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Virginia Fair Market Rents by county
The population-weighted average FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Virginia is $1,792, the 14th highest of 51 (50 states and D.C.), and +$63 (+3.6%) from FY 2026. Across 133 counties, 2-bedroom FMRs range from $943 (Wythe County) to $2,438 (Alexandria city).
- $1,792Average 2-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,761
- $1,596Average 1-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,478
- $71,689Income for a 2-bedroomat 30% of income
- +$63 (+3.6%)2BR change vs FY 2026U.S.: +$24 (+1.4%)
Metro FMR areas in Virginia
| Metro area | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $1,050 | $1,340 | $1,783 | 18 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $1,442 | $1,642 | $1,997 | 51 |
| Culpeper County, VA | $1,299 | $1,596 | $2,187 | 19 |
| Floyd County, VA | $833 | $1,090 | $1,299 | 12 |
| Franklin County, VA | $987 | $1,080 | $1,495 | 18 |
| Giles County, VA | $918 | $999 | $1,190 | 10 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $1,044 | $1,264 | $1,728 | 26 |
| King and Queen County, VA | $1,075 | $1,170 | $1,435 | 15 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $845 | $1,091 | $1,375 | 53 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $971 | $1,117 | $1,547 | 46 |
| Pulaski County, VA | $873 | $952 | $1,267 | 10 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | $1,428 | $1,555 | $1,853 | 10 |
| Richmond, VA | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | 118 |
| Roanoke, VA | $1,250 | $1,464 | $2,022 | 61 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $1,047 | $1,199 | $1,634 | 32 |
| Surry County, VA | $952 | $1,064 | $1,473 | 10 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | 152 |
| Warren County, VA | $1,108 | $1,449 | $1,930 | 8 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | 488 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $1,180 | $1,505 | $1,895 | 34 |
Every Virginia county
| Name | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | 2BR vs FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | $779 | $882 | $1,110 | $1,370 | $1,528 | +$56 (+5.3%) |
| Albemarle County | $1,279 | $1,442 | $1,642 | $1,997 | $2,458 | −$182 (−10.0%) |
| Alexandria city | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +$192 (+8.5%) |
| Alleghany County | $786 | $790 | $943 | $1,246 | $1,389 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Amelia County | $1,456 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | $2,499 | −$4 (−0.2%) |
| Amherst County | $965 | $971 | $1,117 | $1,547 | $1,678 | −$70 (−5.9%) |
| Appomattox County | $965 | $971 | $1,117 | $1,547 | $1,678 | −$70 (−5.9%) |
| Arlington County | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +$192 (+8.5%) |
| Augusta County | $1,041 | $1,047 | $1,199 | $1,634 | $1,798 | −$62 (−4.9%) |
| Bath County | $830 | $835 | $1,010 | $1,203 | $1,563 | +$33 (+3.4%) |
| Bedford County | $965 | $971 | $1,117 | $1,547 | $1,678 | −$70 (−5.9%) |
| Bland County | $775 | $779 | $943 | $1,306 | $1,460 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Botetourt County | $1,186 | $1,250 | $1,464 | $2,022 | $2,447 | +$210 (+16.7%) |
| Bristol city | $760 | $845 | $1,091 | $1,375 | $1,465 | +$47 (+4.5%) |
| Brunswick County | $775 | $779 | $943 | $1,306 | $1,438 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Buchanan County | $799 | $866 | $943 | $1,306 | $1,506 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Buckingham County | $799 | $866 | $943 | $1,306 | $1,480 | −$16 (−1.7%) |
| Buena Vista city | $896 | $971 | $1,057 | $1,464 | $1,767 | +$52 (+5.2%) |
| Campbell County | $965 | $971 | $1,117 | $1,547 | $1,678 | −$70 (−5.9%) |
| Caroline County | $866 | $1,028 | $1,244 | $1,723 | $2,079 | −$2 (−0.2%) |
| Carroll County | $799 | $803 | $943 | $1,306 | $1,510 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Charles City County | $1,456 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | $2,499 | −$4 (−0.2%) |
| Charlotte County | $716 | $721 | $943 | $1,161 | $1,576 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Charlottesville city | $1,279 | $1,442 | $1,642 | $1,997 | $2,458 | −$182 (−10.0%) |
| Chesapeake city | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | −$46 (−2.7%) |
| Chesterfield County | $1,456 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | $2,499 | −$4 (−0.2%) |
| Clarke County | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +$192 (+8.5%) |
| Colonial Heights city | $1,456 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | $2,499 | −$4 (−0.2%) |
| Covington city | $786 | $790 | $943 | $1,246 | $1,389 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Craig County | $1,186 | $1,250 | $1,464 | $2,022 | $2,447 | +$210 (+16.7%) |
| Culpeper County | $1,292 | $1,299 | $1,596 | $2,187 | $2,195 | +$173 (+12.2%) |
| Cumberland County | $859 | $865 | $1,046 | $1,246 | $1,619 | +$49 (+4.9%) |
| Danville city | $657 | $765 | $943 | $1,289 | $1,426 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Dickenson County | $775 | $779 | $943 | $1,124 | $1,425 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Dinwiddie County | $1,456 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | $2,499 | −$4 (−0.2%) |
| Emporia city | $833 | $838 | $1,018 | $1,410 | $1,702 | +$17 (+1.7%) |
| Essex County | $936 | $942 | $1,155 | $1,396 | $1,653 | +$42 (+3.8%) |
| Fairfax County | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +$192 (+8.5%) |
| Fairfax city | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +$192 (+8.5%) |
| Falls Church city | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +$192 (+8.5%) |
| Fauquier County | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +$192 (+8.5%) |
| Floyd County | $828 | $833 | $1,090 | $1,299 | $1,440 | −$4 (−0.4%) |
| Fluvanna County | $1,279 | $1,442 | $1,642 | $1,997 | $2,458 | −$182 (−10.0%) |
| Franklin County | $949 | $987 | $1,080 | $1,495 | $1,805 | +$136 (+14.4%) |
| Franklin city | $874 | $897 | $1,032 | $1,392 | $1,725 | −$19 (−1.8%) |
| Frederick County | $1,066 | $1,180 | $1,505 | $1,895 | $2,516 | −$68 (−4.3%) |
| Fredericksburg city | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +$192 (+8.5%) |
| Galax city | $799 | $803 | $943 | $1,306 | $1,510 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Giles County | $781 | $918 | $999 | $1,190 | $1,546 | +$15 (+1.5%) |
| Gloucester County | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | −$46 (−2.7%) |
| Goochland County | $1,456 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | $2,499 | −$4 (−0.2%) |
| Grayson County | $799 | $866 | $943 | $1,271 | $1,276 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Greene County | $1,279 | $1,442 | $1,642 | $1,997 | $2,458 | −$182 (−10.0%) |
| Greensville County | $833 | $838 | $1,018 | $1,410 | $1,702 | +$17 (+1.7%) |
| Halifax County | $799 | $814 | $943 | $1,230 | $1,486 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Hampton city | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | −$46 (−2.7%) |
| Hanover County | $1,456 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | $2,499 | −$4 (−0.2%) |
| Harrisonburg city | $1,038 | $1,044 | $1,264 | $1,728 | $2,034 | −$58 (−4.4%) |
| Henrico County | $1,456 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | $2,499 | −$4 (−0.2%) |
| Henry County | $762 | $767 | $943 | $1,144 | $1,321 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Highland County | $775 | $779 | $943 | $1,233 | $1,460 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Hopewell city | $1,456 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | $2,499 | −$4 (−0.2%) |
| Isle of Wight County | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | −$46 (−2.7%) |
| James City County | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | −$46 (−2.7%) |
| King George County | $1,196 | $1,271 | $1,520 | $2,105 | $2,541 | +$51 (+3.5%) |
| King William County | $1,456 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | $2,499 | −$4 (−0.2%) |
| King and Queen County | $1,032 | $1,075 | $1,170 | $1,435 | $1,771 | −$80 (−6.4%) |
| Lancaster County | $829 | $834 | $1,091 | $1,501 | $1,824 | +$39 (+3.7%) |
| Lee County | $716 | $721 | $943 | $1,294 | $1,325 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Lexington city | $896 | $971 | $1,057 | $1,464 | $1,767 | +$52 (+5.2%) |
| Loudoun County | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +$192 (+8.5%) |
| Louisa County | $1,094 | $1,186 | $1,291 | $1,788 | $1,998 | +$44 (+3.5%) |
| Lunenburg County | $799 | $866 | $943 | $1,204 | $1,337 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Lynchburg city | $965 | $971 | $1,117 | $1,547 | $1,678 | −$70 (−5.9%) |
| Madison County | $960 | $1,041 | $1,133 | $1,515 | $1,754 | +$67 (+6.3%) |
| Manassas Park city | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +$192 (+8.5%) |
| Manassas city | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +$192 (+8.5%) |
| Martinsville city | $762 | $767 | $943 | $1,144 | $1,321 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Mathews County | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | −$46 (−2.7%) |
| Mecklenburg County | $729 | $734 | $960 | $1,268 | $1,273 | +$10 (+1.1%) |
| Middlesex County | $1,034 | $1,041 | $1,259 | $1,500 | $1,949 | −$32 (−2.5%) |
| Montgomery County | $1,043 | $1,050 | $1,340 | $1,783 | $2,048 | +$69 (+5.4%) |
| Nelson County | $1,279 | $1,442 | $1,642 | $1,997 | $2,458 | −$182 (−10.0%) |
| New Kent County | $1,456 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | $2,499 | −$4 (−0.2%) |
| Newport News city | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | −$46 (−2.7%) |
| Norfolk city | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | −$46 (−2.7%) |
| Northampton County | $753 | $758 | $992 | $1,356 | $1,658 | +$43 (+4.5%) |
| Northumberland County | $1,135 | $1,142 | $1,382 | $1,647 | $2,139 | +$73 (+5.6%) |
| Norton city | $717 | $722 | $943 | $1,262 | $1,460 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Nottoway County | $779 | $784 | $1,026 | $1,421 | $1,703 | +$51 (+5.2%) |
| Orange County | $1,037 | $1,043 | $1,262 | $1,747 | $1,953 | +$28 (+2.3%) |
| Page County | $807 | $875 | $953 | $1,181 | $1,593 | +$29 (+3.1%) |
| Patrick County | $755 | $760 | $943 | $1,208 | $1,460 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Petersburg city | $1,456 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | $2,499 | −$4 (−0.2%) |
| Pittsylvania County | $657 | $765 | $943 | $1,289 | $1,426 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Poquoson city | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | −$46 (−2.7%) |
| Portsmouth city | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | −$46 (−2.7%) |
| Powhatan County | $1,456 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | $2,499 | −$4 (−0.2%) |
| Prince Edward County | $943 | $949 | $1,126 | $1,342 | $1,480 | +$32 (+2.9%) |
| Prince George County | $1,456 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | $2,499 | −$4 (−0.2%) |
| Prince William County | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +$192 (+8.5%) |
| Pulaski County | $744 | $873 | $952 | $1,267 | $1,591 | +$31 (+3.4%) |
| Radford city | $1,043 | $1,050 | $1,340 | $1,783 | $2,048 | +$69 (+5.4%) |
| Rappahannock County | $1,355 | $1,428 | $1,555 | $1,853 | $2,331 | +$180 (+13.1%) |
| Richmond County | $901 | $907 | $1,187 | $1,526 | $1,643 | +$30 (+2.6%) |
| Richmond city | $1,456 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | $2,499 | −$4 (−0.2%) |
| Roanoke County | $1,186 | $1,250 | $1,464 | $2,022 | $2,447 | +$210 (+16.7%) |
| Roanoke city | $1,186 | $1,250 | $1,464 | $2,022 | $2,447 | +$210 (+16.7%) |
| Rockbridge County | $896 | $971 | $1,057 | $1,464 | $1,767 | +$52 (+5.2%) |
| Rockingham County | $1,038 | $1,044 | $1,264 | $1,728 | $2,034 | −$58 (−4.4%) |
| Russell County | $760 | $765 | $943 | $1,212 | $1,406 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Salem city | $1,186 | $1,250 | $1,464 | $2,022 | $2,447 | +$210 (+16.7%) |
| Scott County | $760 | $845 | $1,091 | $1,375 | $1,465 | +$47 (+4.5%) |
| Shenandoah County | $937 | $943 | $1,172 | $1,452 | $1,897 | +$81 (+7.4%) |
| Smyth County | $710 | $741 | $943 | $1,171 | $1,460 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Southampton County | $874 | $897 | $1,032 | $1,392 | $1,725 | −$19 (−1.8%) |
| Spotsylvania County | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +$192 (+8.5%) |
| Stafford County | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +$192 (+8.5%) |
| Staunton city | $1,041 | $1,047 | $1,199 | $1,634 | $1,798 | −$62 (−4.9%) |
| Suffolk city | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | −$46 (−2.7%) |
| Surry County | $938 | $952 | $1,064 | $1,473 | $1,778 | +$25 (+2.4%) |
| Sussex County | $1,456 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $2,039 | $2,499 | −$4 (−0.2%) |
| Tazewell County | $794 | $798 | $943 | $1,154 | $1,266 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Virginia Beach city | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | −$46 (−2.7%) |
| Warren County | $1,063 | $1,108 | $1,449 | $1,930 | $2,392 | +$134 (+10.2%) |
| Washington County | $760 | $845 | $1,091 | $1,375 | $1,465 | +$47 (+4.5%) |
| Waynesboro city | $1,041 | $1,047 | $1,199 | $1,634 | $1,798 | −$62 (−4.9%) |
| Westmoreland County | $945 | $952 | $1,245 | $1,678 | $1,995 | +$51 (+4.3%) |
| Williamsburg city | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | −$46 (−2.7%) |
| Winchester city | $1,066 | $1,180 | $1,505 | $1,895 | $2,516 | −$68 (−4.3%) |
| Wise County | $717 | $722 | $943 | $1,262 | $1,460 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Wythe County | $799 | $846 | $943 | $1,290 | $1,460 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| York County | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | −$46 (−2.7%) |
Sources
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD User Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 FMRs (file dated August 26, 2026) and FY 2026 FMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
- HUD User Small Area Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 SAFMRs (file dated August 31, 2026) and FY 2026 SAFMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
Fair Market Rents are HUD’s estimate of gross rent (rent plus utilities) for a modest unit, set at the 40th percentile of recent-mover rents. FY 2027 is HUD’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026. Housing authorities set voucher payment standards from these figures; check yours.