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Cities in Virginia by housing units

Virginia Beach, VA had the highest housing units of 39 cities in 2021, at 189,187. Warrenton, VA had the lowest, at 4,303. The median was 12,264 and the figure for Virginia was 3.6 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest189,187Virginia Beach, VA
Lowest4,303Warrenton, VA
Median12,26439 cities
Virginia3,596,100History

All cities, 2021

Virginia Beach, VA: 189,187 countVirginia Beach, VA189,187Richmond, VA: 110,224 countRichmond, VA110,224Norfolk, VA: 100,947 countNorfolk, VA100,947Chesapeake, VA: 94,035 countChesapeake, VA94,035Newport News, VA: 81,418 countNewport News, VA81,418Alexandria, VA: 80,040 countAlexandria, VA80,040Hampton, VA: 62,183 countHampton, VA62,183Roanoke, VA: 48,537 countRoanoke, VA48,537Portsmouth, VA: 42,934 countPortsmouth, VA42,934Suffolk, VA: 38,021 countSuffolk, VA38,021Lynchburg, VA: 33,637 countLynchburg, VA33,637Danville, VA: 22,264 countDanville, VA22,264Charlottesville, VA: 21,285 countCharlottesville, VA21,285Harrisonburg, VA: 18,569 countHarrisonburg, VA18,569Petersburg, VA: 17,853 countPetersburg, VA17,853Leesburg, VA: 16,804 countLeesburg, VA16,804Blacksburg, VA: 15,562 countBlacksburg, VA15,562Manassas, VA: 14,234 countManassas, VA14,234Winchester, VA: 12,268 countWinchester, VA12,268Staunton, VA: 12,264 countStaunton, VA12,264Fredericksburg, VA: 11,961 countFredericksburg, VA11,961Salem, VA: 11,086 countSalem, VA11,086Christiansburg, VA: 10,432 countChristiansburg, VA10,432Hopewell, VA: 10,395 countHopewell, VA10,395Waynesboro, VA: 10,201 countWaynesboro, VA10,201Fairfax, VA: 9,294 countFairfax, VA9,294Bristol, VA: 8,692 countBristol, VA8,692Herndon, VA: 8,134 countHerndon, VA8,134Colonial Heights, VA: 8,107 countColonial Heights, VA8,107Culpeper, VA: 7,066 countCulpeper, VA7,066Martinsville, VA: 7,065 countMartinsville, VA7,065Radford, VA: 6,460 countRadford, VA6,460Front Royal, VA: 6,196 countFront Royal, VA6,196Falls Church, VA: 6,069 countFalls Church, VA6,069Williamsburg, VA: 5,686 countWilliamsburg, VA5,686Vienna, VA: 5,641 countVienna, VA5,641Manassas Park, VA: 5,459 countManassas Park, VA5,459Poquoson, VA: 4,906 countPoquoson, VA4,906Warrenton, VA: 4,303 countWarrenton, VA4,303Virginia Beach, VA: 189,187 countVirginia Beach, VA189,187Richmond, VA: 110,224 countRichmond, VA110,224Norfolk, VA: 100,947 countNorfolk, VA100,947Chesapeake, VA: 94,035 countChesapeake, VA94,035Newport News, VA: 81,418 countNewport News, VA81,418Alexandria, VA: 80,040 countAlexandria, VA80,040Hampton, VA: 62,183 countHampton, VA62,183Roanoke, VA: 48,537 countRoanoke, VA48,537Portsmouth, VA: 42,934 countPortsmouth, VA42,934Suffolk, VA: 38,021 countSuffolk, VA38,021Lynchburg, VA: 33,637 countLynchburg, VA33,637Danville, VA: 22,264 countDanville, VA22,264Charlottesville, VA: 21,285 countCharlottesville, VA21,285Harrisonburg, VA: 18,569 countHarrisonburg, VA18,569Petersburg, VA: 17,853 countPetersburg, VA17,853Leesburg, VA: 16,804 countLeesburg, VA16,804Blacksburg, VA: 15,562 countBlacksburg, VA15,562Manassas, VA: 14,234 countManassas, VA14,234Winchester, VA: 12,268 countWinchester, VA12,268Staunton, VA: 12,264 countStaunton, VA12,264Fredericksburg, VA: 11,961 countFredericksburg, VA11,961Salem, VA: 11,086 countSalem, VA11,086Christiansburg, VA: 10,432 countChristiansburg, VA10,432Hopewell, VA: 10,395 countHopewell, VA10,395Waynesboro, VA: 10,201 countWaynesboro, VA10,201Fairfax, VA: 9,294 countFairfax, VA9,294Bristol, VA: 8,692 countBristol, VA8,692Herndon, VA: 8,134 countHerndon, VA8,134Colonial Heights, VA: 8,107 countColonial Heights, VA8,107Culpeper, VA: 7,066 countCulpeper, VA7,066Martinsville, VA: 7,065 countMartinsville, VA7,065Radford, VA: 6,460 countRadford, VA6,460Front Royal, VA: 6,196 countFront Royal, VA6,196Falls Church, VA: 6,069 countFalls Church, VA6,069Williamsburg, VA: 5,686 countWilliamsburg, VA5,686Vienna, VA: 5,641 countVienna, VA5,641Manassas Park, VA: 5,459 countManassas Park, VA5,459Poquoson, VA: 4,906 countPoquoson, VA4,906Warrenton, VA: 4,303 countWarrenton, VA4,303
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1Virginia Beach, VA189,187
2Richmond, VA110,224
3Norfolk, VA100,947
4Chesapeake, VA94,035
5Newport News, VA81,418
6Alexandria, VA80,040
7Hampton, VA62,183
8Roanoke, VA48,537
9Portsmouth, VA42,934
10Suffolk, VA38,021
11Lynchburg, VA33,637
12Danville, VA22,264
13Charlottesville, VA21,285
14Harrisonburg, VA18,569
15Petersburg, VA17,853
16Leesburg, VA16,804
17Blacksburg, VA15,562
18Manassas, VA14,234
19Winchester, VA12,268
20Staunton, VA12,264
21Fredericksburg, VA11,961
22Salem, VA11,086
23Christiansburg, VA10,432
24Hopewell, VA10,395
25Waynesboro, VA10,201
26Fairfax, VA9,294
27Bristol, VA8,692
28Herndon, VA8,134
29Colonial Heights, VA8,107
30Culpeper, VA7,066
31Martinsville, VA7,065
32Radford, VA6,460
33Front Royal, VA6,196
34Falls Church, VA6,069
35Williamsburg, VA5,686
36Vienna, VA5,641
37Manassas Park, VA5,459
38Poquoson, VA4,906
39Warrenton, VA4,303

Other periods

About this ranking

All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Virginia by housing units, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by housing units, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/virginia-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Virginia by housing units, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/virginia-cities?period=2021.

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Virginia Beach, VA, with 189,187 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Warrenton, VA, with 4,303 in 2021.

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