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Cities in Virginia by housing units

Virginia Beach, VA had the highest housing units of 39 cities in 2023, at 190,734. Warrenton, VA had the lowest, at 4,134. The median was 12,352 and the figure for Virginia was 3.65 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest190,734Virginia Beach, VA
Lowest4,134Warrenton, VA
Median12,35239 cities
Virginia3,654,784History

All cities, 2023

Virginia Beach, VA: 190,734 countVirginia Beach, VA190,734Richmond, VA: 112,848 countRichmond, VA112,848Norfolk, VA: 102,542 countNorfolk, VA102,542Chesapeake, VA: 95,997 countChesapeake, VA95,997Newport News, VA: 81,850 countNewport News, VA81,850Alexandria, VA: 80,570 countAlexandria, VA80,570Hampton, VA: 62,503 countHampton, VA62,503Roanoke, VA: 48,931 countRoanoke, VA48,931Portsmouth, VA: 43,233 countPortsmouth, VA43,233Suffolk, VA: 39,651 countSuffolk, VA39,651Lynchburg, VA: 34,009 countLynchburg, VA34,009Danville, VA: 22,309 countDanville, VA22,309Charlottesville, VA: 21,559 countCharlottesville, VA21,559Harrisonburg, VA: 18,654 countHarrisonburg, VA18,654Petersburg, VA: 18,026 countPetersburg, VA18,026Leesburg, VA: 17,252 countLeesburg, VA17,252Blacksburg, VA: 16,893 countBlacksburg, VA16,893Manassas, VA: 14,426 countManassas, VA14,426Winchester, VA: 12,468 countWinchester, VA12,468Staunton, VA: 12,352 countStaunton, VA12,352Fredericksburg, VA: 12,308 countFredericksburg, VA12,308Salem, VA: 11,096 countSalem, VA11,096Christiansburg, VA: 10,588 countChristiansburg, VA10,588Hopewell, VA: 10,434 countHopewell, VA10,434Waynesboro, VA: 10,395 countWaynesboro, VA10,395Fairfax, VA: 9,317 countFairfax, VA9,317Bristol, VA: 8,654 countBristol, VA8,654Colonial Heights, VA: 8,126 countColonial Heights, VA8,126Herndon, VA: 8,095 countHerndon, VA8,095Culpeper, VA: 7,086 countCulpeper, VA7,086Martinsville, VA: 7,031 countMartinsville, VA7,031Radford, VA: 6,457 countRadford, VA6,457Falls Church, VA: 6,360 countFalls Church, VA6,360Front Royal, VA: 6,227 countFront Royal, VA6,227Williamsburg, VA: 5,767 countWilliamsburg, VA5,767Vienna, VA: 5,674 countVienna, VA5,674Manassas Park, VA: 5,525 countManassas Park, VA5,525Poquoson, VA: 4,945 countPoquoson, VA4,945Warrenton, VA: 4,134 countWarrenton, VA4,134Virginia Beach, VA: 190,734 countVirginia Beach, VA190,734Richmond, VA: 112,848 countRichmond, VA112,848Norfolk, VA: 102,542 countNorfolk, VA102,542Chesapeake, VA: 95,997 countChesapeake, VA95,997Newport News, VA: 81,850 countNewport News, VA81,850Alexandria, VA: 80,570 countAlexandria, VA80,570Hampton, VA: 62,503 countHampton, VA62,503Roanoke, VA: 48,931 countRoanoke, VA48,931Portsmouth, VA: 43,233 countPortsmouth, VA43,233Suffolk, VA: 39,651 countSuffolk, VA39,651Lynchburg, VA: 34,009 countLynchburg, VA34,009Danville, VA: 22,309 countDanville, VA22,309Charlottesville, VA: 21,559 countCharlottesville, VA21,559Harrisonburg, VA: 18,654 countHarrisonburg, VA18,654Petersburg, VA: 18,026 countPetersburg, VA18,026Leesburg, VA: 17,252 countLeesburg, VA17,252Blacksburg, VA: 16,893 countBlacksburg, VA16,893Manassas, VA: 14,426 countManassas, VA14,426Winchester, VA: 12,468 countWinchester, VA12,468Staunton, VA: 12,352 countStaunton, VA12,352Fredericksburg, VA: 12,308 countFredericksburg, VA12,308Salem, VA: 11,096 countSalem, VA11,096Christiansburg, VA: 10,588 countChristiansburg, VA10,588Hopewell, VA: 10,434 countHopewell, VA10,434Waynesboro, VA: 10,395 countWaynesboro, VA10,395Fairfax, VA: 9,317 countFairfax, VA9,317Bristol, VA: 8,654 countBristol, VA8,654Colonial Heights, VA: 8,126 countColonial Heights, VA8,126Herndon, VA: 8,095 countHerndon, VA8,095Culpeper, VA: 7,086 countCulpeper, VA7,086Martinsville, VA: 7,031 countMartinsville, VA7,031Radford, VA: 6,457 countRadford, VA6,457Falls Church, VA: 6,360 countFalls Church, VA6,360Front Royal, VA: 6,227 countFront Royal, VA6,227Williamsburg, VA: 5,767 countWilliamsburg, VA5,767Vienna, VA: 5,674 countVienna, VA5,674Manassas Park, VA: 5,525 countManassas Park, VA5,525Poquoson, VA: 4,945 countPoquoson, VA4,945Warrenton, VA: 4,134 countWarrenton, VA4,134
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

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Virginia Beach, VA190,734+0.4%
2Richmond, VA112,848+1.2%
3Norfolk, VA102,542+0.8%
4Chesapeake, VA95,997+1%
5Newport News, VA81,850+0.2%
6Alexandria, VA80,570+0.4%
7Hampton, VA62,503+0.2%
8Roanoke, VA48,931+0.4%
9Portsmouth, VA43,233+0.3%
10Suffolk, VA39,651+2.1%
11Lynchburg, VA34,009+0.6%
12Danville, VA22,309+0.1%
13Charlottesville, VA21,559+0.6%
14Harrisonburg, VA18,654+0.3%
15Petersburg, VA18,026+0.5%
16Leesburg, VA17,252+2.1%
17Blacksburg, VA16,893+3.9%
18Manassas, VA14,426+0.6%
19Winchester, VA12,468+0.9%
20Staunton, VA12,352+0.5%
21Fredericksburg, VA12,308+1.6%
22Salem, VA11,0960%
23Christiansburg, VA10,588-0.1%
24Hopewell, VA10,434+0.2%
25Waynesboro, VA10,395+1%
26Fairfax, VA9,317-0.1%
27Bristol, VA8,654-0.2%
28Colonial Heights, VA8,1260%
29Herndon, VA8,095-1.2%
30Culpeper, VA7,086+1.6%
31Martinsville, VA7,031-0.2%
32Radford, VA6,457+0.1%
33Falls Church, VA6,360+3.8%
34Front Royal, VA6,227+1.3%
35Williamsburg, VA5,767+0.6%
36Vienna, VA5,674-0.1%
37Manassas Park, VA5,525+0.6%
38Poquoson, VA4,945+0.4%
39Warrenton, VA4,134+0.9%

Other periods

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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.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/virginia-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/virginia-cities?period=2023.

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Virginia Beach, VA, with 190,734 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Warrenton, VA, with 4,134 in 2023.

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