Rent & Home Prices in Virginia
68 metro areas · Sorted by average 2BR rent
Virginia has 68 rental markets tracked by HUD Fair Market Rents. The average 2-bedroom apartment across Virginia costs $1,004/month in 2026. Floyd County is among the most affordable metros with 2-bedroom rents averaging $701/month, while Charlottesville has some of the highest rents in the state at $1,729/month. Use the table below to compare rent prices across all Virginia metro areas by bedroom size. Data is sourced from HUD Fair Market Rents and updated annually.
| # | City / Metro | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Floyd County Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $601 | $615 | $701 | $1,003 | $1,214 | 15,560 |
| 2 | Buckingham County Buckingham County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $564 | $652 | $743 | $1,007 | $1,140 | 16,914 |
| 3 | Staunton Staunton-Waynesboro, VA MSA | $550 | $597 | $753 | $1,018 | $1,032 | 126,052 |
| 4 | Southampton County Southampton County-Franklin city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area | $563 | $690 | $786 | $1,096 | $1,361 | 17,988 |
| 5 | King and Queen County King and Queen County, VA | $538 | $635 | $797 | $1,068 | $1,197 | 6,676 |
| 6 | Southampton County Southampton County-Franklin city, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $703 | $718 | $843 | $1,128 | $1,443 | 17,988 |
| 7 | Pittsylvania County Pittsylvania County-Danville city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area | $584 | $687 | $851 | $1,165 | $1,311 | 60,148 |
| 8 | Patrick County Patrick County, VA | $697 | $701 | $851 | $1,034 | $1,330 | 17,606 |
| 9 | Page County Page County, VA | $736 | $755 | $851 | $1,075 | $1,429 | 23,750 |
| 10 | Bland County Bland County, VA | $685 | $689 | $851 | $1,192 | $1,330 | 6,211 |
| 11 | Wise County Wise County-Norton city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area | $657 | $661 | $851 | $1,127 | $1,429 | 35,727 |
| 12 | Tazewell County Tazewell County, VA | $651 | $655 | $851 | $1,025 | $1,253 | 39,933 |
| 13 | Surry County Surry County, VA | $685 | $689 | $851 | $1,192 | $1,429 | 6,552 |
| 14 | Smyth County Smyth County, VA | $584 | $722 | $851 | $1,099 | $1,383 | 29,585 |
| 15 | Russell County Russell County, VA | $672 | $676 | $851 | $1,044 | $1,258 | 25,635 |
| 16 | Lee County Lee County, VA | $688 | $698 | $851 | $1,107 | $1,330 | 22,042 |
| 17 | Alleghany County Alleghany County-Clifton Forge city-Covington city, VA HUD Nonmet | $736 | $738 | $851 | $1,192 | $1,281 | 14,962 |
| 18 | Highland County Highland County, VA | $685 | $689 | $851 | $1,108 | $1,330 | 2,265 |
| 19 | Henry County Henry County-Martinsville city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area | $675 | $680 | $851 | $1,025 | $1,221 | 50,365 |
| 20 | Halifax County Halifax County, VA | $736 | $755 | $851 | $1,082 | $1,196 | 33,811 |
| 21 | Grayson County Grayson County, VA | $736 | $769 | $851 | $1,152 | $1,235 | 15,323 |
| 22 | Dickenson County Dickenson County, VA | $685 | $689 | $851 | $1,025 | $1,330 | 13,920 |
| 23 | Charlotte County Charlotte County, VA | $644 | $649 | $851 | $1,079 | $1,429 | 11,475 |
| 24 | Carroll County Carroll County-Galax city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area | $701 | $706 | $851 | $1,192 | $1,402 | 29,158 |
| 25 | Buchanan County Buchanan County, VA | $670 | $674 | $851 | $1,130 | $1,429 | 19,857 |
| 26 | Brunswick County Brunswick County, VA | $685 | $689 | $851 | $1,192 | $1,340 | 15,868 |
| 27 | Wythe County Wythe County, VA | $655 | $659 | $853 | $1,077 | $1,432 | 28,219 |
| 28 | Lunenburg County Lunenburg County, VA | $649 | $653 | $857 | $1,104 | $1,367 | 11,990 |
| 29 | Bath County Bath County, VA | $698 | $702 | $867 | $1,128 | $1,355 | 4,123 |
| 30 | Franklin County Franklin County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $691 | $780 | $871 | $1,220 | $1,463 | 54,958 |
| 31 | Northampton County Northampton County, VA | $670 | $675 | $885 | $1,229 | $1,486 | 12,115 |
| 32 | Mecklenburg County Mecklenburg County, VA | $672 | $677 | $888 | $1,145 | $1,177 | 30,431 |
| 33 | Nottoway County Nottoway County, VA | $677 | $681 | $894 | $1,253 | $1,414 | 15,597 |
| 34 | Rockbridge County Rockbridge County-Buena Vista city-Lexington city, VA HUD Nonmetr | $777 | $812 | $899 | $1,260 | $1,510 | 22,578 |
| 35 | Floyd County Floyd County, VA | $691 | $695 | $912 | $1,149 | $1,209 | 15,560 |
| 36 | Cumberland County Cumberland County, VA | $735 | $739 | $913 | $1,100 | $1,540 | 9,745 |
| 37 | Pulaski County Pulaski County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $726 | $827 | $916 | $1,250 | $1,538 | 33,771 |
| 38 | Madison County Madison County, VA | $621 | $700 | $922 | $1,147 | $1,361 | 13,931 |
| 39 | Greensville County Greensville County-Emporia city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area | $707 | $711 | $933 | $1,275 | $1,532 | 11,304 |
| 40 | Buckingham County Buckingham County, VA | $809 | $834 | $935 | $1,180 | $1,342 | 16,914 |
| 41 | Accomack County Accomack County, VA | $690 | $776 | $940 | $1,257 | $1,521 | 33,326 |
| 42 | Giles County Giles County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $750 | $855 | $947 | $1,180 | $1,504 | 16,610 |
| 43 | Prince Edward County Prince Edward County, VA | $827 | $832 | $992 | $1,195 | $1,315 | 21,932 |
| 44 | Essex County Essex County, VA | $810 | $815 | $1,006 | $1,246 | $1,438 | 10,604 |
| 45 | Lancaster County Lancaster County, VA | $829 | $834 | $1,030 | $1,360 | $1,584 | 10,876 |
| 46 | Richmond County Richmond County, VA | $801 | $806 | $1,056 | $1,338 | $1,773 | 9,047 |
| 47 | Shenandoah County Shenandoah County, VA | $734 | $816 | $1,071 | $1,420 | $1,453 | 44,630 |
| 48 | Westmoreland County Westmoreland County, VA | $868 | $873 | $1,078 | $1,511 | $1,690 | 18,683 |
| 49 | Madison County Madison County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $907 | $913 | $1,096 | $1,361 | $1,609 | 6,263,796 |
| 50 | Louisa County Louisa County, VA | $970 | $1,007 | $1,115 | $1,547 | $1,743 | 39,012 |
| 51 | Orange County Orange County, VA | $899 | $905 | $1,117 | $1,565 | $1,783 | 37,208 |
| 52 | Caroline County Caroline County, VA | $901 | $906 | $1,119 | $1,568 | $1,859 | 31,541 |
| 53 | Roanoke Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $892 | $948 | $1,141 | $1,597 | $1,885 | 314,661 |
| 54 | Southampton County Southampton County-Franklin city, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $884 | $890 | $1,167 | $1,492 | $1,960 | 17,988 |
| 55 | Northumberland County Northumberland County, VA | $946 | $952 | $1,175 | $1,416 | $1,837 | 12,085 |
| 56 | Middlesex County Middlesex County, VA | $959 | $965 | $1,192 | $1,436 | $1,864 | 10,774 |
| 57 | Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA MSA | $1,043 | $1,062 | $1,200 | $1,647 | $1,785 | 262,716 |
| 58 | Blacksburg Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $925 | $968 | $1,231 | $1,647 | $2,067 | 181,605 |
| 59 | Staunton Staunton-Waynesboro, VA MSA | $1,107 | $1,114 | $1,282 | $1,796 | $2,092 | 126,052 |
| 60 | Warren County Warren County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $983 | $989 | $1,298 | $1,744 | $2,180 | 6,263,796 |
| 61 | King and Queen County King and Queen County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,152 | $1,197 | $1,325 | $1,645 | $2,075 | 1,327,321 |
| 62 | King George County King George County, VA | $1,072 | $1,079 | $1,337 | $1,873 | $2,245 | 27,468 |
| 63 | Rappahannock County Rappahannock County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,183 | $1,229 | $1,361 | $1,640 | $2,285 | 7,409 |
| 64 | Harrisonburg Harrisonburg, VA MSA | $1,081 | $1,088 | $1,392 | $1,883 | $2,314 | 136,231 |
| 65 | Culpeper County Culpeper County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,148 | $1,148 | $1,421 | $1,882 | $2,036 | 53,563 |
| 66 | Winchester Winchester, VA-WV MSA | $1,095 | $1,253 | $1,569 | $1,952 | $2,635 | 144,676 |
| 67 | Richmond Richmond, VA MSA | $1,488 | $1,545 | $1,711 | $2,166 | $2,677 | 1,327,321 |
| 68 | Charlottesville Charlottesville, VA MSA | $1,404 | $1,487 | $1,729 | $2,155 | $2,621 | 222,937 |
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Cities in Virginia
- Floyd County
- Buckingham County
- Staunton
- Southampton County
- King and Queen County
- Southampton County
- Pittsylvania County
- Patrick County
- Page County
- Bland County
- Wise County
- Tazewell County
- Surry County
- Smyth County
- Russell County
- Lee County
- Alleghany County
- Highland County
- Henry County
- Halifax County
- Grayson County
- Dickenson County
- Charlotte County
- Carroll County
- Buchanan County
- Brunswick County
- Wythe County
- Lunenburg County
- Bath County
- Franklin County
- Northampton County
- Mecklenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Rockbridge County
- Floyd County
- Cumberland County
- Pulaski County
- Madison County
- Greensville County
- Buckingham County
- Accomack County
- Giles County
- Prince Edward County
- Essex County
- Lancaster County
- Richmond County
- Shenandoah County
- Westmoreland County
- Madison County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Caroline County
- Roanoke
- Southampton County
- Northumberland County
- Middlesex County
- Lynchburg
- Blacksburg
- Staunton
- Warren County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- Rappahannock County
- Harrisonburg
- Culpeper County
- Winchester
- Richmond
- Charlottesville