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Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Lowest Home Values in Virginia

The most affordable counties in the country by median home value. Many are rural and losing population, which is worth weighing against the price.

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Virginia ranked

#County Median homeMonthly to ownEffective rate
1 Covington city $80,200$8160.784%
2 Buchanan County $91,400$8690.442%
3 Martinsville city $92,500$9050.806%
4 Lee County $98,700$9310.594%
5 Norton city $100,700$9610.782%
6 Dickenson County $101,100$9400.498%
7 Danville city $110,200$1,0180.674%
8 Tazewell County $116,100$1,0540.618%
9 Wise County $116,500$1,0520.565%
10 Russell County $119,600$1,0700.538%
11 Henry County $120,300$1,0710.502%
12 Alleghany County $122,300$1,1180.827%
13 Scott County $122,300$1,1030.675%
14 Smyth County $125,800$1,1200.609%
15 Galax city $126,800$1,1430.759%
16 Emporia city $131,100$1,1730.755%
17 Grayson County $132,300$1,1670.620%
18 Brunswick County $132,700$1,1610.541%
19 Giles County $143,500$1,2460.632%
20 Charlotte County $144,000$1,2350.513%
21 Carroll County $144,200$1,2460.597%
22 Lunenburg County $145,500$1,2360.436%
23 Patrick County $146,500$1,2600.581%
24 Halifax County $148,900$1,2660.490%
25 Pittsylvania County $153,000$1,3070.593%
26 Buena Vista city $153,500$1,3550.941%
27 Bland County $157,100$1,3300.553%
28 Petersburg city $157,900$1,3830.918%
29 Greensville County $159,200$1,3490.588%
30 Hopewell city $165,100$1,4420.969%
31 Buckingham County $167,800$1,3990.521%
32 Bristol city $168,700$1,4400.767%
33 Mecklenburg County $169,400$1,4050.488%
34 Wythe County $172,100$1,4240.494%
35 Sussex County $178,500$1,4750.541%
36 Nottoway County $179,800$1,4660.420%
37 Roanoke city $180,500$1,5601.013%
38 Pulaski County $182,500$1,5180.644%
39 Appomattox County $189,200$1,5470.532%
40 Accomack County $193,100$1,5690.498%
41 Highland County $195,700$1,5970.564%
42 Amherst County $197,200$1,5980.506%
43 Campbell County $199,200$1,6040.458%
44 Washington County $201,800$1,6310.514%
45 Prince Edward County $203,700$1,6250.403%
46 Bath County $206,000$1,6410.405%
47 Southampton County $208,800$1,7040.661%
48 Craig County $210,500$1,6800.455%
49 Radford city $211,700$1,7320.703%
50 Lynchburg city $211,800$1,7560.839%
51 Richmond County $214,200$1,7230.555%
52 Floyd County $215,500$1,7260.521%
53 Cumberland County $220,100$1,7780.635%
54 Page County $221,800$1,7970.671%
55 Franklin County $222,800$1,7780.533%
56 Charles City County $224,100$1,8000.604%
57 Franklin city $227,200$1,8470.738%
58 Essex County $228,600$1,8260.574%
59 Portsmouth city $229,400$1,9261.069%
60 Colonial Heights city $231,700$1,9130.918%
61 Hampton city $234,100$1,9400.965%
62 Surry County $235,200$1,8810.627%
63 Waynesboro city $236,600$1,8990.667%
64 Rockbridge County $238,700$1,9000.600%
65 Staunton city $239,300$1,9260.709%
66 Amelia County $239,700$1,8740.431%
67 King and Queen County $240,900$1,9000.523%
68 Newport News city $243,300$2,0191.030%
69 Westmoreland County $244,000$1,9400.617%
70 Salem city $244,800$2,0060.912%
71 Dinwiddie County $246,100$1,9520.601%
72 Shenandoah County $265,800$2,0760.546%
73 Roanoke County $267,300$2,1590.875%
74 Prince George County $268,300$2,1460.782%
75 Botetourt County $268,900$2,1220.655%
76 Norfolk city $271,900$2,2221.007%
77 Lexington city $275,300$2,2140.864%
78 Louisa County $275,600$2,1660.646%
79 King William County $276,500$2,1680.627%
80 Bedford County $276,600$2,1300.457%
81 Harrisonburg city $278,200$2,2160.781%
82 Northampton County $279,100$2,1810.605%
83 Augusta County $281,400$2,1700.490%
84 Fluvanna County $281,700$2,2100.651%
85 Nelson County $283,000$2,1920.536%
86 Caroline County $283,100$2,1980.560%
87 Montgomery County $283,600$2,2500.767%
88 Rockingham County $287,900$2,2240.532%
89 Gloucester County $289,200$2,2480.594%
90 Middlesex County $299,800$2,3140.564%
91 Lancaster County $307,600$2,3490.490%
92 Greene County $315,300$2,4400.637%
93 Warren County $315,800$2,4300.586%
94 Winchester city $325,900$2,5490.769%
95 Richmond city $328,100$2,5910.864%
96 Suffolk city $329,600$2,6200.932%
97 Madison County $331,400$2,5400.594%
98 Northumberland County $333,100$2,5200.481%
99 Henrico County $333,600$2,5910.724%
100 Isle of Wight County $333,600$2,5900.719%
101 Chesterfield County $336,700$2,6300.783%
102 Orange County $337,300$2,5840.607%
103 Mathews County $348,800$2,6110.423%
104 Frederick County $355,000$2,6780.509%
105 Chesapeake city $359,100$2,7990.818%
106 Virginia Beach city $366,300$2,8440.800%
107 New Kent County $371,500$2,8440.679%
108 Hanover County $372,700$2,8500.672%
109 Spotsylvania County $375,000$2,8440.603%
110 Manassas Park city $381,200$3,0561.136%
111 Powhatan County $381,300$2,8980.634%
112 Culpeper County $386,400$2,9050.548%
113 Williamsburg city $393,200$2,9610.576%
114 King George County $395,900$2,9750.561%
115 Poquoson city $403,000$3,1390.903%
116 York County $411,200$3,1110.651%
117 James City County $419,200$3,1720.665%
118 Manassas city $434,700$3,4361.096%
119 Charlottesville city $448,400$3,4310.814%
120 Stafford County $458,800$3,4680.719%
121 Fredericksburg city $461,500$3,4490.618%
122 Albemarle County $471,000$3,5620.739%
123 Goochland County $483,700$3,5550.500%
124 Rappahannock County $490,200$3,6280.569%
125 Prince William County $500,600$3,8710.981%
126 Clarke County $538,900$3,9380.512%
127 Fauquier County $543,700$4,0870.770%
128 Fairfax city $677,400$5,1290.944%
129 Alexandria city $696,800$5,2940.987%
130 Fairfax County $699,700$5,3291.011%
131 Loudoun County $701,000$5,2630.882%
132 Arlington County $864,800$6,4470.899%
133 Falls Church city $1,005,400$7,5350.995%

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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