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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 2022, at $2,410. Martinsville, VA had the lowest, at $736. The median was $1,230 and the figure for Virginia was $1,440. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,410Vienna, VA
Lowest736Martinsville, VA
Median1,23039 cities
Virginia1,440History

All cities, 2022

Vienna, VA: 2,410 USDVienna, VA2,410Falls Church, VA: 2,074 USDFalls Church, VA2,074Manassas Park, VA: 2,073 USDManassas Park, VA2,073Herndon, VA: 2,029 USDHerndon, VA2,029Alexandria, VA: 1,983 USDAlexandria, VA1,983Fairfax, VA: 1,972 USDFairfax, VA1,972Leesburg, VA: 1,859 USDLeesburg, VA1,859Manassas, VA: 1,784 USDManassas, VA1,784Poquoson, VA: 1,584 USDPoquoson, VA1,584Virginia Beach, VA: 1,568 USDVirginia Beach, VA1,568Warrenton, VA: 1,520 USDWarrenton, VA1,520Fredericksburg, VA: 1,462 USDFredericksburg, VA1,462Chesapeake, VA: 1,446 USDChesapeake, VA1,446Suffolk, VA: 1,376 USDSuffolk, VA1,376Culpeper, VA: 1,372 USDCulpeper, VA1,372Charlottesville, VA: 1,357 USDCharlottesville, VA1,357Williamsburg, VA: 1,274 USDWilliamsburg, VA1,274Hampton, VA: 1,255 USDHampton, VA1,255Blacksburg, VA: 1,237 USDBlacksburg, VA1,237Winchester, VA: 1,230 USDWinchester, VA1,230Richmond, VA: 1,227 USDRichmond, VA1,227Portsmouth, VA: 1,225 USDPortsmouth, VA1,225Newport News, VA: 1,209 USDNewport News, VA1,209Norfolk, VA: 1,188 USDNorfolk, VA1,188Christiansburg, VA: 1,125 USDChristiansburg, VA1,125Colonial Heights, VA: 1,123 USDColonial Heights, VA1,123Front Royal, VA: 1,096 USDFront Royal, VA1,096Petersburg, VA: 1,082 USDPetersburg, VA1,082Harrisonburg, VA: 1,060 USDHarrisonburg, VA1,060Salem, VA: 1,053 USDSalem, VA1,053Hopewell, VA: 1,033 USDHopewell, VA1,033Staunton, VA: 984 USDStaunton, VA984Lynchburg, VA: 972 USDLynchburg, VA972Radford, VA: 967 USDRadford, VA967Roanoke, VA: 917 USDRoanoke, VA917Waynesboro, VA: 909 USDWaynesboro, VA909Bristol, VA: 784 USDBristol, VA784Danville, VA: 770 USDDanville, VA770Martinsville, VA: 736 USDMartinsville, VA736Vienna, VA: 2,410 USDVienna, VA2,410Falls Church, VA: 2,074 USDFalls Church, VA2,074Manassas Park, VA: 2,073 USDManassas Park, VA2,073Herndon, VA: 2,029 USDHerndon, VA2,029Alexandria, VA: 1,983 USDAlexandria, VA1,983Fairfax, VA: 1,972 USDFairfax, VA1,972Leesburg, VA: 1,859 USDLeesburg, VA1,859Manassas, VA: 1,784 USDManassas, VA1,784Poquoson, VA: 1,584 USDPoquoson, VA1,584Virginia Beach, VA: 1,568 USDVirginia Beach, VA1,568Warrenton, VA: 1,520 USDWarrenton, VA1,520Fredericksburg, VA: 1,462 USDFredericksburg, VA1,462Chesapeake, VA: 1,446 USDChesapeake, VA1,446Suffolk, VA: 1,376 USDSuffolk, VA1,376Culpeper, VA: 1,372 USDCulpeper, VA1,372Charlottesville, VA: 1,357 USDCharlottesville, VA1,357Williamsburg, VA: 1,274 USDWilliamsburg, VA1,274Hampton, VA: 1,255 USDHampton, VA1,255Blacksburg, VA: 1,237 USDBlacksburg, VA1,237Winchester, VA: 1,230 USDWinchester, VA1,230Richmond, VA: 1,227 USDRichmond, VA1,227Portsmouth, VA: 1,225 USDPortsmouth, VA1,225Newport News, VA: 1,209 USDNewport News, VA1,209Norfolk, VA: 1,188 USDNorfolk, VA1,188Christiansburg, VA: 1,125 USDChristiansburg, VA1,125Colonial Heights, VA: 1,123 USDColonial Heights, VA1,123Front Royal, VA: 1,096 USDFront Royal, VA1,096Petersburg, VA: 1,082 USDPetersburg, VA1,082Harrisonburg, VA: 1,060 USDHarrisonburg, VA1,060Salem, VA: 1,053 USDSalem, VA1,053Hopewell, VA: 1,033 USDHopewell, VA1,033Staunton, VA: 984 USDStaunton, VA984Lynchburg, VA: 972 USDLynchburg, VA972Radford, VA: 967 USDRadford, VA967Roanoke, VA: 917 USDRoanoke, VA917Waynesboro, VA: 909 USDWaynesboro, VA909Bristol, VA: 784 USDBristol, VA784Danville, VA: 770 USDDanville, VA770Martinsville, VA: 736 USDMartinsville, VA736
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

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Vienna, VA2,410+6.2%
2Falls Church, VA2,074+2.7%
3Manassas Park, VA2,073+8.2%
4Herndon, VA2,029+6.7%
5Alexandria, VA1,983+7.3%
6Fairfax, VA1,972+7.1%
7Leesburg, VA1,859+5.4%
8Manassas, VA1,784+8.7%
9Poquoson, VA1,584+7.4%
10Virginia Beach, VA1,568+9.4%
11Warrenton, VA1,520+8.3%
12Fredericksburg, VA1,462+7.9%
13Chesapeake, VA1,446+8.9%
14Suffolk, VA1,376+8.7%
15Culpeper, VA1,372+4%
16Charlottesville, VA1,357+8.6%
17Williamsburg, VA1,274+5.8%
18Hampton, VA1,255+8.3%
19Blacksburg, VA1,237+4.4%
20Winchester, VA1,230+9.3%
21Richmond, VA1,227+8.4%
22Portsmouth, VA1,225+9.8%
23Newport News, VA1,209+8.1%
24Norfolk, VA1,188+6.6%
25Christiansburg, VA1,125+9.9%
26Colonial Heights, VA1,123+4.5%
27Front Royal, VA1,096+10.8%
28Petersburg, VA1,082+5.8%
29Harrisonburg, VA1,060+12.2%
30Salem, VA1,053+6.6%
31Hopewell, VA1,033+7.9%
32Staunton, VA984+9.7%
33Lynchburg, VA972+4.7%
34Radford, VA967+13%
35Roanoke, VA917+8.5%
36Waynesboro, VA909+5.7%
37Bristol, VA784+6.4%
38Danville, VA770+5%
39Martinsville, VA736+7.4%

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/virginia-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/virginia-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Vienna, VA, with $2,410 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Martinsville, VA, with $736 in 2022.

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