Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Largest US Counties by Population in Virginia
The most populous counties in the country, with what a median home costs to own in each. Between them these counties hold a large share of the American housing market.
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Virginia ranked
| # | County | Population | Monthly to own | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfax County | 1,144,474 | $5,329 | 1.011% |
| 2 | Prince William County | 484,625 | $3,871 | 0.981% |
| 3 | Virginia Beach city | 457,066 | $2,844 | 0.800% |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 427,082 | $5,263 | 0.882% |
| 5 | Chesterfield County | 371,610 | $2,630 | 0.783% |
| 6 | Henrico County | 334,434 | $2,591 | 0.724% |
| 7 | Chesapeake city | 251,153 | $2,799 | 0.818% |
| 8 | Arlington County | 235,463 | $6,447 | 0.899% |
| 9 | Norfolk city | 235,037 | $2,222 | 1.007% |
| 10 | Richmond city | 227,595 | $2,591 | 0.864% |
| 11 | Newport News city | 184,774 | $2,019 | 1.030% |
| 12 | Stafford County | 160,520 | $3,468 | 0.719% |
| 13 | Alexandria city | 156,788 | $5,294 | 0.987% |
| 14 | Spotsylvania County | 143,876 | $2,844 | 0.603% |
| 15 | Hampton city | 137,334 | $1,940 | 0.965% |
| 16 | Albemarle County | 113,683 | $3,562 | 0.739% |
| 17 | Hanover County | 111,652 | $2,850 | 0.672% |
| 18 | Montgomery County | 99,159 | $2,250 | 0.767% |
| 19 | Roanoke city | 98,677 | $1,560 | 1.013% |
| 20 | Portsmouth city | 97,299 | $1,926 | 1.069% |
| 21 | Roanoke County | 96,793 | $2,159 | 0.875% |
| 22 | Suffolk city | 96,638 | $2,620 | 0.932% |
| 23 | Frederick County | 93,355 | $2,678 | 0.509% |
| 24 | Rockingham County | 84,739 | $2,224 | 0.532% |
| 25 | Bedford County | 80,254 | $2,130 | 0.457% |
| 26 | James City County | 80,046 | $3,172 | 0.665% |
| 27 | Lynchburg city | 79,255 | $1,756 | 0.839% |
| 28 | Augusta County | 77,713 | $2,170 | 0.490% |
| 29 | Fauquier County | 73,935 | $4,087 | 0.770% |
| 30 | York County | 70,590 | $3,111 | 0.651% |
| 31 | Pittsylvania County | 60,148 | $1,307 | 0.593% |
| 32 | Campbell County | 55,398 | $1,604 | 0.458% |
| 33 | Franklin County | 54,958 | $1,778 | 0.533% |
| 34 | Washington County | 53,913 | $1,631 | 0.514% |
| 35 | Culpeper County | 53,563 | $2,905 | 0.548% |
| 36 | Harrisonburg city | 51,492 | $2,216 | 0.781% |
| 37 | Henry County | 50,365 | $1,071 | 0.502% |
| 38 | Charlottesville city | 45,863 | $3,431 | 0.814% |
| 39 | Shenandoah County | 44,630 | $2,076 | 0.546% |
| 40 | Prince George County | 42,873 | $2,146 | 0.782% |
| 41 | Manassas city | 42,674 | $3,436 | 1.096% |
| 42 | Danville city | 42,239 | $1,018 | 0.674% |
| 43 | Warren County | 41,104 | $2,430 | 0.586% |
| 44 | Tazewell County | 39,933 | $1,054 | 0.618% |
| 45 | Isle of Wight County | 39,444 | $2,590 | 0.719% |
| 46 | Gloucester County | 39,228 | $2,248 | 0.594% |
| 47 | Louisa County | 39,012 | $2,166 | 0.646% |
| 48 | Orange County | 37,208 | $2,584 | 0.607% |
| 49 | Wise County | 35,727 | $1,052 | 0.565% |
| 50 | Botetourt County | 33,875 | $2,122 | 0.655% |
| 51 | Halifax County | 33,811 | $1,266 | 0.490% |
| 52 | Pulaski County | 33,771 | $1,518 | 0.644% |
| 53 | Petersburg city | 33,365 | $1,383 | 0.918% |
| 54 | Accomack County | 33,326 | $1,569 | 0.498% |
| 55 | Caroline County | 31,541 | $2,198 | 0.560% |
| 56 | Amherst County | 31,385 | $1,598 | 0.506% |
| 57 | Powhatan County | 31,074 | $2,898 | 0.634% |
| 58 | Mecklenburg County | 30,431 | $1,405 | 0.488% |
| 59 | Smyth County | 29,585 | $1,120 | 0.609% |
| 60 | Carroll County | 29,158 | $1,246 | 0.597% |
| 61 | Fredericksburg city | 28,383 | $3,449 | 0.618% |
| 62 | Wythe County | 28,219 | $1,424 | 0.494% |
| 63 | Dinwiddie County | 28,083 | $1,952 | 0.601% |
| 64 | Winchester city | 27,981 | $2,549 | 0.769% |
| 65 | Fluvanna County | 27,764 | $2,210 | 0.651% |
| 66 | King George County | 27,468 | $2,975 | 0.561% |
| 67 | Staunton city | 25,765 | $1,926 | 0.709% |
| 68 | Russell County | 25,635 | $1,070 | 0.538% |
| 69 | Goochland County | 25,613 | $3,555 | 0.500% |
| 70 | Salem city | 25,477 | $2,006 | 0.912% |
| 71 | Fairfax city | 24,478 | $5,129 | 0.944% |
| 72 | New Kent County | 24,139 | $2,844 | 0.679% |
| 73 | Page County | 23,750 | $1,797 | 0.671% |
| 74 | Hopewell city | 22,944 | $1,442 | 0.969% |
| 75 | Rockbridge County | 22,578 | $1,900 | 0.600% |
| 76 | Waynesboro city | 22,574 | $1,899 | 0.667% |
| 77 | Lee County | 22,042 | $931 | 0.594% |
| 78 | Prince Edward County | 21,932 | $1,625 | 0.403% |
| 79 | Scott County | 21,504 | $1,103 | 0.675% |
| 80 | Greene County | 20,850 | $2,440 | 0.637% |
| 81 | Buchanan County | 19,857 | $869 | 0.442% |
| 82 | Westmoreland County | 18,683 | $1,940 | 0.617% |
| 83 | King William County | 18,232 | $2,168 | 0.627% |
| 84 | Colonial Heights city | 18,210 | $1,913 | 0.918% |
| 85 | Southampton County | 17,988 | $1,704 | 0.661% |
| 86 | Patrick County | 17,606 | $1,260 | 0.581% |
| 87 | Bristol city | 17,024 | $1,440 | 0.767% |
| 88 | Manassas Park city | 16,923 | $3,056 | 1.136% |
| 89 | Buckingham County | 16,914 | $1,399 | 0.521% |
| 90 | Giles County | 16,610 | $1,246 | 0.632% |
| 91 | Radford city | 16,505 | $1,732 | 0.703% |
| 92 | Appomattox County | 16,424 | $1,547 | 0.532% |
| 93 | Brunswick County | 15,868 | $1,161 | 0.541% |
| 94 | Nottoway County | 15,597 | $1,466 | 0.420% |
| 95 | Williamsburg city | 15,564 | $2,961 | 0.576% |
| 96 | Floyd County | 15,560 | $1,726 | 0.521% |
| 97 | Grayson County | 15,323 | $1,167 | 0.620% |
| 98 | Clarke County | 15,060 | $3,938 | 0.512% |
| 99 | Alleghany County | 14,962 | $1,118 | 0.827% |
| 100 | Nelson County | 14,777 | $2,192 | 0.536% |
| 101 | Falls Church city | 14,593 | $7,535 | 0.995% |
| 102 | Madison County | 13,931 | $2,540 | 0.594% |
| 103 | Dickenson County | 13,920 | $940 | 0.498% |
| 104 | Martinsville city | 13,584 | $905 | 0.806% |
| 105 | Amelia County | 13,342 | $1,874 | 0.431% |
| 106 | Poquoson city | 12,556 | $3,139 | 0.903% |
| 107 | Northampton County | 12,115 | $2,181 | 0.605% |
| 108 | Northumberland County | 12,085 | $2,520 | 0.481% |
| 109 | Lunenburg County | 11,990 | $1,236 | 0.436% |
| 110 | Charlotte County | 11,475 | $1,235 | 0.513% |
| 111 | Greensville County | 11,304 | $1,349 | 0.588% |
| 112 | Lancaster County | 10,876 | $2,349 | 0.490% |
| 113 | Sussex County | 10,793 | $1,475 | 0.541% |
| 114 | Middlesex County | 10,774 | $2,314 | 0.564% |
| 115 | Essex County | 10,604 | $1,826 | 0.574% |
| 116 | Cumberland County | 9,745 | $1,778 | 0.635% |
| 117 | Richmond County | 9,047 | $1,723 | 0.555% |
| 118 | Mathews County | 8,517 | $2,611 | 0.423% |
| 119 | Franklin city | 8,212 | $1,847 | 0.738% |
| 120 | Lexington city | 7,420 | $2,214 | 0.864% |
| 121 | Rappahannock County | 7,409 | $3,628 | 0.569% |
| 122 | Galax city | 6,698 | $1,143 | 0.759% |
| 123 | Charles City County | 6,686 | $1,800 | 0.604% |
| 124 | King and Queen County | 6,676 | $1,900 | 0.523% |
| 125 | Buena Vista city | 6,612 | $1,355 | 0.941% |
| 126 | Surry County | 6,552 | $1,881 | 0.627% |
| 127 | Bland County | 6,211 | $1,330 | 0.553% |
| 128 | Covington city | 5,671 | $816 | 0.784% |
| 129 | Emporia city | 5,633 | $1,173 | 0.755% |
| 130 | Craig County | 4,881 | $1,680 | 0.455% |
| 131 | Bath County | 4,123 | $1,641 | 0.405% |
| 132 | Norton city | 3,620 | $961 | 0.782% |
| 133 | Highland County | 2,265 | $1,597 | 0.564% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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