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Least affordable housing, Virginia counties · 2020

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

01Arlington County, VAVA243,9316.0+61%

02Williamsburg, VAVA15,8615.6+15%

03Alexandria, VAVA160,6625.6+55%

04Charlottesville, VAVA44,3885.5+45%

05Falls Church, VAVA15,1595.5+58%

06Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3935.4+39%

07Fairfax, VAVA26,7725.4+92%

08Radford, VAVA17,2434.9+31%

09Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4394.8+32%

10Richmond, VAVA237,2574.7+69%

11Middlesex County, VAVA10,8414.7+55%

12Lexington, VAVA7,7694.6+4%

13Northumberland County, VAVA12,5574.6+48%

14Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8734.5+64%

15Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8394.5+12%

16Albemarle County, VAVA118,3564.4+40%

17Clarke County, VAVA15,6094.2+40%

18Waynesboro, VAVA23,9514.2+56%

19Madison County, VAVA14,2374.2+48%

20Norfolk, VAVA231,0134.1+47%

21Winchester, VAVA28,2724.1+27%

22Emporia, VAVA5,4474.0+82%

23Fauquier County, VAVA76,5034.0+41%

24Lancaster County, VAVA10,9954.0+11%

25Manassas, VAVA44,3323.9+59%

26Goochland County, VAVA29,1873.9+46%

27Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343.9+24%

28Culpeper County, VAVA57,6663.9+33%

29Essex County, VAVA10,6543.8+58%

30Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8393.8+48%

31Northampton County, VAVA11,8793.8+44%

32Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6633.8+45%

33James City County, VAVA83,3263.8+34%

34Accomack County, VAVA33,8593.8+64%

35Nelson County, VAVA14,9203.8+47%

36Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7153.7+46%

37Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3913.7+31%

38Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7373.7+47%

39Manassas Park, VAVA16,5603.7+93%

40Richmond County, VAVA9,2943.6+40%

41Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493.6+45%

42Prince William County, VAVA502,9663.6+62%

43York County, VAVA71,3743.6+41%

44Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3213.6+42%

45Franklin, VAVA8,4783.6+22%

46Warren County, VAVA42,7403.6+39%

47Newport News, VAVA183,2303.6+39%

48Mathews County, VAVA8,5293.6+38%

49Surry County, VAVA6,6033.6+61%

50Greene County, VAVA21,9583.6+51%

51Chesapeake, VAVA255,3323.5+49%

52Henrico County, VAVA342,7753.5+44%

53Orange County, VAVA40,0833.5+33%

54Louisa County, VAVA42,9243.5+44%

55Buena Vista, VAVA6,6723.4+56%

56Poquoson, VAVA13,2923.4+39%

57Augusta County, VAVA78,9403.4+36%

58Rockingham County, VAVA89,3163.4+33%

59Amelia County, VAVA13,6323.4+47%

60Suffolk, VAVA104,6993.3+31%

61Frederick County, VAVA99,9553.3+36%

62Floyd County, VAVA15,7893.3+34%

63Lynchburg, VAVA81,3473.3+26%

64Hampton, VAVA137,3153.3+45%

65Staunton, VAVA26,8013.3+23%

66Portsmouth, VAVA96,7773.3+36%

67King George County, VAVA29,6463.3+32%

68Page County, VAVA23,7623.2+26%

69Bristol, VAVA16,4183.2+27%

70Gloucester County, VAVA40,0973.2+37%

71Caroline County, VAVA34,4133.2+43%

72Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3883.2+46%

73King and Queen County, VAVA6,7433.2+39%

74Stafford County, VAVA170,8033.2+37%

75Botetourt County, VAVA34,1443.2+22%

76Hanover County, VAVA116,4233.2+27%

77Cumberland County, VAVA10,3523.2+31%

78Salem, VAVA25,8163.2+24%

79Bedford County, VAVA83,0593.2+17%

80Washington County, VAVA53,8983.1+24%

81Highland County, VAVA2,3183.1+5%

82Powhatan County, VAVA32,5913.1+20%

83Franklin County, VAVA55,5263.1+23%

84Campbell County, VAVA55,6293.0+30%

85New Kent County, VAVA28,0223.0+24%

86Bath County, VAVA4,0763.0+27%

87Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.0+29%

88Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1483.0+46%

89Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9753.0+22%

90Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7473.0+26%

91Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7383.0+35%

92Roanoke County, VAVA97,1503.0+20%

93Charlotte County, VAVA11,4013.0+23%

94Roanoke, VAVA99,1113.0+13%

95Prince George County, VAVA43,9362.9+28%

96Pulaski County, VAVA33,5862.9+31%

97Hopewell, VAVA23,2612.9+26%

98Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722.9+31%

99Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8962.8+35%

100King William County, VAVA19,6172.8+34%

101Southampton County, VAVA18,1102.8+20%

102Charles City County, VAVA6,6232.8+42%

103Buckingham County, VAVA17,1372.8+17%

104Amherst County, VAVA31,9622.8+19%

105Galax, VAVA6,6702.8+24%

106Halifax County, VAVA33,4472.7+17%

107Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0582.7+21%

108Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.7+40%

109Grayson County, VAVA15,2302.6+22%

110Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.6+7%

111Norton, VAVA3,4772.6+10%

112Petersburg, VAVA33,7342.6+10%

113Scott County, VAVA21,2002.6+13%

114Danville, VAVA41,6472.6−1%

115Craig County, VAVA4,8002.6+7%

116Henry County, VAVA49,2422.5+16%

117Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4902.5+20%

118Carroll County, VAVA29,2992.5+21%

119Wythe County, VAVA27,9832.5+20%

120Alleghany County, VAVA14,5462.5+30%

121Bland County, VAVA6,1512.5+15%

122Brunswick County, VAVA15,7272.5+16%

123Lee County, VAVA21,6422.4+5%

124Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352.4+19%

125Greensville County, VAVA11,1812.4+22%

126Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.4+16%

127Sussex County, VAVA10,7552.4+9%

128Russell County, VAVA25,3322.3+12%

129Giles County, VAVA16,5642.2+15%

130Martinsville, VAVA13,8492.2−14%

131Wise County, VAVA34,8242.1+3%

132Buchanan County, VAVA18,4922.0+5%

133Covington, VAVA5,6801.7+3%

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