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Least affordable housing, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Falls Church, VAVA15,1597.4+31%

02Charlottesville, VAVA44,3886.5−2%

03Arlington County, VAVA243,9316.3+5%

04Alexandria, VAVA160,6626.1+2%

05Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4396.1−12%

06Williamsburg, VAVA15,8615.7−17%

07Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3935.6−27%

08Richmond, VAVA237,2575.5+4%

09Fairfax, VAVA26,7725.5+9%

10Winchester, VAVA28,2725.4−10%

11Northumberland County, VAVA12,5575.2+8%

12Northampton County, VAVA11,8795.1−8%

13Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8394.8−16%

14Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8734.8−1%

15Mathews County, VAVA8,5294.8+9%

16Albemarle County, VAVA118,3564.7−12%

17Clarke County, VAVA15,6094.7−6%

18Middlesex County, VAVA10,8414.7−5%

19Lancaster County, VAVA10,9954.7−17%

20Nelson County, VAVA14,9204.4+22%

21Fauquier County, VAVA76,5034.4−5%

22Madison County, VAVA14,2374.4−1%

23Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8394.4+2%

24Norfolk, VAVA231,0134.4−10%

25Cumberland County, VAVA10,3524.3+16%

26Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7154.3+11%

27Essex County, VAVA10,6544.2+5%

28Goochland County, VAVA29,1874.2−1%

29Montgomery County, VAVA98,4344.2−3%

30Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7374.1−4%

31Warren County, VAVA42,7404.1−2%

32Loudoun County, VAVA449,7494.1−4%

33Waynesboro, VAVA23,9514.1−1%

34Culpeper County, VAVA57,6664.1−14%

35Page County, VAVA23,7624.1+1%

36Portsmouth, VAVA96,7774.1+3%

37James City County, VAVA83,3264.1−14%

38Franklin, VAVA8,4784.1−27%

39Henrico County, VAVA342,7754.0+6%

40Prince William County, VAVA502,9664.0−3%

41Chesapeake, VAVA255,3324.0−1%

42Lynchburg, VAVA81,3474.0+6%

43Manassas, VAVA44,3324.0−9%

44Frederick County, VAVA99,9554.0−1%

45Staunton, VAVA26,8014.0+3%

46York County, VAVA71,3743.9−2%

47Gloucester County, VAVA40,0973.9+2%

48Rockingham County, VAVA89,3163.9+0%

49Salem, VAVA25,8163.9+14%

50Orange County, VAVA40,0833.9−15%

51Radford, VAVA17,2433.8−27%

52Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3913.8−10%

53Manassas Park, VAVA16,5603.8−11%

54Greene County, VAVA21,9583.8−7%

55Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6633.8−7%

56Bedford County, VAVA83,0593.8+9%

57Powhatan County, VAVA32,5913.8−1%

58Suffolk, VAVA104,6993.7−3%

59Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3213.7−9%

60Newport News, VAVA183,2303.7−7%

61Augusta County, VAVA78,9403.7+1%

62Petersburg, VAVA33,7343.7+17%

63Amelia County, VAVA13,6323.7−3%

64Bath County, VAVA4,0763.7+43%

65King William County, VAVA19,6173.7+20%

66King George County, VAVA29,6463.7−8%

67Galax, VAVA6,6703.7−10%

68Bristol, VAVA16,4183.7+25%

69Louisa County, VAVA42,9243.6−10%

70Floyd County, VAVA15,7893.6+10%

71Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3883.6−10%

72Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1483.6+9%

73Botetourt County, VAVA34,1443.6+14%

74Hanover County, VAVA116,4233.5−4%

75Hampton, VAVA137,3153.5−8%

76Caroline County, VAVA34,4133.5−7%

77Stafford County, VAVA170,8033.5−8%

78Franklin County, VAVA55,5263.5+2%

79Richmond County, VAVA9,2943.5−1%

80Accomack County, VAVA33,8593.5−4%

81Prince George County, VAVA43,9363.5+9%

82Roanoke, VAVA99,1113.4−3%

83Roanoke County, VAVA97,1503.4+7%

84Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7473.4+7%

85Hopewell, VAVA23,2613.3−4%

86Washington County, VAVA53,8983.3+6%

87Poquoson, VAVA13,2923.3−14%

88Appomattox County, VAVA17,1723.3+23%

89King and Queen County, VAVA6,7433.3−15%

90Lexington, VAVA7,7693.3−58%

91Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9753.2−10%

92Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7383.2−13%

93Charles City County, VAVA6,6233.2+2%

94Campbell County, VAVA55,6293.2+4%

95New Kent County, VAVA28,0223.2−10%

96Grayson County, VAVA15,2303.1+10%

97Amherst County, VAVA31,9623.1−3%

98Pulaski County, VAVA33,5863.1+5%

99Scott County, VAVA21,2003.1+24%

100Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8963.1−3%

101Surry County, VAVA6,6033.1−2%

102Southampton County, VAVA18,1103.1−7%

103Highland County, VAVA2,3183.0−25%

104Halifax County, VAVA33,4473.0+8%

105Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4903.0+15%

106Wythe County, VAVA27,9833.0+10%

107Greensville County, VAVA11,1812.9+19%

108Sussex County, VAVA10,7552.9−8%

109Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.9+1%

110Carroll County, VAVA29,2992.9+7%

111Emporia, VAVA5,4472.9−4%

112Buckingham County, VAVA17,1372.9−0%

113Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.8+12%

114Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0582.7+1%

115Craig County, VAVA4,8002.7−1%

116Buena Vista, VAVA6,6722.7−14%

117Brunswick County, VAVA15,7272.7−3%

118Danville, VAVA41,6472.7−10%

119Henry County, VAVA49,2422.7−1%

120Norton, VAVA3,4772.7+20%

121Nottoway County, VAVA15,7962.6−22%

122Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352.5+10%

123Bland County, VAVA6,1512.5+17%

124Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012.5−16%

125Russell County, VAVA25,3322.4−7%

126Lee County, VAVA21,6422.4−4%

127Giles County, VAVA16,5642.3−3%

128Wise County, VAVA34,8242.2−2%

129Alleghany County, VAVA14,5462.2−7%

130Buchanan County, VAVA18,4922.2+4%

131Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.2−11%

132Martinsville, VAVA13,8492.1−23%

133Covington, VAVA5,6802.0+7%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES