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Counties in Virginia by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)

Alexandria city had the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) of 133 counties in 2017, at $1,513. Wythe County had the lowest, at $476. The median was $692. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest1,513Alexandria city
Lowest476Wythe County
Median692133 counties

Top 40 counties, 2017

Alexandria city: 1,513 USDAlexandria city1,513Arlington County: 1,513 USDArlington County1,513Clarke County: 1,513 USDClarke County1,513Fairfax city: 1,513 USDFairfax city1,513Fairfax County: 1,513 USDFairfax County1,513Falls Church city: 1,513 USDFalls Church city1,513Fauquier County: 1,513 USDFauquier County1,513Fredericksburg city: 1,513 USDFredericksburg city1,513Loudoun County: 1,513 USDLoudoun County1,513Manassas city: 1,513 USDManassas city1,513Manassas Park city: 1,513 USDManassas Park city1,513Prince William County: 1,513 USDPrince William County1,513Spotsylvania County: 1,513 USDSpotsylvania County1,513Stafford County: 1,513 USDStafford County1,513Albemarle County: 976 USDAlbemarle County976Charlottesville city: 976 USDCharlottesville city976Fluvanna County: 976 USDFluvanna County976Greene County: 976 USDGreene County976Nelson County: 976 USDNelson County976Chesapeake city: 939 USDChesapeake city939Gloucester County: 939 USDGloucester County939Hampton city: 939 USDHampton city939Isle of Wight County: 939 USDIsle of Wight County939James City County: 939 USDJames City County939Mathews County: 939 USDMathews County939Newport News city: 939 USDNewport News city939Norfolk city: 939 USDNorfolk city939Poquoson city: 939 USDPoquoson city939Portsmouth city: 939 USDPortsmouth city939Suffolk city: 939 USDSuffolk city939Virginia Beach city: 939 USDVirginia Beach city939Williamsburg city: 939 USDWilliamsburg city939York County: 939 USDYork County939Amelia County: 871 USDAmelia County871Caroline County: 871 USDCaroline County871Charles City County: 871 USDCharles City County871Chesterfield County: 871 USDChesterfield County871Colonial Heights city: 871 USDColonial Heights city871Dinwiddie County: 871 USDDinwiddie County871Goochland County: 871 USDGoochland County871
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Alexandria city1,513+7.9%
1Arlington County1,513+7.9%
1Clarke County1,513+7.9%
1Fairfax city1,513+7.9%
1Fairfax County1,513+7.9%
1Falls Church city1,513+7.9%
1Fauquier County1,513+7.9%
1Fredericksburg city1,513+7.9%
1Loudoun County1,513+7.9%
1Manassas city1,513+7.9%
1Manassas Park city1,513+7.9%
1Prince William County1,513+7.9%
1Spotsylvania County1,513+7.9%
1Stafford County1,513+7.9%
15Albemarle County976-3.4%
15Charlottesville city976-3.4%
15Fluvanna County976-3.4%
15Greene County976-3.4%
15Nelson County976-3.4%
20Chesapeake city939-1.5%
20Gloucester County939-1.5%
20Hampton city939-1.5%
20Isle of Wight County939-1.5%
20James City County939-1.5%
20Mathews County939-1.5%
20Newport News city939-1.5%
20Norfolk city939-1.5%
20Poquoson city939-1.5%
20Portsmouth city939-1.5%
20Suffolk city939-1.5%
20Virginia Beach city939-1.5%
20Williamsburg city939-1.5%
20York County939-1.5%
34Amelia County871+4.3%
34Caroline County871+4.3%
34Charles City County871+4.3%
34Chesterfield County871+4.3%
34Colonial Heights city871+4.3%
34Dinwiddie County871+4.3%
34Goochland County871+4.3%
34Hanover County871+4.3%
34Henrico County871+4.3%
34Hopewell city871+4.3%
34King William County871+4.3%
34New Kent County871+4.3%
34Petersburg city871+4.3%
34Powhatan County871+4.3%
34Prince George County871+4.3%
34Richmond city871+4.3%
34Sussex County871+4.3%
51Rappahannock County870+0.3%
52Culpeper County864+3.3%
53Frederick County780+12.6%
53Winchester city780+12.6%
55Madison County776+6.6%
56King and Queen County766+2.1%
57Montgomery County763+11.1%
57Radford city763+11.1%
59King George County752-6.4%
60Warren County743+4.1%
61Middlesex County732-1.9%
62Louisa County731+5.5%
63Essex County723+2.6%
64Botetourt County692+3.4%
64Craig County692+3.4%
64Roanoke city692+3.4%
64Roanoke County692+3.4%
64Salem city692+3.4%
69Lancaster County686+17.7%
70Orange County642+4.9%
71Cumberland County641-0.8%
72Augusta County640+7.2%
72Staunton city640+7.2%
72Waynesboro city640+7.2%
75Amherst County634+4.3%
75Appomattox County634+4.3%
75Bedford County634+4.3%
75Campbell County634+4.3%
75Lynchburg city634+4.3%
80Harrisonburg city630-1.3%
80Rockingham County630-1.3%
82Accomack County618-4.2%
83Buena Vista city612+0.3%
83Lexington city612+0.3%
83Rockbridge County612+0.3%
86Northampton County609+8%
87Franklin city607+6.1%
87Southampton County607+6.1%
89Brunswick County606+15.6%
90Prince Edward County6030%
91Shenandoah County596-0.5%
92Buckingham County595-5.4%
93Northumberland County579+6.4%
94Page County576-1.7%
95Mecklenburg County5750%
96Westmoreland County570+5.2%
97Nottoway County565-0.4%
98Emporia city561+6.9%
98Greensville County561+6.9%
100Franklin County558+7.1%
101Lunenburg County556-0.5%
102Pulaski County552-3%
103Buchanan County549-3.5%
103Carroll County549-3.5%
103Dickenson County549-3.5%
103Floyd County549-3.5%
103Galax city549-3.5%
103Grayson County549-3.5%
103Lee County549-3.5%
103Patrick County549-3.5%
103Russell County549-3.2%
112Halifax County541-1.1%
113Henry County538-5.4%
113Martinsville city538-5.4%
115Richmond County532-3.1%
116Surry County530-2.6%
117Giles County522-0.8%
118Bath County520-4.4%
118Highland County520-4.4%
120Smyth County519-6.3%
121Alleghany County509-5.2%
121Covington city509-5.2%
123Tazewell County500-4.2%
124Danville city494-8.7%
124Pittsylvania County494-8.7%
126Norton city492-6.6%
126Wise County492-6.6%
128Bristol city479-4%
128Scott County479-4%
128Washington County479-4%
131Bland County476-3.3%
131Charlotte County476-3.3%
131Wythe County476-3.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a one-bedroom unit in the HUD area that contains the county. Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet. HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile. They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Virginia by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Virginia by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 29 Mar. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/virginia-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Virginia by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/virginia-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Virginia by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/virginia-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Alexandria city, with $1,513 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Wythe County, with $476 in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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