Virginia Counties by Median Gross Rent

Median gross rent includes rent plus utilities paid by renters. It's the most direct measure of housing affordability for non-owners.

All 133 counties ranked by Median Gross Rent, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Median Gross Rent ↓
1	Loudoun County, Virginia	$2,317
2	Arlington County, Virginia	$2,275
3	Fairfax County, Virginia	$2,230
4	Falls Church city, Virginia	$2,205
5	Manassas Park city, Virginia	$2,175
6	Fairfax city, Virginia	$2,122
7	Prince William County, Virginia	$2,002
8	Stafford County, Virginia	$1,925
9	Manassas city, Virginia	$1,835
10	York County, Virginia	$1,777
11	Spotsylvania County, Virginia	$1,733
12	New Kent County, Virginia	$1,653
13	Virginia Beach city, Virginia	$1,649
14	Poquoson city, Virginia	$1,634
15	Goochland County, Virginia	$1,567
16	Prince George County, Virginia	$1,563
17	Chesapeake city, Virginia	$1,523
18	Fredericksburg city, Virginia	$1,521
19	Greene County, Virginia	$1,502
20	Hanover County, Virginia	$1,496
21	James City County, Virginia	$1,491
22	Suffolk city, Virginia	$1,484
23	Henrico County, Virginia	$1,474
24	Charlottesville city, Virginia	$1,453
25	King George County, Virginia	$1,426
26	Frederick County, Virginia	$1,402
27	Rappahannock County, Virginia	$1,384
28	Williamsburg city, Virginia	$1,361
29	Clarke County, Virginia	$1,360
30	Hampton city, Virginia	$1,346
31	Richmond city, Virginia	$1,314
32	Isle of Wight County, Virginia	$1,313
33	Winchester city, Virginia	$1,298
34	Newport News city, Virginia	$1,285
35	Caroline County, Virginia	$1,281
36	Portsmouth city, Virginia	$1,266
37	Norfolk city, Virginia	$1,246
38	Montgomery County, Virginia	$1,206
39	Warren County, Virginia	$1,199
40	Fluvanna County, Virginia	$1,173
41	Roanoke County, Virginia	$1,148
42	Orange County, Virginia	$1,145
43	Gloucester County, Virginia	$1,144
44	Petersburg city, Virginia	$1,132
45	Rockingham County, Virginia	$1,125
46	Harrisonburg city, Virginia	$1,120
47	Alexandria city, Virginia	$1,115
48	Mathews County, Virginia	$1,108
49	Powhatan County, Virginia	$1,107
50	Buchanan County, Virginia	$1,100
51	Hopewell city, Virginia	$1,085
52	Middlesex County, Virginia	$1,071
53	Emporia city, Virginia	$1,060
54	Augusta County, Virginia	$1,057
55	Northumberland County, Virginia	$1,053
56	Madison County, Virginia	$1,048
57	Salem city, Virginia	$1,046
58	Lynchburg city, Virginia	$1,043
59	Lunenburg County, Virginia	$1,016
60	Richmond County, Virginia	$1,011
61	Nottoway County, Virginia	$1,009
62	Franklin city, Virginia	$995
63	Staunton city, Virginia	$993
64	Westmoreland County, Virginia	$991
65	Lexington city, Virginia	$985
66	King and Queen County, Virginia	$982
67	Waynesboro city, Virginia	$972
68	Amelia County, Virginia	$972
69	Shenandoah County, Virginia	$968
70	Essex County, Virginia	$967
71	Radford city, Virginia	$966
72	Roanoke city, Virginia	$964
73	Greensville County, Virginia	$960
74	Rockbridge County, Virginia	$956
75	Sussex County, Virginia	$952
76	Nelson County, Virginia	$950
77	Southampton County, Virginia	$930
78	Louisa County, Virginia	$916
79	Floyd County, Virginia	$913
80	Campbell County, Virginia	$903
81	Prince Edward County, Virginia	$898
82	Lancaster County, Virginia	$887
83	Botetourt County, Virginia	$881
84	Buckingham County, Virginia	$874
85	Colonial Heights city, Virginia	$872
86	Highland County, Virginia	$859
87	Surry County, Virginia	$858
88	Pittsylvania County, Virginia	$856
89	Lee County, Virginia	$855
90	Page County, Virginia	$851
91	Dinwiddie County, Virginia	$843
92	Brunswick County, Virginia	$833
93	Washington County, Virginia	$832
94	Bath County, Virginia	$825
95	Covington city, Virginia	$822
96	Charles City County, Virginia	$817
97	Pulaski County, Virginia	$815
98	Bedford County, Virginia	$813
99	Danville city, Virginia	$808
100	Chesterfield County, Virginia	$808