33,73419.7%−0.4 pts

47▼11Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73819.7%−0.6 pts

48▼15Poquoson, VAVA13,29219.5%−1.2 pts

49▲17Bon Air, VAVA16,90419.5%+2.1 pts

50▲5Hampton, VAVA137,31519.2%+0.7 pts

51▼4Winchester, VAVA28,27219.1%−0.3 pts

52▼4Highland Springs, VAVA14,29619.1%−0.3 pts

53▲35Montclair, VAVA22,38719.1%+3.2 pts

54▼5Bridgewater, VAVA6,92419.0%−0.3 pts

55▼36Woodstock, VAVA6,00219.0%−3.3 pts

56▲6Front Royal, VAVA15,72218.9%+1.0 pts

57Portsmouth, VAVA96,77718.9%+0.5 pts

58▼36Smithfield, VAVA9,11218.9%−2.9 pts

59Farmville, VAVA7,59318.8%+0.5 pts

60▼25Meadowbrook, VAVA20,74918.8%−1.8 pts

61▲2Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA24,27118.8%+0.9 pts

62▲81North Springfield, VAVA7,05018.8%+7.6 pts

63▲28Emporia, VAVA5,44718.7%+3.2 pts

64▲36Bellwood, VAVA7,90718.7%+3.6 pts

65▲2Fairfax Station, VAVA12,56618.7%+1.3 pts

66▲16Wolf Trap, VAVA15,85818.7%+2.5 pts

67▼17Strasburg, VAVA7,38018.6%−0.7 pts

68▲5Glen Allen, VAVA17,55118.6%+1.7 pts

69▲41East Highland Park, VAVA15,26518.5%+4.3 pts

70▼12McLean, VAVA49,62718.5%+0.1 pts

71▼31Ashland, VAVA7,98218.4%−1.4 pts

72▼18South Run, VAVA6,60018.4%−0.2 pts

73▼17Ettrick, VAVA5,91018.1%−0.4 pts

74▲58Woodlake, VAVA7,35818.0%+5.8 pts

75▲11Lansdowne, VAVA12,32818.0%+2.0 pts

76▲5Mount Vernon, VAVA13,12217.9%+1.7 pts

77▼7Hopewell, VAVA23,26117.8%+0.7 pts

78▼10Orange, VAVA5,36517.8%+0.5 pts

79Williamsburg, VAVA15,86117.8%+1.6 pts

80▲7Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73717.6%+1.7 pts

81▲30Chester, VAVA24,47417.6%+3.5 pts

82▼6Difficult Run, VAVA9,93817.6%+1.2 pts

83▼14Warrenton, VAVA10,21317.5%+0.2 pts

84▼7Suffolk, VAVA104,69917.4%+1.1 pts

85▼14Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,97317.4%+0.4 pts

86▲18Lexington, VAVA7,76917.3%+2.5 pts

87▼23Falmouth, VAVA5,21617.3%−0.4 pts

88▼13Belle Haven, VAVA6,57016.8%0.0 pts

89▼37Great Falls, VAVA15,22816.8%−2.2 pts

90▲17Kings Park West, VAVA13,44216.8%+2.1 pts

91▲6Newport News, VAVA183,23016.6%+1.3 pts

92▲11Dunn Loring, VAVA8,95716.5%+1.6 pts

93▲2Vienna, VAVA16,69116.5%+1.1 pts

94▲11Norfolk, VAVA231,01316.4%+1.6 pts

95▲13Burke Centre, VAVA17,03716.4%+1.9 pts

96▲18Ashburn, VAVA46,02616.3%+2.6 pts

97▼1Chesapeake, VAVA255,33216.1%+0.8 pts

98▼14Richmond, VAVA237,25716.1%+0.1 pts

99▼1Burke, VAVA44,02916.1%+0.9 pts

100▼15Hollymead, VAVA8,48215.8%−0.2 pts

101▼9Annandale, VAVA41,70515.8%+0.3 pts

102▼22Sandston, VAVA7,39915.6%−0.6 pts

103▼1West Springfield, VAVA22,53215.6%+0.5 pts

104▼15Reston, VAVA64,41415.5%−0.3 pts

105▲18Greenbriar, VAVA8,24315.5%+2.9 pts

106▲13Oakton, VAVA36,52815.5%+2.5 pts

107▼1New Baltimore, VAVA11,91915.3%+0.5 pts

108▼66Wakefield, VAVA11,93015.2%−4.5 pts

109▼26Crosspointe, VAVA5,66915.2%−0.9 pts

110▼20Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.0%−0.6 pts

111▲18Dranesville, VAVA11,82814.9%+2.6 pts

112▲3Groveton, VAVA13,93114.9%+1.3 pts

113▼20Lakeside, VAVA12,65414.8%−0.6 pts

114▼15Kingstowne, VAVA18,36014.7%−0.5 pts

115▼41Crozet, VAVA9,28914.5%−2.3 pts

116▲17Falls Church, VAVA15,15914.3%+2.3 pts

117▲20West Falls Church, VAVA31,27914.2%+2.4 pts

118▲13Charlottesville, VAVA44,38814.1%+1.9 pts

119▲45Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,19414.1%+4.7 pts

120▲6Woodburn, VAVA9,50314.0%+1.6 pts

121▲4Lake Ridge, VAVA46,04913.9%+1.4 pts

122▲13Newington Forest, VAVA12,31613.9%+1.9 pts

123▲15Cascades, VAVA12,35713.8%+2.2 pts

124▲45Potomac Mills, VAVA5,74113.8%+5.3 pts

125▲9Tysons, VAVA28,93613.7%+1.7 pts

126▼13Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,06613.6%−0.2 pts

127▲19Huntington, VAVA13,50213.6%+2.7 pts

128▲11Franklin Farm, VAVA18,73613.5%+2.1 pts

129▲7Hybla Valley, VAVA17,25713.5%+1.6 pts

130▲14Newington, VAVA13,47813.4%+2.3 pts

131▼19Carrollton, VAVA8,43613.1%−0.7 pts

132▲20Fair Lakes, VAVA8,89413.1%+2.7 pts

133▲15Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA7,82313.0%+2.2 pts

134▼6Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39312.9%+0.6 pts

135▼41Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAVA7,18012.9%−2.5 pts

136▲4Alexandria, VAVA160,66212.7%+1.4 pts

137▼19Aquia Harbour, VAVA7,48112.7%−0.3 pts

138▼22Franconia, VAVA18,33512.5%−0.9 pts

139▼17Laurel, VAVA18,72112.4%−0.2 pts

140▼23Manchester, VAVA12,44512.4%−0.6 pts

141▼17Lincolnia, VAVA20,32012.4%−0.2 pts

142▼33Fairfax, VAVA26,77212.3%−2.1 pts

143▼1Mantua, VAVA8,29812.3%+1.0 pts

144▲3Short Pump, VAVA29,02612.2%+1.4 pts

145▲26Countryside, VAVA9,66112.1%+3.8 pts

146▲13Chantilly, VAVA24,03612.1%+2.1 pts

147▼6Purcellville, VAVA8,89011.9%+0.6 pts

148▼28Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,58911.9%−1.1 pts

149▲7Idylwood, VAVA17,55911.8%+1.6 pts

150▲22Sudley, VAVA19,16211.7%+3.4 pts

151▼21Bensley, VAVA5,94911.6%−0.7 pts

152▲6Dumfries, VAVA6,40511.4%+1.3 pts

153▼26Culpeper, VAVA22,07411.3%−1.0 pts

154▲1Sterling, VAVA32,41111.3%+1.0 pts

155▼6Arlington, VAVA236,25411.3%+0.7 pts

156▼5Innsbrook, VAVA8,57811.1%+0.6 pts

157▲5Centreville, VAVA71,70611.1%+1.6 pts

158▼4Dale City, VAVA71,01611.1%+0.8 pts

159▼38Radford, VAVA17,24310.9%−1.8 pts

160▼7Manassas, VAVA44,33210.8%+0.5 pts

161▼1Floris, VAVA7,58910.6%+0.8 pts

162▲5Laurel Hill, VAVA7,45010.6%+1.8 pts

163▼6Lorton, VAVA20,99110.6%+0.4 pts

164▼14Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83910.5%0.0 pts

165▼2Manassas Park, VAVA16,56010.3%+0.9 pts

166▼21Buckhall, VAVA21,60210.3%−0.7 pts

167▲11Lowes Island, VAVA11,01810.3%+2.7 pts

168▲6Leesburg, VAVA49,91710.2%+2.1 pts

169▼8Woodbridge, VAVA43,94510.2%+0.6 pts

170▼69Moorefield, VAVA6,12310.1%−5.0 pts

171▲2Sugarland Run, VAVA12,6299.9%+1.7 pts

172▲4Fair Oaks, VAVA35,5459.7%+2.0 pts

173▼8Herndon, VAVA25,5069.5%+0.4 pts

174▲6Wyndham, VAVA12,0999.5%+2.0 pts

175▲4Merrifield, VAVA20,6989.3%+1.7 pts

176▼10Gainesville, VAVA18,1969.0%+0.1 pts

177Independent Hill, VAVA10,8539.0%+1.3 pts

178▲8Leesylvania, VAVA21,6328.9%+3.3 pts

179▼11Triangle, VAVA10,4508.5%−0.2 pts

180▼10Bealeton, VAVA5,0348.2%−0.2 pts

181▲9Hutchison, VAVA7,2847.8%+3.4 pts

182▲3Linton Hall, VAVA41,8767.7%+1.7 pts

183▲10Dulles Town Center, VAVA5,4647.4%+3.5 pts

184▼9Blacksburg, VAVA45,1047.2%−0.5 pts

185▼2Belmont, VAVA9,7297.1%+1.0 pts

186▼5Stafford Courthouse, VAVA5,8396.8%−0.4 pts

187▲1Yorkshire, VAVA9,7826.6%+1.6 pts

188▼4Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), VAVA16,8596.5%+0.5 pts

189▼7Cherry Hill, VAVA26,0446.5%−0.3 pts

190▼3George Mason, VAVA9,9376.4%+1.0 pts

191▼2South Riding, VAVA34,3526.2%+1.3 pts

192▲2Broadlands, VAVA14,3535.7%+2.0 pts

193▲3Brambleton, VAVA24,5375.5%+2.3 pts

194▼2McNair, VAVA22,6555.5%+1.5 pts

195Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,2715.1%+1.8 pts

196▼5Stone Ridge, VAVA16,6034.9%+0.5 pts

197University of Virginia, VAVA9,0653.0%−0.1 pts

198Fort Lee, VAVA8,9932.0%+0.6 pts

199▲1Quantico Base, VAVA5,8400.9%+0.8 pts

200▼1Fort Belvoir, VAVA8,4490.1%−0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES