Most Expensive Places to Rent in Virginia
68 cities ranked by average 2BR rent · HUD Fair Market Rents
The most expensive place to rent in Virginia is Charlottesville, with an average 2-bedroom rent of $1,729/mo. Below are all 68 Virginia cities ranked from highest to lowest rent.
| # | City | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlottesville Charlottesville, VA MSA | $1,404 | $1,487 | $1,729 | $2,155 |
| 2 | Richmond Richmond, VA MSA | $1,488 | $1,545 | $1,711 | $2,166 |
| 3 | Winchester Winchester, VA-WV MSA | $1,095 | $1,253 | $1,569 | $1,952 |
| 4 | Culpeper County Culpeper County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,148 | $1,148 | $1,421 | $1,882 |
| 5 | Harrisonburg Harrisonburg, VA MSA | $1,081 | $1,088 | $1,392 | $1,883 |
| 6 | Rappahannock County Rappahannock County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,183 | $1,229 | $1,361 | $1,640 |
| 7 | King George County King George County, VA | $1,072 | $1,079 | $1,337 | $1,873 |
| 8 | King and Queen County King and Queen County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,152 | $1,197 | $1,325 | $1,645 |
| 9 | Warren County Warren County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $983 | $989 | $1,298 | $1,744 |
| 10 | Staunton Staunton-Waynesboro, VA MSA | $1,107 | $1,114 | $1,282 | $1,796 |
| 11 | Blacksburg Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $925 | $968 | $1,231 | $1,647 |
| 12 | Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA MSA | $1,043 | $1,062 | $1,200 | $1,647 |
| 13 | Middlesex County Middlesex County, VA | $959 | $965 | $1,192 | $1,436 |
| 14 | Northumberland County Northumberland County, VA | $946 | $952 | $1,175 | $1,416 |
| 15 | Southampton County Southampton County-Franklin city, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $884 | $890 | $1,167 | $1,492 |
| 16 | Roanoke Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $892 | $948 | $1,141 | $1,597 |
| 17 | Caroline County Caroline County, VA | $901 | $906 | $1,119 | $1,568 |
| 18 | Orange County Orange County, VA | $899 | $905 | $1,117 | $1,565 |
| 19 | Louisa County Louisa County, VA | $970 | $1,007 | $1,115 | $1,547 |
| 20 | Madison County Madison County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $907 | $913 | $1,096 | $1,361 |
| 21 | Westmoreland County Westmoreland County, VA | $868 | $873 | $1,078 | $1,511 |
| 22 | Shenandoah County Shenandoah County, VA | $734 | $816 | $1,071 | $1,420 |
| 23 | Richmond County Richmond County, VA | $801 | $806 | $1,056 | $1,338 |
| 24 | Lancaster County Lancaster County, VA | $829 | $834 | $1,030 | $1,360 |
| 25 | Essex County Essex County, VA | $810 | $815 | $1,006 | $1,246 |
| 26 | Prince Edward County Prince Edward County, VA | $827 | $832 | $992 | $1,195 |
| 27 | Giles County Giles County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $750 | $855 | $947 | $1,180 |
| 28 | Accomack County Accomack County, VA | $690 | $776 | $940 | $1,257 |
| 29 | Buckingham County Buckingham County, VA | $809 | $834 | $935 | $1,180 |
| 30 | Greensville County Greensville County-Emporia city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area | $707 | $711 | $933 | $1,275 |
| 31 | Madison County Madison County, VA | $621 | $700 | $922 | $1,147 |
| 32 | Pulaski County Pulaski County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $726 | $827 | $916 | $1,250 |
| 33 | Cumberland County Cumberland County, VA | $735 | $739 | $913 | $1,100 |
| 34 | Floyd County Floyd County, VA | $691 | $695 | $912 | $1,149 |
| 35 | Rockbridge County Rockbridge County-Buena Vista city-Lexington city, VA HUD Nonmetr | $777 | $812 | $899 | $1,260 |
| 36 | Nottoway County Nottoway County, VA | $677 | $681 | $894 | $1,253 |
| 37 | Mecklenburg County Mecklenburg County, VA | $672 | $677 | $888 | $1,145 |
| 38 | Northampton County Northampton County, VA | $670 | $675 | $885 | $1,229 |
| 39 | Franklin County Franklin County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $691 | $780 | $871 | $1,220 |
| 40 | Bath County Bath County, VA | $698 | $702 | $867 | $1,128 |
| 41 | Lunenburg County Lunenburg County, VA | $649 | $653 | $857 | $1,104 |
| 42 | Wythe County Wythe County, VA | $655 | $659 | $853 | $1,077 |
| 43 | Brunswick County Brunswick County, VA | $685 | $689 | $851 | $1,192 |
| 44 | Buchanan County Buchanan County, VA | $670 | $674 | $851 | $1,130 |
| 45 | Carroll County Carroll County-Galax city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area | $701 | $706 | $851 | $1,192 |
| 46 | Charlotte County Charlotte County, VA | $644 | $649 | $851 | $1,079 |
| 47 | Dickenson County Dickenson County, VA | $685 | $689 | $851 | $1,025 |
| 48 | Grayson County Grayson County, VA | $736 | $769 | $851 | $1,152 |
| 49 | Halifax County Halifax County, VA | $736 | $755 | $851 | $1,082 |
| 50 | Henry County Henry County-Martinsville city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area | $675 | $680 | $851 | $1,025 |
| 51 | Highland County Highland County, VA | $685 | $689 | $851 | $1,108 |
| 52 | Alleghany County Alleghany County-Clifton Forge city-Covington city, VA HUD Nonmet | $736 | $738 | $851 | $1,192 |
| 53 | Lee County Lee County, VA | $688 | $698 | $851 | $1,107 |
| 54 | Russell County Russell County, VA | $672 | $676 | $851 | $1,044 |
| 55 | Smyth County Smyth County, VA | $584 | $722 | $851 | $1,099 |
| 56 | Surry County Surry County, VA | $685 | $689 | $851 | $1,192 |
| 57 | Tazewell County Tazewell County, VA | $651 | $655 | $851 | $1,025 |
| 58 | Wise County Wise County-Norton city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area | $657 | $661 | $851 | $1,127 |
| 59 | Bland County Bland County, VA | $685 | $689 | $851 | $1,192 |
| 60 | Page County Page County, VA | $736 | $755 | $851 | $1,075 |
| 61 | Patrick County Patrick County, VA | $697 | $701 | $851 | $1,034 |
| 62 | Pittsylvania County Pittsylvania County-Danville city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area | $584 | $687 | $851 | $1,165 |
| 63 | Southampton County Southampton County-Franklin city, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $703 | $718 | $843 | $1,128 |
| 64 | King and Queen County King and Queen County, VA | $538 | $635 | $797 | $1,068 |
| 65 | Southampton County Southampton County-Franklin city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area | $563 | $690 | $786 | $1,096 |
| 66 | Staunton Staunton-Waynesboro, VA MSA | $550 | $597 | $753 | $1,018 |
| 67 | Buckingham County Buckingham County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $564 | $652 | $743 | $1,007 |
| 68 | Floyd County Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area | $601 | $615 | $701 | $1,003 |