Most Affordable Cities in Virginia.

Cities in Virginia ranked by median rent as a share of median household income.

126 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Median Rent	Rent / Income	Median Income	Median Home Value
1	Wyndham	12,099	$2,258	12%	$235,250	$703,000
2	Mount Vernon	13,122	$1,620	12%	$163,750	$836,200
3	Brambleton	24,537	$2,479	12%	$238,018	$865,800
4	Vienna	16,412	$2,391	13%	$216,953	$1,008,800
5	Broadlands	14,353	$2,694	13%	$241,042	$896,900
6	Franklin Farm	18,736	$2,625	15%	$215,544	$829,600
7	Lowes Island	11,018	$2,840	15%	$220,833	$793,200
8	Gainesville	18,196	$2,283	16%	$174,410	$712,600
9	Fairfax Station	12,566	$2,794	16%	$212,224	$897,000
10	Short Pump	29,026	$1,847	16%	$138,845	$568,900
11	Lake Barcroft	10,973	$1,923	16%	$140,882	$887,300
12	McLean	49,627	$3,422	16%	$250,000+	$1,412,700
13	Buckhall	21,602	$2,478	17%	$180,021	$635,500
14	Wolf Trap	15,858	$3,500+	17%	$250,000+	$1,204,000
15	Great Falls	15,228	$3,500+	17%	$250,000+	$1,411,000
16	Lansdowne	12,328	$2,365	17%	$168,731	$774,300
17	Poquoson	12,639	$1,707	17%	$120,972	$400,300
18	Rose Hill (Fairfax County)	21,066	$2,475	17%	$174,950	$687,600
19	Oakton	36,528	$2,276	17%	$160,663	$792,100
20	Triangle	10,450	$1,554	17%	$109,693	$505,300
21	Timberlake	12,725	$1,083	17%	$75,657	$235,900
22	Gloucester Point	11,109	$1,062	17%	$74,001	$320,700
23	Linton Hall	41,876	$2,575	17%	$178,915	$617,000
24	Loudoun Valley Estates	10,271	$3,242	17%	$224,704	$814,200
25	Madison Heights	10,266	$871	17%	$60,215	$191,300
26	Leesburg	49,171	$2,105	17%	$145,205	$667,800
27	Stone Ridge	16,603	$2,746	18%	$187,563	$672,800
28	Cave Spring	25,742	$1,285	18%	$87,539	$325,800
29	Wakefield	11,930	$3,500+	18%	$237,975	$861,600
30	Chantilly	24,036	$2,312	18%	$157,124	$663,600
31	South Riding	34,352	$2,905	18%	$196,403	$746,200
32	Dranesville	11,828	$3,187	18%	$214,688	$744,500
33	Culpeper	20,794	$1,416	18%	$94,721	$390,000
34	Reston	64,414	$2,231	18%	$148,710	$642,000
35	Tuckahoe	49,183	$1,536	18%	$102,264	$462,800
36	West Springfield	22,532	$2,455	18%	$163,115	$637,300
37	Kings Park West	13,442	$2,560	18%	$170,039	$742,800
38	Stuarts Draft	11,780	$1,201	18%	$79,332	$294,300
39	Montclair	22,387	$2,366	18%	$155,774	$577,800
40	Herndon	24,672	$2,259	18%	$148,000	$599,100
41	Falls Church	14,710	$2,190	18%	$143,262	$1,055,600
42	West Falls Church	31,279	$2,066	18%	$134,978	$706,800
43	Christiansburg	22,720	$1,181	18%	$77,147	$252,600
44	Burke Centre	17,037	$2,515	18%	$164,123	$641,700
45	Hollins	17,097	$1,193	18%	$77,456	$244,300
46	Burke	44,029	$2,894	19%	$185,818	$747,700
47	Staunton	25,948	$1,024	19%	$65,581	$259,200
48	Yorkshire	9,782	$1,777	19%	$112,829	$451,000
49	Cherry Hill	26,044	$1,931	19%	$122,447	$492,500
50	Ashburn	46,026	$2,455	19%	$154,978	$699,300
51	Kingstowne	18,360	$2,406	19%	$151,535	$626,700
52	Bristol	16,849	$801	19%	$50,404	$184,100
53	Cascades	12,357	$2,657	19%	$167,171	$671,100
54	Midlothian	19,120	$1,760	19%	$110,084	$408,500
55	Lake Ridge	46,049	$2,033	19%	$127,154	$471,200
56	Forest	13,430	$1,315	19%	$81,552	$319,800
57	Colonial Heights	18,352	$1,234	19%	$76,505	$246,600
58	Sugarland Run	12,629	$2,685	19%	$166,385	$576,700
59	Fort Hunt	16,700	$3,500+	19%	$216,038	$927,400
60	Manassas	42,976	$1,850	20%	$113,590	$449,900
61	Arlington	236,254	$2,322	20%	$142,114	$895,000
62	Centreville	71,706	$2,299	20%	$139,510	$590,500
63	Brandermill	13,730	$1,782	20%	$107,396	$376,000
64	Annandale	41,705	$1,933	20%	$116,263	$681,300
65	Chesapeake	252,583	$1,586	20%	$95,373	$378,400
66	Dale City	71,016	$1,876	20%	$111,994	$425,500
67	Chester	24,474	$1,603	20%	$95,104	$327,200
68	Suffolk	98,796	$1,563	20%	$92,666	$347,400
69	Fairfax	25,026	$2,245	20%	$132,348	$722,600
70	Salem	25,618	$1,133	20%	$66,725	$258,600
71	Waynesboro	22,841	$1,020	20%	$59,994	$245,500
72	Warrenton	10,176	$1,418	20%	$83,331	$478,300
73	Idylwood	17,559	$2,045	20%	$120,109	$756,900
74	Franconia	18,335	$2,605	21%	$152,474	$567,100
75	Leesylvania	21,632	$2,289	21%	$132,524	$531,500
76	Martinsville	13,658	$808	21%	$46,727	$98,400
77	Sterling	32,411	$2,138	21%	$123,303	$526,000
78	Merrifield	20,698	$2,368	21%	$136,373	$660,800
79	Alexandria	156,976	$2,089	21%	$119,681	$735,100
80	Mechanicsville	38,683	$1,724	21%	$98,595	$351,000
81	Front Royal	15,296	$1,135	21%	$64,838	$314,400
82	Woodburn	9,503	$2,347	21%	$134,013	$764,100
83	Newington Forest	12,316	$2,618	21%	$149,107	$592,200
84	Lincolnia	20,320	$2,141	21%	$121,639	$647,400
85	Bon Air	16,904	$1,799	21%	$101,879	$365,200
86	Groveton	13,931	$1,820	21%	$101,974	$585,000
87	Roanoke	98,355	$996	22%	$55,378	$190,500
88	Radford	16,726	$1,033	22%	$57,348	$220,700
89	Newington	13,478	$2,805	22%	$155,027	$598,000
90	Fair Oaks	35,545	$2,275	22%	$123,947	$608,200
91	Lorton	20,991	$2,548	22%	$138,685	$626,500
92	Meadowbrook	20,749	$1,583	22%	$86,054	$298,500
93	Virginia Beach	456,349	$1,714	22%	$92,968	$382,500
94	Lynchburg	79,497	$1,073	22%	$57,947	$229,800
95	Lake Monticello	10,662	$1,981	22%	$106,818	$325,900
96	Williamsburg	15,798	$1,407	22%	$75,604	$428,100
97	McNair	22,655	$2,287	22%	$122,778	$595,800
98	Fredericksburg	28,873	$1,619	23%	$86,071	$483,700
99	Danville	42,214	$836	23%	$44,423	$119,100
100	Lakeside	12,654	$1,361	23%	$72,032	$288,200
101	Harrisonburg	51,392	$1,184	23%	$62,254	$299,100
102	Newport News	184,216	$1,339	23%	$69,634	$260,600
103	Tysons	28,936	$2,497	23%	$129,818	$640,000
104	Manchester	12,445	$1,558	23%	$80,296	$317,000
105	Glen Allen	17,551	$1,804	23%	$92,723	$357,200
106	Woodlawn (Fairfax County)	21,194	$1,828	24%	$91,884	$367,200
107	Norfolk	233,596	$1,321	24%	$66,109	$289,900
108	Woodbridge	43,945	$2,101	24%	$104,741	$422,400
109	Hybla Valley	17,257	$1,631	24%	$80,959	$503,000
110	Hopewell	22,959	$1,106	24%	$54,729	$181,600
111	East Highland Park	15,265	$1,318	24%	$64,681	$229,200
112	Hampton	137,557	$1,427	25%	$69,621	$245,700
113	Winchester	27,913	$1,315	25%	$63,974	$343,000
114	Charlottesville	45,437	$1,540	25%	$74,824	$486,700
115	Huntington	13,502	$2,062	25%	$99,956	$541,900
116	Manassas Park	16,798	$2,146	25%	$103,250	$395,900
117	Springfield	31,154	$2,656	25%	$125,999	$640,300
118	Richmond	229,359	$1,372	25%	$64,587	$353,000
119	Portsmouth	97,190	$1,300	26%	$60,491	$246,900
120	Laurel	18,721	$1,616	26%	$73,609	$283,600
121	Highland Springs	14,296	$1,269	26%	$57,599	$227,300
122	Bull Run (Prince William County)	16,859	$2,002	27%	$89,679	$413,500
123	Sudley	19,162	$2,139	27%	$94,309	$424,800
124	Bailey's Crossroads	24,271	$2,021	27%	$88,483	$416,600
125	Petersburg	33,537	$1,174	28%	$50,698	$189,000
126	Blacksburg	45,446	$1,359	32%	$50,182	$446,300