Fastest Growing Cities in Virginia.

Cities in Virginia with the fastest population growth, April 2020 to July 2025.

115 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Population Growth
1	Stone Ridge	16,603	+14.9%
2	Wyndham	12,099	+14.2%
3	Gloucester Point	11,109	+13.2%
4	Manchester	12,445	+13.1%
5	Brambleton	24,537	+12.4%
6	Merrifield	20,698	+12.3%
7	New Baltimore	11,919	+11.1%
8	Independent Hill	10,853	+11.0%
9	Suffolk	98,796	+10.9%
10	Fairfax	25,026	+10.9%
11	Yorkshire	9,782	+10.8%
12	Woodburn	9,503	+10.1%
13	Culpeper	20,794	+9.9%
14	Cascades	12,357	+9.7%
15	Lake Barcroft	10,973	+8.7%
16	Fredericksburg	28,873	+8.6%
17	South Riding	34,352	+8.5%
18	Broadlands	14,353	+8.1%
19	Waynesboro	22,841	+7.9%
20	Glen Allen	17,551	+7.4%
21	Radford	16,726	+7.3%
22	Montclair	22,387	+6.8%
23	Chester	24,474	+6.7%
24	Poquoson	12,639	+6.7%
25	Fair Oaks	35,545	+5.9%
26	McLean	49,627	+5.3%
27	Bailey's Crossroads	24,271	+5.3%
28	Lorton	20,991	+5.2%
29	Front Royal	15,296	+4.8%
30	Newington	13,478	+4.8%
31	Richmond	229,359	+4.7%
32	Hybla Valley	17,257	+4.7%
33	McNair	22,655	+4.5%
34	Gainesville	18,196	+4.3%
35	Staunton	25,948	+4.1%
36	Wakefield	11,930	+4.1%
37	Reston	64,414	+3.9%
38	Lakeside	12,654	+3.8%
39	Laurel	18,721	+3.7%
40	East Highland Park	15,265	+3.7%
41	Manassas	42,976	+3.6%
42	West Falls Church	31,279	+3.5%
43	Herndon	24,672	+3.5%
44	Falls Church	14,710	+3.4%
45	Leesburg	49,171	+3.3%
46	Colonial Heights	18,352	+3.3%
47	Sterling	32,411	+3.2%
48	Lowes Island	11,018	+3.1%
49	Lynchburg	79,497	+3.0%
50	Meadowbrook	20,749	+2.9%
51	Williamsburg	15,798	+2.9%
52	Martinsville	13,658	+2.7%
53	Mechanicsville	38,683	+2.5%
54	Chesapeake	252,583	+2.4%
55	Fairfax Station	12,566	+2.1%
56	Lansdowne	12,328	+2.0%
57	Salem	25,618	+1.9%
58	Linton Hall	41,876	+1.7%
59	Dranesville	11,828	+1.7%
60	Warrenton	10,176	+1.5%
61	Vienna	16,412	+1.3%
62	Burke	44,029	+1.2%
63	Hopewell	22,959	+1.0%
64	Franklin Farm	18,736	+1.0%
65	Arlington	236,254	+0.9%
66	Petersburg	33,537	+0.8%
67	Alexandria	156,976	+0.7%
68	Lake Ridge	46,049	+0.7%
69	Brandermill	13,730	+0.7%
70	Blacksburg	45,446	+0.6%
71	Winchester	27,913	+0.6%
72	Newington Forest	12,316	+0.5%
73	Dale City	71,016	+0.2%
74	Bull Run (Prince William County)	16,859	+0.2%
75	Hampton	137,557	+0.1%
76	Mount Vernon	13,122	+0.1%
77	Cave Spring	25,742	0.0%
78	Great Falls	15,228	-0.1%
79	Sugarland Run	12,629	-0.3%
80	Tuckahoe	49,183	-0.4%
81	Lake Monticello	10,662	-0.4%
82	Short Pump	29,026	-0.5%
83	Kingstowne	18,360	-0.5%
84	Oakton	36,528	-0.6%
85	Huntington	13,502	-0.6%
86	Sudley	19,162	-0.8%
87	Roanoke	98,355	-0.9%
88	Virginia Beach	456,349	-1.2%
89	Portsmouth	97,190	-1.2%
90	Newport News	184,216	-1.6%
91	Harrisonburg	51,392	-1.9%
92	Danville	42,214	-2.2%
93	Burke Centre	17,037	-2.5%
94	Wolf Trap	15,858	-2.5%
95	Chantilly	24,036	-2.6%
96	Fort Hunt	16,700	-2.7%
97	Norfolk	233,596	-3.0%
98	Centreville	71,706	-3.0%
99	Annandale	41,705	-3.0%
100	Timberlake	12,725	-3.1%
101	Rose Hill (Fairfax County)	21,066	-3.5%
102	Manassas Park	16,798	-3.8%
103	Christiansburg	22,720	-3.9%
104	Springfield	31,154	-4.1%
105	Bon Air	16,904	-4.2%
106	Idylwood	17,559	-4.4%
107	Charlottesville	45,437	-4.6%
108	Bristol	16,849	-4.8%
109	West Springfield	22,532	-5.4%
110	Kings Park West	13,442	-6.6%
111	Franconia	18,335	-8.0%
112	Highland Springs	14,296	-8.3%
113	Ashburn	46,026	-8.6%
114	Woodlawn (Fairfax County)	21,194	-10.4%
115	Madison Heights	10,266	-10.9%