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Highest median rent, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Falls Church, VAVA15,159$2,044+112%

02Arlington County, VAVA243,931$2,005+124%

03Loudoun County, VAVA449,749$1,913+101%

04Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873$1,898+90%

05Fairfax, VAVA26,772$1,822+93%

06Alexandria, VAVA160,662$1,774+106%

07Prince William County, VAVA502,966$1,738+102%

08Manassas Park, VAVA16,560$1,709+84%

09Stafford County, VAVA170,803$1,559+85%

10Manassas, VAVA44,332$1,549+93%

11York County, VAVA71,374$1,503+112%

12Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388$1,462+82%

13Poquoson, VAVA13,292$1,383+98%

14Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737$1,380+88%

15Prince George County, VAVA43,936$1,377+126%

16Fauquier County, VAVA76,503$1,353+92%

17Albemarle County, VAVA118,356$1,349+89%

18Chesapeake, VAVA255,332$1,300+102%

19Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393$1,287+98%

20Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148$1,266+77%

21Clarke County, VAVA15,609$1,258+101%

22James City County, VAVA83,326$1,243+77%

23King George County, VAVA29,646$1,241+100%

24Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975$1,235+85%

25Suffolk, VAVA104,699$1,231+143%

26Hanover County, VAVA116,423$1,215+77%

27Culpeper County, VAVA57,666$1,201+99%

28Henrico County, VAVA342,775$1,192+76%

29Charlottesville, VAVA44,388$1,188+99%

30Greene County, VAVA21,958$1,154+86%

31Williamsburg, VAVA15,861$1,153+87%

32Goochland County, VAVA29,187$1,129+92%

33Powhatan County, VAVA32,591$1,125+81%

34Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321$1,120+123%

35Frederick County, VAVA99,955$1,119+80%

36Hampton, VAVA137,315$1,115+85%

37Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439$1,107+85%

38Winchester, VAVA28,272$1,096+100%

39Portsmouth, VAVA96,777$1,083+101%

40Norfolk, VAVA231,013$1,077+100%

41King William County, VAVA19,617$1,076+96%

42Newport News, VAVA183,230$1,075+92%

43Richmond, VAVA237,257$1,070+98%

44New Kent County, VAVA28,022$1,066+68%

45Warren County, VAVA42,740$1,051+98%

46Gloucester County, VAVA40,097$1,045+98%

47Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896$1,042+84%

48Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738$1,034+67%

49Montgomery County, VAVA98,434$1,017+90%

50Northumberland County, VAVA12,557$1,014+112%

51King and Queen County, VAVA6,743$969+105%

52Caroline County, VAVA34,413$961+64%

53Petersburg, VAVA33,734$958+94%

54Orange County, VAVA40,083$938+61%

55Rockingham County, VAVA89,316$938+93%

56Roanoke County, VAVA97,150$937+63%

57Mathews County, VAVA8,529$931+84%

58Salem, VAVA25,816$926+68%

59Hopewell, VAVA23,261$920+80%

60Lexington, VAVA7,769$916+111%

61Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839$911+90%

62Louisa County, VAVA42,924$905+80%

63Lancaster County, VAVA10,995$903+78%

64Augusta County, VAVA78,940$900+78%

65Greensville County, VAVA11,181$891+126%

66Middlesex County, VAVA10,841$888+63%

67Essex County, VAVA10,654$887+65%

68Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715$884+65%

69Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839$878+88%

70Buena Vista, VAVA6,672$871+116%

71Staunton, VAVA26,801$864+85%

72Lynchburg, VAVA81,347$859+83%

73Bedford County, VAVA83,059$856+93%

74Amelia County, VAVA13,632$846+76%

75Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663$843+91%

76Richmond County, VAVA9,294$842+84%

77Charles City County, VAVA6,623$840+100%

78Radford, VAVA17,243$839+92%

79Surry County, VAVA6,603$837+108%

80Sussex County, VAVA10,755$835+92%

81Nelson County, VAVA14,920$834+90%

82Franklin, VAVA8,478$833+69%

83Accomack County, VAVA33,859$825+85%

84Madison County, VAVA14,237$815+65%

85Botetourt County, VAVA34,144$807+70%

86Roanoke, VAVA99,111$804+79%

87Southampton County, VAVA18,110$796+95%

88Waynesboro, VAVA23,951$790+68%

89Buckingham County, VAVA17,137$785+112%

90Covington, VAVA5,680$760+88%

91Emporia, VAVA5,447$756+73%

92Pulaski County, VAVA33,586$749+96%

93Page County, VAVA23,762$746+69%

94Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490$731+84%

95Campbell County, VAVA55,629$730+71%

96Giles County, VAVA16,564$726+94%

97Franklin County, VAVA55,526$725+84%

98Nottoway County, VAVA15,796$725+66%

99Washington County, VAVA53,898$724+76%

100Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391$715+56%

101Bristol, VAVA16,418$712+74%

102Northampton County, VAVA11,879$708+85%

103Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747$707+89%

104Brunswick County, VAVA15,727$705+102%

105Cumberland County, VAVA10,352$705+55%

106Amherst County, VAVA31,962$700+64%

107Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058$692+76%

108Danville, VAVA41,647$688+70%

109Appomattox County, VAVA17,172$685+57%

110Floyd County, VAVA15,789$684+68%

111Halifax County, VAVA33,447$678+88%

112Highland County, VAVA2,318$669+97%

113Tazewell County, VAVA38,635$668+78%

114Martinsville, VAVA13,849$664+66%

115Bath County, VAVA4,076$656+79%

116Wythe County, VAVA27,983$656+64%

117Charlotte County, VAVA11,401$640+89%

118Wise County, VAVA34,824$638+81%

119Alleghany County, VAVA14,546$616+71%

120Smyth County, VAVA28,882$615+74%

121Patrick County, VAVA17,424$614+84%

122Bland County, VAVA6,151$613+76%

123Craig County, VAVA4,800$611+51%

124Buchanan County, VAVA18,492$608+81%

125Henry County, VAVA49,242$600+54%

126Carroll County, VAVA29,299$595+63%

127Dickenson County, VAVA13,236$579+67%

128Galax, VAVA6,670$571+65%

129Russell County, VAVA25,332$564+59%

130Lee County, VAVA21,642$551+62%

131Scott County, VAVA21,200$544+62%

132Grayson County, VAVA15,230$538+69%

133Norton, VAVA3,477$451+30%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS