Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in Virginia
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
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Virginia ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott County | $665 | $1,103 | $122,300 |
| 2 | Norton city | $670 | $961 | $100,700 |
| 3 | Charlotte County | $682 | $1,235 | $144,000 |
| 4 | Russell County | $682 | $1,070 | $119,600 |
| 5 | Bland County | $683 | $1,330 | $157,100 |
| 6 | Carroll County | $687 | $1,246 | $144,200 |
| 7 | Smyth County | $692 | $1,120 | $125,800 |
| 8 | Galax city | $692 | $1,143 | $126,800 |
| 9 | Henry County | $705 | $1,071 | $120,300 |
| 10 | Buchanan County | $712 | $869 | $91,400 |
| 11 | Grayson County | $712 | $1,167 | $132,300 |
| 12 | Wythe County | $718 | $1,424 | $172,100 |
| 13 | Patrick County | $721 | $1,260 | $146,500 |
| 14 | Lee County | $725 | $931 | $98,700 |
| 15 | Craig County | $728 | $1,680 | $210,500 |
| 16 | Dickenson County | $733 | $940 | $101,100 |
| 17 | Tazewell County | $738 | $1,054 | $116,100 |
| 18 | Halifax County | $769 | $1,266 | $148,900 |
| 19 | Wise County | $770 | $1,052 | $116,500 |
| 20 | Alleghany County | $774 | $1,118 | $122,300 |
| 21 | Bristol city | $775 | $1,440 | $168,700 |
| 22 | Giles County | $780 | $1,246 | $143,500 |
| 23 | Lunenburg County | $780 | $1,236 | $145,500 |
| 24 | Northampton County | $780 | $2,181 | $279,100 |
| 25 | Martinsville city | $784 | $905 | $92,500 |
| 26 | Franklin County | $797 | $1,778 | $222,800 |
| 27 | Mecklenburg County | $804 | $1,405 | $169,400 |
| 28 | Danville city | $808 | $1,018 | $110,200 |
| 29 | Pulaski County | $815 | $1,518 | $182,500 |
| 30 | Covington city | $822 | $816 | $80,200 |
| 31 | Bath County | $825 | $1,641 | $206,000 |
| 32 | Floyd County | $826 | $1,726 | $215,500 |
| 33 | Washington County | $832 | $1,631 | $201,800 |
| 34 | Amherst County | $842 | $1,598 | $197,200 |
| 35 | Cumberland County | $847 | $1,778 | $220,100 |
| 36 | Page County | $851 | $1,797 | $221,800 |
| 37 | Campbell County | $853 | $1,604 | $199,200 |
| 38 | Pittsylvania County | $856 | $1,307 | $153,000 |
| 39 | Surry County | $858 | $1,881 | $235,200 |
| 40 | Highland County | $859 | $1,597 | $195,700 |
| 41 | Brunswick County | $864 | $1,161 | $132,700 |
| 42 | Buckingham County | $874 | $1,399 | $167,800 |
| 43 | Appomattox County | $883 | $1,547 | $189,200 |
| 44 | Prince Edward County | $898 | $1,625 | $203,700 |
| 45 | Southampton County | $930 | $1,704 | $208,800 |
| 46 | Nelson County | $950 | $2,192 | $283,000 |
| 47 | Botetourt County | $951 | $2,122 | $268,900 |
| 48 | Sussex County | $952 | $1,475 | $178,500 |
| 49 | Bedford County | $955 | $2,130 | $276,600 |
| 50 | Rockbridge County | $956 | $1,900 | $238,700 |
| 51 | Greensville County | $960 | $1,349 | $159,200 |
| 52 | Roanoke city | $964 | $1,560 | $180,500 |
| 53 | Radford city | $966 | $1,732 | $211,700 |
| 54 | Essex County | $967 | $1,826 | $228,600 |
| 55 | Shenandoah County | $968 | $2,076 | $265,800 |
| 56 | Amelia County | $972 | $1,874 | $239,700 |
| 57 | Waynesboro city | $972 | $1,899 | $236,600 |
| 58 | Accomack County | $973 | $1,569 | $193,100 |
| 59 | Lancaster County | $978 | $2,349 | $307,600 |
| 60 | King and Queen County | $982 | $1,900 | $240,900 |
| 61 | Lexington city | $985 | $2,214 | $275,300 |
| 62 | Westmoreland County | $991 | $1,940 | $244,000 |
| 63 | Staunton city | $993 | $1,926 | $239,300 |
| 64 | Franklin city | $995 | $1,847 | $227,200 |
| 65 | Nottoway County | $1,009 | $1,466 | $179,800 |
| 66 | Richmond County | $1,011 | $1,723 | $214,200 |
| 67 | Lynchburg city | $1,043 | $1,756 | $211,800 |
| 68 | Salem city | $1,046 | $2,006 | $244,800 |
| 69 | Madison County | $1,048 | $2,540 | $331,400 |
| 70 | Northumberland County | $1,053 | $2,520 | $333,100 |
| 71 | Augusta County | $1,057 | $2,170 | $281,400 |
| 72 | Emporia city | $1,060 | $1,173 | $131,100 |
| 73 | Buena Vista city | $1,067 | $1,355 | $153,500 |
| 74 | Middlesex County | $1,071 | $2,314 | $299,800 |
| 75 | Charles City County | $1,076 | $1,800 | $224,100 |
| 76 | Hopewell city | $1,085 | $1,442 | $165,100 |
| 77 | Powhatan County | $1,107 | $2,898 | $381,300 |
| 78 | Mathews County | $1,108 | $2,611 | $348,800 |
| 79 | Harrisonburg city | $1,120 | $2,216 | $278,200 |
| 80 | Rockingham County | $1,125 | $2,224 | $287,900 |
| 81 | Petersburg city | $1,132 | $1,383 | $157,900 |
| 82 | Gloucester County | $1,144 | $2,248 | $289,200 |
| 83 | Orange County | $1,145 | $2,584 | $337,300 |
| 84 | Roanoke County | $1,148 | $2,159 | $267,300 |
| 85 | Colonial Heights city | $1,162 | $1,913 | $231,700 |
| 86 | Fluvanna County | $1,173 | $2,210 | $281,700 |
| 87 | Warren County | $1,199 | $2,430 | $315,800 |
| 88 | Caroline County | $1,201 | $2,198 | $283,100 |
| 89 | Montgomery County | $1,206 | $2,250 | $283,600 |
| 90 | Louisa County | $1,208 | $2,166 | $275,600 |
| 91 | Dinwiddie County | $1,242 | $1,952 | $246,100 |
| 92 | King William County | $1,246 | $2,168 | $276,500 |
| 93 | Norfolk city | $1,246 | $2,222 | $271,900 |
| 94 | Portsmouth city | $1,266 | $1,926 | $229,400 |
| 95 | Newport News city | $1,285 | $2,019 | $243,300 |
| 96 | Winchester city | $1,298 | $2,549 | $325,900 |
| 97 | Isle of Wight County | $1,313 | $2,590 | $333,600 |
| 98 | Richmond city | $1,314 | $2,591 | $328,100 |
| 99 | Hampton city | $1,346 | $1,940 | $234,100 |
| 100 | Clarke County | $1,360 | $3,938 | $538,900 |
| 101 | Williamsburg city | $1,361 | $2,961 | $393,200 |
| 102 | Rappahannock County | $1,384 | $3,628 | $490,200 |
| 103 | Frederick County | $1,402 | $2,678 | $355,000 |
| 104 | Culpeper County | $1,417 | $2,905 | $386,400 |
| 105 | King George County | $1,426 | $2,975 | $395,900 |
| 106 | Charlottesville city | $1,453 | $3,431 | $448,400 |
| 107 | Henrico County | $1,474 | $2,591 | $333,600 |
| 108 | Suffolk city | $1,484 | $2,620 | $329,600 |
| 109 | James City County | $1,491 | $3,172 | $419,200 |
| 110 | Hanover County | $1,496 | $2,850 | $372,700 |
| 111 | Greene County | $1,502 | $2,440 | $315,300 |
| 112 | Fredericksburg city | $1,521 | $3,449 | $461,500 |
| 113 | Chesapeake city | $1,523 | $2,799 | $359,100 |
| 114 | Chesterfield County | $1,542 | $2,630 | $336,700 |
| 115 | Fauquier County | $1,561 | $4,087 | $543,700 |
| 116 | Prince George County | $1,563 | $2,146 | $268,300 |
| 117 | Goochland County | $1,567 | $3,555 | $483,700 |
| 118 | Albemarle County | $1,623 | $3,562 | $471,000 |
| 119 | Poquoson city | $1,634 | $3,139 | $403,000 |
| 120 | Virginia Beach city | $1,649 | $2,844 | $366,300 |
| 121 | New Kent County | $1,653 | $2,844 | $371,500 |
| 122 | Spotsylvania County | $1,733 | $2,844 | $375,000 |
| 123 | York County | $1,777 | $3,111 | $411,200 |
| 124 | Manassas city | $1,835 | $3,436 | $434,700 |
| 125 | Stafford County | $1,925 | $3,468 | $458,800 |
| 126 | Prince William County | $2,002 | $3,871 | $500,600 |
| 127 | Alexandria city | $2,031 | $5,294 | $696,800 |
| 128 | Fairfax city | $2,122 | $5,129 | $677,400 |
| 129 | Manassas Park city | $2,175 | $3,056 | $381,200 |
| 130 | Falls Church city | $2,205 | $7,535 | $1,005,400 |
| 131 | Fairfax County | $2,230 | $5,329 | $699,700 |
| 132 | Arlington County | $2,275 | $6,447 | $864,800 |
| 133 | Loudoun County | $2,317 | $5,263 | $701,000 |
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.
Nationwide
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Virginia