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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 2023, at $2,430. Bristol, VA had the lowest, at $775. The median was $1,298 and the figure for Virginia was $1,514. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,430Vienna, VA
Lowest775Bristol, VA
Median1,29839 cities
Virginia1,514History

All cities, 2023

Vienna, VA: 2,430 USDVienna, VA2,430Falls Church, VA: 2,205 USDFalls Church, VA2,205Manassas Park, VA: 2,175 USDManassas Park, VA2,175Herndon, VA: 2,147 USDHerndon, VA2,147Fairfax, VA: 2,122 USDFairfax, VA2,122Alexandria, VA: 2,031 USDAlexandria, VA2,031Leesburg, VA: 1,980 USDLeesburg, VA1,980Manassas, VA: 1,835 USDManassas, VA1,835Virginia Beach, VA: 1,649 USDVirginia Beach, VA1,649Poquoson, VA: 1,634 USDPoquoson, VA1,634Chesapeake, VA: 1,523 USDChesapeake, VA1,523Fredericksburg, VA: 1,521 USDFredericksburg, VA1,521Warrenton, VA: 1,512 USDWarrenton, VA1,512Suffolk, VA: 1,484 USDSuffolk, VA1,484Charlottesville, VA: 1,453 USDCharlottesville, VA1,453Culpeper, VA: 1,408 USDCulpeper, VA1,408Williamsburg, VA: 1,361 USDWilliamsburg, VA1,361Hampton, VA: 1,346 USDHampton, VA1,346Richmond, VA: 1,314 USDRichmond, VA1,314Winchester, VA: 1,298 USDWinchester, VA1,298Blacksburg, VA: 1,290 USDBlacksburg, VA1,290Newport News, VA: 1,285 USDNewport News, VA1,285Portsmouth, VA: 1,266 USDPortsmouth, VA1,266Norfolk, VA: 1,246 USDNorfolk, VA1,246Christiansburg, VA: 1,171 USDChristiansburg, VA1,171Colonial Heights, VA: 1,162 USDColonial Heights, VA1,162Front Royal, VA: 1,133 USDFront Royal, VA1,133Petersburg, VA: 1,132 USDPetersburg, VA1,132Harrisonburg, VA: 1,120 USDHarrisonburg, VA1,120Hopewell, VA: 1,085 USDHopewell, VA1,085Salem, VA: 1,046 USDSalem, VA1,046Lynchburg, VA: 1,043 USDLynchburg, VA1,043Staunton, VA: 993 USDStaunton, VA993Waynesboro, VA: 972 USDWaynesboro, VA972Radford, VA: 966 USDRadford, VA966Roanoke, VA: 964 USDRoanoke, VA964Danville, VA: 808 USDDanville, VA808Martinsville, VA: 784 USDMartinsville, VA784Bristol, VA: 775 USDBristol, VA775Vienna, VA: 2,430 USDVienna, VA2,430Falls Church, VA: 2,205 USDFalls Church, VA2,205Manassas Park, VA: 2,175 USDManassas Park, VA2,175Herndon, VA: 2,147 USDHerndon, VA2,147Fairfax, VA: 2,122 USDFairfax, VA2,122Alexandria, VA: 2,031 USDAlexandria, VA2,031Leesburg, VA: 1,980 USDLeesburg, VA1,980Manassas, VA: 1,835 USDManassas, VA1,835Virginia Beach, VA: 1,649 USDVirginia Beach, VA1,649Poquoson, VA: 1,634 USDPoquoson, VA1,634Chesapeake, VA: 1,523 USDChesapeake, VA1,523Fredericksburg, VA: 1,521 USDFredericksburg, VA1,521Warrenton, VA: 1,512 USDWarrenton, VA1,512Suffolk, VA: 1,484 USDSuffolk, VA1,484Charlottesville, VA: 1,453 USDCharlottesville, VA1,453Culpeper, VA: 1,408 USDCulpeper, VA1,408Williamsburg, VA: 1,361 USDWilliamsburg, VA1,361Hampton, VA: 1,346 USDHampton, VA1,346Richmond, VA: 1,314 USDRichmond, VA1,314Winchester, VA: 1,298 USDWinchester, VA1,298Blacksburg, VA: 1,290 USDBlacksburg, VA1,290Newport News, VA: 1,285 USDNewport News, VA1,285Portsmouth, VA: 1,266 USDPortsmouth, VA1,266Norfolk, VA: 1,246 USDNorfolk, VA1,246Christiansburg, VA: 1,171 USDChristiansburg, VA1,171Colonial Heights, VA: 1,162 USDColonial Heights, VA1,162Front Royal, VA: 1,133 USDFront Royal, VA1,133Petersburg, VA: 1,132 USDPetersburg, VA1,132Harrisonburg, VA: 1,120 USDHarrisonburg, VA1,120Hopewell, VA: 1,085 USDHopewell, VA1,085Salem, VA: 1,046 USDSalem, VA1,046Lynchburg, VA: 1,043 USDLynchburg, VA1,043Staunton, VA: 993 USDStaunton, VA993Waynesboro, VA: 972 USDWaynesboro, VA972Radford, VA: 966 USDRadford, VA966Roanoke, VA: 964 USDRoanoke, VA964Danville, VA: 808 USDDanville, VA808Martinsville, VA: 784 USDMartinsville, VA784Bristol, VA: 775 USDBristol, VA775
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Vienna, VA2,430+0.8%
2Falls Church, VA2,205+6.3%
3Manassas Park, VA2,175+4.9%
4Herndon, VA2,147+5.8%
5Fairfax, VA2,122+7.6%
6Alexandria, VA2,031+2.4%
7Leesburg, VA1,980+6.5%
8Manassas, VA1,835+2.9%
9Virginia Beach, VA1,649+5.2%
10Poquoson, VA1,634+3.2%
11Chesapeake, VA1,523+5.3%
12Fredericksburg, VA1,521+4%
13Warrenton, VA1,512-0.5%
14Suffolk, VA1,484+7.8%
15Charlottesville, VA1,453+7.1%
16Culpeper, VA1,408+2.6%
17Williamsburg, VA1,361+6.8%
18Hampton, VA1,346+7.3%
19Richmond, VA1,314+7.1%
20Winchester, VA1,298+5.5%
21Blacksburg, VA1,290+4.3%
22Newport News, VA1,285+6.3%
23Portsmouth, VA1,266+3.3%
24Norfolk, VA1,246+4.9%
25Christiansburg, VA1,171+4.1%
26Colonial Heights, VA1,162+3.5%
27Front Royal, VA1,133+3.4%
28Petersburg, VA1,132+4.6%
29Harrisonburg, VA1,120+5.7%
30Hopewell, VA1,085+5%
31Salem, VA1,046-0.7%
32Lynchburg, VA1,043+7.3%
33Staunton, VA993+0.9%
34Waynesboro, VA972+6.9%
35Radford, VA966-0.1%
36Roanoke, VA964+5.1%
37Danville, VA808+4.9%
38Martinsville, VA784+6.5%
39Bristol, VA775-1.1%

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/virginia-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/virginia-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/virginia-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Vienna, VA, with $2,430 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bristol, VA, with $775 in 2023.

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