RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most affordable housing, Virginia counties · 1990

Virginia counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (1990 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 2.4.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Charles City County, VAVA6,6231.7–

02Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721.8–

03Covington, VAVA5,6801.8–

04Giles County, VAVA16,5641.9–

05Bland County, VAVA6,1511.9–

06Bath County, VAVA4,0761.9–

07Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4901.9–

08Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461.9–

09Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0581.9–

10Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371.9–

11Amelia County, VAVA13,6321.9–

12Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722.0–

13Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8962.0–

14Nottoway County, VAVA15,7962.0–

15Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1482.0–

16Henry County, VAVA49,2422.0–

17Carroll County, VAVA29,2992.0–

18Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7382.0–

19Craig County, VAVA4,8002.0–

20Hopewell, VAVA23,2612.0–

21King William County, VAVA19,6172.0–

22Halifax County, VAVA33,4472.0–

23Amherst County, VAVA31,9622.0–

24Powhatan County, VAVA32,5912.0–

25Greensville County, VAVA11,1812.1–

26King and Queen County, VAVA6,7432.1–

27Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.1–

28Grayson County, VAVA15,2302.1–

29Nelson County, VAVA14,9202.1–

30Southampton County, VAVA18,1102.1–

31Buchanan County, VAVA18,4922.1–

32Roanoke County, VAVA97,1502.2–

33Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012.2–

34Prince George County, VAVA43,9362.2–

35Cumberland County, VAVA10,3522.2–

36Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.2–

37Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632.2–

38Caroline County, VAVA34,4132.2–

39Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.2–

40Wise County, VAVA34,8242.2–

41Brunswick County, VAVA15,7272.2–

42Galax, VAVA6,6702.2–

43Hanover County, VAVA116,4232.2–

44Pulaski County, VAVA33,5862.2–

45New Kent County, VAVA28,0222.2–

46Floyd County, VAVA15,7892.3–

47Campbell County, VAVA55,6292.3–

48Sussex County, VAVA10,7552.3–

49Scott County, VAVA21,2002.3–

50Danville, VAVA41,6472.3–

51Martinsville, VAVA13,8492.3–

52Henrico County, VAVA342,7752.3–

53Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9752.3–

54Lee County, VAVA21,6422.3–

55Wythe County, VAVA27,9832.3–

56Surry County, VAVA6,6032.4–

57Lynchburg, VAVA81,3472.4–

58Petersburg, VAVA33,7342.4–

59Augusta County, VAVA78,9402.4–

60Washington County, VAVA53,8982.4–

61Roanoke, VAVA99,1112.4–

62Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7472.4–

63Salem, VAVA25,8162.4–

64Franklin County, VAVA55,5262.4–

65Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.4–

66Staunton, VAVA26,8012.4–

67Bristol, VAVA16,4182.4–

68Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.4–

69Greene County, VAVA21,9582.4–

70Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3912.5–

71Emporia, VAVA5,4472.5–

72Chesapeake, VAVA255,3322.5–

73Goochland County, VAVA29,1872.5–

74Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352.5–

75Louisa County, VAVA42,9242.5–

76Bedford County, VAVA83,0592.5–

77Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3882.5–

78Highland County, VAVA2,3182.5–

79Page County, VAVA23,7622.5–

80Accomack County, VAVA33,8592.5–

81King George County, VAVA29,6462.5–

82Waynesboro, VAVA23,9512.6–

83Hampton, VAVA137,3152.6–

84Russell County, VAVA25,3322.6–

85Orange County, VAVA40,0832.6–

86Manassas Park, VAVA16,5602.6–

87Essex County, VAVA10,6542.6–

88Madison County, VAVA14,2372.6–

89Poquoson, VAVA13,2922.6–

90Northampton County, VAVA11,8792.6–

91Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7372.6–

92Richmond County, VAVA9,2942.6–

93Gloucester County, VAVA40,0972.7–

94Suffolk, VAVA104,6992.7–

95Portsmouth, VAVA96,7772.7–

96Frederick County, VAVA99,9552.7–

97Warren County, VAVA42,7402.7–

98Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4392.8–

99Prince William County, VAVA502,9662.8–

100Richmond, VAVA237,2572.8–

101Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8392.8–

102Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7152.8–

103Culpeper County, VAVA57,6662.8–

104Stafford County, VAVA170,8032.8–

105Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3212.9–

106James City County, VAVA83,3263.0–

107York County, VAVA71,3743.0–

108Middlesex County, VAVA10,8413.0–

109Albemarle County, VAVA118,3563.0–

110Clarke County, VAVA15,6093.0–

111Mathews County, VAVA8,5293.0–

112Norton, VAVA3,4773.1–

113Newport News, VAVA183,2303.1–

114Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343.1–

115Norfolk, VAVA231,0133.1–

116Fauquier County, VAVA76,5033.2–

117Manassas, VAVA44,3323.2–

118Franklin, VAVA8,4783.2–

119Lancaster County, VAVA10,9953.3–

120Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493.3–

121Radford, VAVA17,2433.3–

122Winchester, VAVA28,2723.4–

123Lexington, VAVA7,7693.4–

124Northumberland County, VAVA12,5573.4–

125Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8393.5–

126Charlottesville, VAVA44,3883.5–

127Fairfax, VAVA26,7723.6–

128Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8733.6–

129Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3933.8–

130Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.4–

131Williamsburg, VAVA15,8614.7–

132Arlington County, VAVA243,9315.2–

133Alexandria, VAVA160,6625.5–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS