RANKING · 2024 ACS · 199 SHOWN OF 199

Most owner cost-burdened, Virginia cities

Virginia cities ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2024 ACS). This list covers the 199 cities in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), VAVA16,85936.9%−8.8 pts

02Montrose, VAVA8,28536.4%+0.8 pts

03Portsmouth, VAVA96,77734.3%−5.8 pts

04Bellwood, VAVA7,90733.4%−1.0 pts

05Manassas Park, VAVA16,56033.2%−24.3 pts

06Highland Springs, VAVA14,29632.7%−2.9 pts

07Sudley, VAVA19,16232.6%−11.3 pts

08Petersburg, VAVA33,73432.3%+5.8 pts

09Laurel Hill, VAVA7,45031.3%−20.7 pts

10Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA24,27131.2%−1.2 pts

11East Highland Park, VAVA15,26530.9%−8.7 pts

12Fair Lakes, VAVA8,89430.6%−6.5 pts

13Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,19430.6%–

14Ettrick, VAVA5,91030.3%−4.3 pts

15Carrollton, VAVA8,43629.2%−8.0 pts

16Yorkshire, VAVA9,78228.9%−13.2 pts

17Potomac Mills, VAVA5,74128.8%−7.8 pts

18Kingstowne, VAVA18,36028.2%−5.0 pts

19Huntington, VAVA13,50228.1%−4.7 pts

20Tysons, VAVA28,93628.1%–

21Sterling, VAVA32,41128.0%−11.4 pts

22Hampton, VAVA137,31528.0%−5.2 pts

23George Mason, VAVA9,93727.9%−6.9 pts

24Springfield, VAVA31,15427.9%−5.3 pts

25Leesylvania, VAVA21,63227.7%–

26Richlands, VAVA5,05127.7%+2.4 pts

27Dumfries, VAVA6,40527.3%−8.5 pts

28Danville, VAVA41,64727.3%−0.8 pts

29Triangle, VAVA10,45027.2%−15.1 pts

30Front Royal, VAVA15,72226.5%−2.3 pts

31Bealeton, VAVA5,03426.2%−18.1 pts

32Martinsville, VAVA13,84925.9%+1.5 pts

33Richmond, VAVA237,25725.9%−10.6 pts

34Culpeper, VAVA22,07425.9%−12.4 pts

35Norfolk, VAVA231,01325.7%−11.6 pts

36Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73725.3%−10.8 pts

37Woodburn, VAVA9,50325.2%−1.7 pts

38Suffolk, VAVA104,69925.0%−9.9 pts

39Meadowbrook, VAVA20,74924.8%−5.2 pts

40Waynesboro, VAVA23,95124.5%−1.9 pts

41Galax, VAVA6,67024.5%−0.6 pts

42Chantilly, VAVA24,03624.4%−6.5 pts

43Chesapeake, VAVA255,33224.4%−12.0 pts

44Annandale, VAVA41,70524.3%−13.0 pts

45Dale City, VAVA71,01624.2%−18.5 pts

46Woodbridge, VAVA43,94524.0%−5.2 pts

47Lansdowne, VAVA12,32823.8%−13.8 pts

48Groveton, VAVA13,93123.7%−13.6 pts

49Lake Ridge, VAVA46,04923.6%−9.5 pts

50Roanoke, VAVA99,11123.6%−7.3 pts

51Gainesville, VAVA18,19623.4%−21.5 pts

52Smithfield, VAVA9,11223.3%−5.3 pts

53Belle Haven, VAVA6,57023.2%−6.3 pts

54Seven Corners, VAVA9,37123.1%−8.0 pts

55Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,10223.1%+16.0 pts

56Brandermill, VAVA13,73022.9%−4.8 pts

57Newport News, VAVA183,23022.8%−8.1 pts

58Idylwood, VAVA17,55922.8%−6.5 pts

59North Springfield, VAVA7,05022.6%−14.9 pts

60Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,58922.4%−13.6 pts

61Poquoson, VAVA13,29222.3%−2.1 pts

62Vienna, VAVA16,69121.8%−5.5 pts

63Mount Vernon, VAVA13,12221.8%−13.2 pts

64Alexandria, VAVA160,66221.6%−8.1 pts

65Gloucester Point, VAVA11,10921.6%+2.5 pts

66Lake of the Woods, VAVA7,98421.6%−15.5 pts

67Merrifield, VAVA20,69821.5%−9.8 pts

68Centreville, VAVA71,70621.4%−14.7 pts

69Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,97321.4%−6.5 pts

70Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAVA7,18021.4%−13.2 pts

71Staunton, VAVA26,80121.3%−6.4 pts

72Fairfax, VAVA26,77221.2%−10.0 pts

73Glen Allen, VAVA17,55121.2%−12.6 pts

74Stone Ridge, VAVA16,60321.2%−23.9 pts

75Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,27121.2%−28.8 pts

76Woodstock, VAVA6,00221.1%+4.7 pts

77Charlottesville, VAVA44,38821.0%−9.3 pts

78Ashland, VAVA7,98221.0%−9.0 pts

79Stafford Courthouse, VAVA5,83920.9%−10.4 pts

80Newington, VAVA13,47820.9%−10.6 pts

81Winchester, VAVA28,27220.9%−10.3 pts

82Buena Vista, VAVA6,67220.9%−3.2 pts

83McLean, VAVA49,62720.8%−3.6 pts

84Lakeside, VAVA12,65420.8%−4.9 pts

85Manassas, VAVA44,33220.6%−11.8 pts

86Fort Hunt, VAVA16,70020.6%−1.1 pts

87Farmville, VAVA7,59320.4%+1.2 pts

88Montclair, VAVA22,38720.3%−8.0 pts

89Abingdon, VAVA8,28420.1%−0.5 pts

90West Falls Church, VAVA31,27920.0%–

91Pulaski, VAVA8,80720.0%−11.5 pts

92Hopewell, VAVA23,26119.8%−6.3 pts

93McNair, VAVA22,65519.8%−13.5 pts

94Wolf Trap, VAVA15,85819.7%−3.9 pts

95Dunn Loring, VAVA8,95719.7%−3.3 pts

96Lorton, VAVA20,99119.7%−25.4 pts

97South Boston, VAVA7,79519.6%−5.6 pts

98Bristol, VAVA16,41819.6%−3.2 pts

99Lincolnia, VAVA20,32019.6%−13.7 pts

100Reston, VAVA64,41419.5%−9.3 pts

101Herndon, VAVA25,50619.5%−16.9 pts

102Chester, VAVA24,47419.5%−7.6 pts

103Great Falls, VAVA15,22819.4%−13.4 pts

104Salem, VAVA25,81619.3%−4.5 pts

105Buckhall, VAVA21,60219.3%−11.0 pts

106West Springfield, VAVA22,53219.3%−7.2 pts

107Dumbarton, VAVA7,99719.3%−9.8 pts

108Franklin, VAVA8,47819.1%−6.2 pts

109Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73819.1%−5.5 pts

110Mantua, VAVA8,29819.0%+0.1 pts

111Midlothian, VAVA19,12018.9%–

112Warrenton, VAVA10,21318.9%−9.5 pts

113Falls Church, VAVA15,15918.9%−10.1 pts

114Arlington, VAVA236,25418.8%−8.5 pts

115Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39318.7%−9.5 pts

116Franconia, VAVA18,33518.7%−13.1 pts

117Leesburg, VAVA49,91718.7%−19.3 pts

118Crozet, VAVA9,28918.7%−5.6 pts

119Sandston, VAVA7,39918.7%−9.9 pts

120Countryside, VAVA9,66118.5%−9.5 pts

121Vinton, VAVA7,96718.5%−5.2 pts

122Rockwood, VAVA10,01018.4%−10.9 pts

123Greenbriar, VAVA8,24318.4%−7.0 pts

124Purcellville, VAVA8,89018.4%−18.0 pts

125Emporia, VAVA5,44718.4%−11.4 pts

126Lynchburg, VAVA81,34718.4%−6.8 pts

127Burke, VAVA44,02918.3%−10.9 pts

128Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,78018.3%−2.5 pts

129Hollymead, VAVA8,48218.3%−7.5 pts

130Cherry Hill, VAVA26,04418.2%−28.8 pts

131Falmouth, VAVA5,21618.2%−5.4 pts

132Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,06618.2%−11.1 pts

133Manchester, VAVA12,44518.2%−11.6 pts

134Dranesville, VAVA11,82818.0%−8.4 pts

135Fishersville, VAVA9,48418.0%−3.5 pts

136Burke Centre, VAVA17,03717.9%−8.4 pts

137Long Branch, VAVA7,03417.6%−9.9 pts

138Mechanicsville, VAVA38,68317.5%−7.4 pts

139Independent Hill, VAVA10,85317.4%−11.6 pts

140Linton Hall, VAVA41,87617.3%−24.7 pts

141University of Virginia, VAVA9,06517.3%−7.2 pts

142Aquia Harbour, VAVA7,48117.3%−4.7 pts

143Timberlake, VAVA12,72517.2%−6.7 pts

144Collinsville, VAVA7,13917.1%−5.6 pts

145Cascades, VAVA12,35717.0%−16.3 pts

146Hybla Valley, VAVA17,25717.0%−18.4 pts

147Fair Oaks, VAVA35,54516.8%−19.5 pts

148Tuckahoe, VAVA49,18316.6%−3.9 pts

149Oakton, VAVA36,52816.6%−9.4 pts

150Covington, VAVA5,68016.4%−3.7 pts

151Orange, VAVA5,36516.4%−15.3 pts

152Madison Heights, VAVA10,26616.1%−1.5 pts

153New Baltimore, VAVA11,91916.0%−17.5 pts

154Christiansburg, VAVA22,44216.0%−4.9 pts

155Brambleton, VAVA24,53715.9%−28.1 pts

156Broadlands, VAVA14,35315.8%−24.5 pts

157Forest, VAVA13,43015.8%−5.2 pts

158Marion, VAVA5,55515.8%+0.3 pts

159Lake Monticello, VAVA10,66215.7%−9.5 pts

160Bon Air, VAVA16,90415.6%−7.5 pts

161Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83915.6%−9.1 pts

162Kings Park West, VAVA13,44215.5%−12.1 pts

163Ashburn, VAVA46,02615.5%−16.9 pts

164Hutchison, VAVA7,28415.4%–

165Wytheville, VAVA8,12815.3%+1.9 pts

166Cave Spring, VAVA25,74215.2%−3.2 pts

167South Riding, VAVA34,35215.1%−25.9 pts

168Braddock, VAVA6,53615.0%–

169Bedford, VAVA7,91114.9%−15.4 pts

170Fairfax Station, VAVA12,56614.8%−9.4 pts

171Newington Forest, VAVA12,31614.8%−11.5 pts

172Difficult Run, VAVA9,93814.7%–

173Hollins, VAVA17,09714.5%−9.0 pts

174Belmont, VAVA9,72914.3%−14.2 pts

175Bridgewater, VAVA6,92414.3%−5.6 pts

176Williamsburg, VAVA15,86114.3%−7.7 pts

177Crosspointe, VAVA5,66914.2%−15.5 pts

178Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA7,82313.9%–

179Lowes Island, VAVA11,01813.8%−16.9 pts

180Sugarland Run, VAVA12,62913.7%−22.8 pts

181Strasburg, VAVA7,38013.5%−22.2 pts

182South Run, VAVA6,60013.5%−8.1 pts

183Blacksburg, VAVA45,10413.5%−7.2 pts

184Laurel, VAVA18,72113.1%−25.6 pts

185Wakefield, VAVA11,93013.1%−3.9 pts

186Floris, VAVA7,58913.1%−8.1 pts

187Bensley, VAVA5,94912.8%−29.7 pts

188Woodlake, VAVA7,35812.0%−10.8 pts

189Franklin Farm, VAVA18,73611.5%−12.0 pts

190Dulles Town Center, VAVA5,46411.0%−11.9 pts

191Short Pump, VAVA29,02610.4%−13.3 pts

192Innsbrook, VAVA8,57810.3%−15.0 pts

193Massanetta Springs, VAVA6,3589.3%−7.9 pts

194Radford, VAVA17,2438.5%−17.2 pts

195Lexington, VAVA7,7698.2%−8.7 pts

196Moorefield, VAVA6,1237.7%–

197Wyndham, VAVA12,0996.4%−15.7 pts

198Fort Lee, VAVA8,9930.0%–

199Fort Belvoir, VAVA8,4490.0%–

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