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Cities in Virginia by median gross rent (monthly)

Vienna, VA had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 39 cities in 2021, at $2,270. Martinsville, VA had the lowest, at $685. The median was $1,132 and the figure for Virginia was $1,326. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,270Vienna, VA
Lowest685Martinsville, VA
Median1,13239 cities
Virginia1,326History

All cities, 2021

Vienna, VA: 2,270 USDVienna, VA2,270Falls Church, VA: 2,020 USDFalls Church, VA2,020Manassas Park, VA: 1,916 USDManassas Park, VA1,916Herndon, VA: 1,901 USDHerndon, VA1,901Alexandria, VA: 1,848 USDAlexandria, VA1,848Fairfax, VA: 1,841 USDFairfax, VA1,841Leesburg, VA: 1,763 USDLeesburg, VA1,763Manassas, VA: 1,641 USDManassas, VA1,641Poquoson, VA: 1,475 USDPoquoson, VA1,475Virginia Beach, VA: 1,433 USDVirginia Beach, VA1,433Warrenton, VA: 1,404 USDWarrenton, VA1,404Fredericksburg, VA: 1,355 USDFredericksburg, VA1,355Chesapeake, VA: 1,328 USDChesapeake, VA1,328Culpeper, VA: 1,319 USDCulpeper, VA1,319Suffolk, VA: 1,266 USDSuffolk, VA1,266Charlottesville, VA: 1,250 USDCharlottesville, VA1,250Williamsburg, VA: 1,204 USDWilliamsburg, VA1,204Blacksburg, VA: 1,185 USDBlacksburg, VA1,185Hampton, VA: 1,159 USDHampton, VA1,159Richmond, VA: 1,132 USDRichmond, VA1,132Winchester, VA: 1,125 USDWinchester, VA1,125Newport News, VA: 1,118 USDNewport News, VA1,118Portsmouth, VA: 1,116 USDPortsmouth, VA1,116Norfolk, VA: 1,114 USDNorfolk, VA1,114Colonial Heights, VA: 1,075 USDColonial Heights, VA1,075Christiansburg, VA: 1,024 USDChristiansburg, VA1,024Petersburg, VA: 1,023 USDPetersburg, VA1,023Front Royal, VA: 989 USDFront Royal, VA989Salem, VA: 988 USDSalem, VA988Hopewell, VA: 957 USDHopewell, VA957Harrisonburg, VA: 945 USDHarrisonburg, VA945Lynchburg, VA: 928 USDLynchburg, VA928Staunton, VA: 897 USDStaunton, VA897Waynesboro, VA: 860 USDWaynesboro, VA860Radford, VA: 856 USDRadford, VA856Roanoke, VA: 845 USDRoanoke, VA845Bristol, VA: 737 USDBristol, VA737Danville, VA: 733 USDDanville, VA733Martinsville, VA: 685 USDMartinsville, VA685Vienna, VA: 2,270 USDVienna, VA2,270Falls Church, VA: 2,020 USDFalls Church, VA2,020Manassas Park, VA: 1,916 USDManassas Park, VA1,916Herndon, VA: 1,901 USDHerndon, VA1,901Alexandria, VA: 1,848 USDAlexandria, VA1,848Fairfax, VA: 1,841 USDFairfax, VA1,841Leesburg, VA: 1,763 USDLeesburg, VA1,763Manassas, VA: 1,641 USDManassas, VA1,641Poquoson, VA: 1,475 USDPoquoson, VA1,475Virginia Beach, VA: 1,433 USDVirginia Beach, VA1,433Warrenton, VA: 1,404 USDWarrenton, VA1,404Fredericksburg, VA: 1,355 USDFredericksburg, VA1,355Chesapeake, VA: 1,328 USDChesapeake, VA1,328Culpeper, VA: 1,319 USDCulpeper, VA1,319Suffolk, VA: 1,266 USDSuffolk, VA1,266Charlottesville, VA: 1,250 USDCharlottesville, VA1,250Williamsburg, VA: 1,204 USDWilliamsburg, VA1,204Blacksburg, VA: 1,185 USDBlacksburg, VA1,185Hampton, VA: 1,159 USDHampton, VA1,159Richmond, VA: 1,132 USDRichmond, VA1,132Winchester, VA: 1,125 USDWinchester, VA1,125Newport News, VA: 1,118 USDNewport News, VA1,118Portsmouth, VA: 1,116 USDPortsmouth, VA1,116Norfolk, VA: 1,114 USDNorfolk, VA1,114Colonial Heights, VA: 1,075 USDColonial Heights, VA1,075Christiansburg, VA: 1,024 USDChristiansburg, VA1,024Petersburg, VA: 1,023 USDPetersburg, VA1,023Front Royal, VA: 989 USDFront Royal, VA989Salem, VA: 988 USDSalem, VA988Hopewell, VA: 957 USDHopewell, VA957Harrisonburg, VA: 945 USDHarrisonburg, VA945Lynchburg, VA: 928 USDLynchburg, VA928Staunton, VA: 897 USDStaunton, VA897Waynesboro, VA: 860 USDWaynesboro, VA860Radford, VA: 856 USDRadford, VA856Roanoke, VA: 845 USDRoanoke, VA845Bristol, VA: 737 USDBristol, VA737Danville, VA: 733 USDDanville, VA733Martinsville, VA: 685 USDMartinsville, VA685
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Vienna, VA2,270
2Falls Church, VA2,020
3Manassas Park, VA1,916
4Herndon, VA1,901
5Alexandria, VA1,848
6Fairfax, VA1,841
7Leesburg, VA1,763
8Manassas, VA1,641
9Poquoson, VA1,475
10Virginia Beach, VA1,433
11Warrenton, VA1,404
12Fredericksburg, VA1,355
13Chesapeake, VA1,328
14Culpeper, VA1,319
15Suffolk, VA1,266
16Charlottesville, VA1,250
17Williamsburg, VA1,204
18Blacksburg, VA1,185
19Hampton, VA1,159
20Richmond, VA1,132
21Winchester, VA1,125
22Newport News, VA1,118
23Portsmouth, VA1,116
24Norfolk, VA1,114
25Colonial Heights, VA1,075
26Christiansburg, VA1,024
27Petersburg, VA1,023
28Front Royal, VA989
29Salem, VA988
30Hopewell, VA957
31Harrisonburg, VA945
32Lynchburg, VA928
33Staunton, VA897
34Waynesboro, VA860
35Radford, VA856
36Roanoke, VA845
37Bristol, VA737
38Danville, VA733
39Martinsville, VA685

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

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 B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, 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-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Virginia by median gross rent (monthly), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by median gross rent (monthly), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/virginia-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Virginia by median gross rent (monthly), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/virginia-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by median gross rent (monthly), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/virginia-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Vienna, VA, with $2,270 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Martinsville, VA, with $685 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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 B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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