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Cities in Virginia by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

Poquoson, VA had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 39 cities in 2023, at 85.2%. Blacksburg, VA had the lowest, at 34.2%. The median was 56.9% and the figure for Virginia was 67.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest85.2Poquoson, VA
Lowest34.2Blacksburg, VA
Median56.939 cities
Virginia67.2History

All cities, 2023

Poquoson, VA: 85.2 %Poquoson, VA85.2Vienna, VA: 82.9 %Vienna, VA82.9Chesapeake, VA: 73.8 %Chesapeake, VA73.8Manassas, VA: 72.2 %Manassas, VA72.2Suffolk, VA: 70.4 %Suffolk, VA70.4Fairfax, VA: 69.3 %Fairfax, VA69.3Leesburg, VA: 69.1 %Leesburg, VA69.1Colonial Heights, VA: 68.1 %Colonial Heights, VA68.1Manassas Park, VA: 67.6 %Manassas Park, VA67.6Virginia Beach, VA: 64.9 %Virginia Beach, VA64.9Salem, VA: 63.5 %Salem, VA63.5Bristol, VA: 63.2 %Bristol, VA63.2Herndon, VA: 62.7 %Herndon, VA62.7Warrenton, VA: 61.3 %Warrenton, VA61.3Christiansburg, VA: 60.6 %Christiansburg, VA60.6Culpeper, VA: 60 %Culpeper, VA60Waynesboro, VA: 59.6 %Waynesboro, VA59.6Staunton, VA: 59.5 %Staunton, VA59.5Front Royal, VA: 58.5 %Front Royal, VA58.5Portsmouth, VA: 56.9 %Portsmouth, VA56.9Martinsville, VA: 56.7 %Martinsville, VA56.7Hampton, VA: 55.6 %Hampton, VA55.6Hopewell, VA: 55.5 %Hopewell, VA55.5Williamsburg, VA: 52.6 %Williamsburg, VA52.6Roanoke, VA: 51.7 %Roanoke, VA51.7Falls Church, VA: 50.2 %Falls Church, VA50.2Lynchburg, VA: 49.1 %Lynchburg, VA49.1Danville, VA: 49 %Danville, VA49Newport News, VA: 48.1 %Newport News, VA48.1Norfolk, VA: 45.7 %Norfolk, VA45.7Charlottesville, VA: 43.7 %Charlottesville, VA43.7Richmond, VA: 43.5 %Richmond, VA43.5Radford, VA: 42.7 %Radford, VA42.7Alexandria, VA: 42 %Alexandria, VA42Winchester, VA: 41.9 %Winchester, VA41.9Fredericksburg, VA: 41.6 %Fredericksburg, VA41.6Harrisonburg, VA: 39.9 %Harrisonburg, VA39.9Petersburg, VA: 38.3 %Petersburg, VA38.3Blacksburg, VA: 34.2 %Blacksburg, VA34.2Poquoson, VA: 85.2 %Poquoson, VA85.2Vienna, VA: 82.9 %Vienna, VA82.9Chesapeake, VA: 73.8 %Chesapeake, VA73.8Manassas, VA: 72.2 %Manassas, VA72.2Suffolk, VA: 70.4 %Suffolk, VA70.4Fairfax, VA: 69.3 %Fairfax, VA69.3Leesburg, VA: 69.1 %Leesburg, VA69.1Colonial Heights, VA: 68.1 %Colonial Heights, VA68.1Manassas Park, VA: 67.6 %Manassas Park, VA67.6Virginia Beach, VA: 64.9 %Virginia Beach, VA64.9Salem, VA: 63.5 %Salem, VA63.5Bristol, VA: 63.2 %Bristol, VA63.2Herndon, VA: 62.7 %Herndon, VA62.7Warrenton, VA: 61.3 %Warrenton, VA61.3Christiansburg, VA: 60.6 %Christiansburg, VA60.6Culpeper, VA: 60 %Culpeper, VA60Waynesboro, VA: 59.6 %Waynesboro, VA59.6Staunton, VA: 59.5 %Staunton, VA59.5Front Royal, VA: 58.5 %Front Royal, VA58.5Portsmouth, VA: 56.9 %Portsmouth, VA56.9Martinsville, VA: 56.7 %Martinsville, VA56.7Hampton, VA: 55.6 %Hampton, VA55.6Hopewell, VA: 55.5 %Hopewell, VA55.5Williamsburg, VA: 52.6 %Williamsburg, VA52.6Roanoke, VA: 51.7 %Roanoke, VA51.7Falls Church, VA: 50.2 %Falls Church, VA50.2Lynchburg, VA: 49.1 %Lynchburg, VA49.1Danville, VA: 49 %Danville, VA49Newport News, VA: 48.1 %Newport News, VA48.1Norfolk, VA: 45.7 %Norfolk, VA45.7Charlottesville, VA: 43.7 %Charlottesville, VA43.7Richmond, VA: 43.5 %Richmond, VA43.5Radford, VA: 42.7 %Radford, VA42.7Alexandria, VA: 42 %Alexandria, VA42Winchester, VA: 41.9 %Winchester, VA41.9Fredericksburg, VA: 41.6 %Fredericksburg, VA41.6Harrisonburg, VA: 39.9 %Harrisonburg, VA39.9Petersburg, VA: 38.3 %Petersburg, VA38.3Blacksburg, VA: 34.2 %Blacksburg, VA34.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Poquoson, VA85.2+3.1 pts
2Vienna, VA82.9-2.1 pts
3Chesapeake, VA73.8+0.5 pts
4Manassas, VA72.2-1.8 pts
5Suffolk, VA70.4-0.1 pts
6Fairfax, VA69.3+1.1 pts
7Leesburg, VA69.1+1 pts
8Colonial Heights, VA68.1+1.6 pts
9Manassas Park, VA67.6+4.1 pts
10Virginia Beach, VA64.9+0.4 pts
11Salem, VA63.5-0.4 pts
12Bristol, VA63.2+0.2 pts
13Herndon, VA62.7-1.9 pts
14Warrenton, VA61.3-3.4 pts
15Christiansburg, VA60.6-1.8 pts
16Culpeper, VA60+1.8 pts
17Waynesboro, VA59.6+2.7 pts
18Staunton, VA59.50 pts
19Front Royal, VA58.5+0.4 pts
20Portsmouth, VA56.9+0.8 pts
21Martinsville, VA56.7+2.1 pts
22Hampton, VA55.6+0.1 pts
23Hopewell, VA55.5+2 pts
24Williamsburg, VA52.6+1.7 pts
25Roanoke, VA51.7-0.4 pts
26Falls Church, VA50.2-5.4 pts
27Lynchburg, VA49.1+0.4 pts
28Danville, VA49-0.5 pts
29Newport News, VA48.1+0.5 pts
30Norfolk, VA45.7+0.9 pts
31Charlottesville, VA43.7+1.4 pts
32Richmond, VA43.5+0.2 pts
33Radford, VA42.7-3.1 pts
34Alexandria, VA42-0.6 pts
35Winchester, VA41.9-2.1 pts
36Fredericksburg, VA41.6+3.1 pts
37Harrisonburg, VA39.9+1.8 pts
38Petersburg, VA38.3+0.8 pts
39Blacksburg, VA34.2+1.1 pts

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. EU home ownership rates (population_in_owner_occupied_homes_share) count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Virginia by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/virginia-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Virginia by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/virginia-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/virginia-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Poquoson, VA, with 85.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Blacksburg, VA, with 34.2% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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