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Least affordable housing, Virginia counties · 1990

Virginia counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Alexandria, VAVA160,6625.5+52%

02Arlington County, VAVA243,9315.2+40%

03Williamsburg, VAVA15,8614.7−5%

04Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.4+25%

05Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3933.8−2%

06Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8733.6+31%

07Fairfax, VAVA26,7723.6+29%

08Charlottesville, VAVA44,3883.5−8%

09Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8393.5−12%

10Northumberland County, VAVA12,5573.4+12%

11Lexington, VAVA7,7693.4−24%

12Winchester, VAVA28,2723.4+6%

13Radford, VAVA17,2433.3−12%

14Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493.3+31%

15Lancaster County, VAVA10,9953.3−8%

16Franklin, VAVA8,4783.2+9%

17Manassas, VAVA44,3323.2+31%

18Fauquier County, VAVA76,5033.2+14%

19Norfolk, VAVA231,0133.1+12%

20Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343.1−1%

21Newport News, VAVA183,2303.1+19%

22Norton, VAVA3,4773.1+30%

23Mathews County, VAVA8,5293.0+17%

24Clarke County, VAVA15,6093.0−0%

25Albemarle County, VAVA118,3563.0−5%

26Middlesex County, VAVA10,8413.0+0%

27York County, VAVA71,3743.0+17%

28James City County, VAVA83,3263.0+6%

29Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3212.9+13%

30Stafford County, VAVA170,8032.8+22%

31Culpeper County, VAVA57,6662.8−3%

32Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7152.8+10%

33Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8392.8+8%

34Richmond, VAVA237,2572.8−1%

35Prince William County, VAVA502,9662.8+24%

36Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4392.8−24%

37Warren County, VAVA42,7402.7+6%

38Frederick County, VAVA99,9552.7+12%

39Portsmouth, VAVA96,7772.7+13%

40Suffolk, VAVA104,6992.7+6%

41Gloucester County, VAVA40,0972.7+15%

42Richmond County, VAVA9,2942.6+2%

43Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7372.6+6%

44Northampton County, VAVA11,8792.6−1%

45Poquoson, VAVA13,2922.6+6%

46Madison County, VAVA14,2372.6−7%

47Essex County, VAVA10,6542.6+7%

48Manassas Park, VAVA16,5602.6+37%

49Orange County, VAVA40,0832.6−1%

50Russell County, VAVA25,3322.6+25%

51Hampton, VAVA137,3152.6+13%

52Waynesboro, VAVA23,9512.6−5%

53King George County, VAVA29,6462.5+4%

54Accomack County, VAVA33,8592.5+11%

55Page County, VAVA23,7622.5−3%

56Highland County, VAVA2,3182.5−15%

57Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3882.5+14%

58Bedford County, VAVA83,0592.5−7%

59Louisa County, VAVA42,9242.5+1%

60Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352.5+21%

61Goochland County, VAVA29,1872.5−8%

62Chesapeake, VAVA255,3322.5+4%

63Emporia, VAVA5,4472.5+11%

64Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3912.5−12%

65Greene County, VAVA21,9582.4+4%

66Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.4+27%

67Bristol, VAVA16,4182.4−4%

68Staunton, VAVA26,8012.4−10%

69Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.4−5%

70Franklin County, VAVA55,5262.4−4%

71Salem, VAVA25,8162.4−6%

72Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7472.4+1%

73Roanoke, VAVA99,1112.4−9%

74Washington County, VAVA53,8982.4−5%

75Augusta County, VAVA78,9402.4−4%

76Petersburg, VAVA33,7342.4+1%

77Lynchburg, VAVA81,3472.4−10%

78Surry County, VAVA6,6032.4+7%

79Wythe County, VAVA27,9832.3+12%

80Lee County, VAVA21,6422.3+1%

81Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9752.3−4%

82Henrico County, VAVA342,7752.3−4%

83Martinsville, VAVA13,8492.3−9%

84Danville, VAVA41,6472.3−12%

85Scott County, VAVA21,2002.3−1%

86Sussex County, VAVA10,7552.3+3%

87Campbell County, VAVA55,6292.3−4%

88Floyd County, VAVA15,7892.3−9%

89New Kent County, VAVA28,0222.2−8%

90Pulaski County, VAVA33,5862.2+1%

91Hanover County, VAVA116,4232.2−10%

92Galax, VAVA6,6702.2+0%

93Brunswick County, VAVA15,7272.2+5%

94Wise County, VAVA34,8242.2+8%

95Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.2−10%

96Caroline County, VAVA34,4132.2−1%

97Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632.2−16%

98Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.2−15%

99Cumberland County, VAVA10,3522.2−9%

100Prince George County, VAVA43,9362.2−5%

101Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012.2−10%

102Roanoke County, VAVA97,1502.2−12%

103Buchanan County, VAVA18,4922.1+11%

104Southampton County, VAVA18,1102.1−9%

105Nelson County, VAVA14,9202.1−17%

106Grayson County, VAVA15,2302.1−5%

107Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.1−1%

108King and Queen County, VAVA6,7432.1−10%

109Greensville County, VAVA11,1812.1+3%

110Powhatan County, VAVA32,5912.0−21%

111Amherst County, VAVA31,9622.0−13%

112Halifax County, VAVA33,4472.0−12%

113King William County, VAVA19,6172.0−3%

114Hopewell, VAVA23,2612.0−13%

115Craig County, VAVA4,8002.0−16%

116Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7382.0−8%

117Carroll County, VAVA29,2992.0−5%

118Henry County, VAVA49,2422.0−9%

119Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1482.0−2%

120Nottoway County, VAVA15,7962.0−15%

121Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8962.0−6%

122Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722.0−11%

123Amelia County, VAVA13,6321.9−15%

124Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371.9−18%

125Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0581.9−15%

126Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461.9−1%

127Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4901.9−10%

128Bath County, VAVA4,0761.9−21%

129Bland County, VAVA6,1511.9−13%

130Giles County, VAVA16,5641.9−3%

131Covington, VAVA5,6801.8+10%

132Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721.8−19%

133Charles City County, VAVA6,6231.7−14%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES