Average Rent in Virginia (2026) — HUD Fair Market Rents
The average two-bedroom rent in Virginia is $1,729 per month by HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent data (population-weighted); two-bedroom FMRs range from $914 to $2,246 across 64 rent areas.
Fair Market Rent is HUD's annual estimate of what a modest rental costs in each local market — the 40th percentile of gross rents (rent plus tenant-paid utilities) for recent movers, published for studio through four-bedroom units and used to set Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. FMRs are a federal benchmark, not an asking-rent average: use them to sanity-check your pricing (statewide, Virginia's typical two-bedroom FMR moved -0.8% versus FY 2025).
All 64 Virginia FMR areas
Sorted by two-bedroom rent, highest first. 20 metro areas; the rest are non-metro county areas. "vs FY 2025" is the two-bedroom change from last year's FMR for the same area.
| Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR vs FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 14 countiesAlexandria city · Arlington County · Clarke County · Fairfax County · Fairfax city · Falls Church city · Fauquier County · Fredericksburg city · Loudoun County · Manassas Park city · Manassas city · Prince William County · Spotsylvania County · Stafford County | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 | -2.9% |
Charlottesville, VA MSA Metro 5 countiesAlbemarle County · Charlottesville city · Fluvanna County · Greene County · Nelson County | $1,421 | $1,602 | $1,824 | $2,218 | $2,731 | +5.5% |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 14 countiesChesapeake city · Gloucester County · Hampton city · Isle of Wight County · James City County · Mathews County · Newport News city · Norfolk city · Poquoson city · Portsmouth city · Suffolk city · Virginia Beach city · Williamsburg city · York County | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 | +1.0% |
Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 16 countiesAmelia County · Charles City County · Chesterfield County · Colonial Heights city · Dinwiddie County · Goochland County · Hanover County · Henrico County · Hopewell city · King William County · New Kent County · Petersburg city · Powhatan County · Prince George County · Richmond city · Sussex County | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 | -3.3% |
Winchester, VA-WV MSA Metro 2 countiesFrederick County · Winchester city | $1,133 | $1,255 | $1,573 | $1,965 | $2,639 | +0.3% |
| King George County, VA Non-metro | $1,182 | $1,211 | $1,469 | $2,043 | $2,464 | +9.9% |
| Culpeper County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $1,149 | $1,170 | $1,423 | $1,978 | $2,007 | +0.1% |
| Rappahannock County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $1,198 | $1,254 | $1,375 | $1,649 | $2,307 | +1.0% |
Harrisonburg, VA MSA Metro 2 countiesHarrisonburg city · Rockingham County | $1,050 | $1,057 | $1,322 | $1,801 | $2,125 | -5.0% |
| Warren County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $953 | $1,002 | $1,315 | $1,754 | $2,206 | +1.3% |
| Northumberland County, VA Non-metro | $1,066 | $1,073 | $1,309 | $1,569 | $2,047 | +11.4% |
| Middlesex County, VA Non-metro | $1,052 | $1,058 | $1,291 | $1,548 | $2,018 | +8.3% |
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 2 countiesMontgomery County · Radford city | $910 | $993 | $1,271 | $1,706 | $2,132 | +3.2% |
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA Metro 3 countiesAugusta County · Staunton city · Waynesboro city | $1,088 | $1,095 | $1,261 | $1,734 | $1,941 | -1.6% |
Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 5 countiesBotetourt County · Craig County · Roanoke County · Roanoke city · Salem city | $1,004 | $1,053 | $1,254 | $1,743 | $2,104 | +9.9% |
| King and Queen County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $1,089 | $1,139 | $1,250 | $1,536 | $1,929 | -5.7% |
| Louisa County, VA Non-metro | $1,080 | $1,138 | $1,247 | $1,734 | $1,950 | +11.8% |
| Caroline County, VA Non-metro | $859 | $1,021 | $1,246 | $1,733 | $2,090 | +11.3% |
| Orange County, VA Non-metro | $1,005 | $1,012 | $1,234 | $1,716 | $1,929 | +10.5% |
| Westmoreland County, VA Non-metro | $973 | $979 | $1,194 | $1,658 | $1,810 | +10.8% |
Lynchburg, VA MSA Metro 5 countiesAmherst County · Appomattox County · Bedford County · Campbell County · Lynchburg city | $1,027 | $1,033 | $1,187 | $1,635 | $1,750 | -1.1% |
| Richmond County, VA Non-metro | $876 | $882 | $1,157 | $1,464 | $1,825 | +9.6% |
| Essex County, VA Non-metro | $907 | $912 | $1,113 | $1,341 | $1,556 | +10.6% |
| Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $830 | $834 | $1,094 | $1,312 | $1,448 | — |
| Prince Edward County, VA Non-metro | $916 | $922 | $1,094 | $1,312 | $1,448 | +10.3% |
| Shenandoah County, VA Non-metro | $849 | $855 | $1,091 | $1,394 | $1,523 | +1.9% |
| Madison County, VA Non-metro | $923 | $971 | $1,066 | $1,483 | $1,667 | — |
| Accomack County, VA Non-metro | $740 | $856 | $1,054 | $1,367 | $1,549 | +12.1% |
| Lancaster County, VA Non-metro | $857 | $862 | $1,052 | $1,463 | $1,765 | +2.1% |
Southampton County-Franklin city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area Non-metro 2 countiesFranklin city · Southampton County | $811 | $817 | $1,051 | $1,346 | $1,764 | — |
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA Metro 3 countiesBristol city · Scott County · Washington County | $720 | $818 | $1,044 | $1,338 | $1,464 | +0.1% |
| Surry County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $905 | $920 | $1,039 | $1,445 | $1,743 | — |
Rockbridge County-Buena Vista city-Lexington city, VA HUD Nonmetr Non-metro 3 countiesBuena Vista city · Lexington city · Rockbridge County | $870 | $917 | $1,005 | $1,398 | $1,686 | +11.8% |
Greensville County-Emporia city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area Non-metro 2 countiesEmporia city · Greensville County | $764 | $769 | $1,001 | $1,392 | $1,679 | +7.3% |
| Cumberland County, VA Non-metro | $812 | $817 | $997 | $1,195 | $1,673 | +9.2% |
| Giles County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $746 | $898 | $984 | $1,180 | $1,651 | +3.9% |
| Bath County, VA Non-metro | $796 | $801 | $977 | $1,171 | $1,528 | +12.7% |
| Nottoway County, VA Non-metro | $738 | $743 | $975 | $1,356 | $1,587 | +9.1% |
| Buckingham County, VA Non-metro | $830 | $875 | $959 | $1,266 | $1,419 | +2.6% |
| Mecklenburg County, VA Non-metro | $719 | $724 | $950 | $1,224 | $1,258 | +7.0% |
| Northampton County, VA Non-metro | $719 | $723 | $949 | $1,320 | $1,592 | +7.2% |
| Franklin County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $771 | $861 | $944 | $1,313 | $1,584 | +8.4% |
| Page County, VA Non-metro | $800 | $811 | $924 | $1,157 | $1,550 | +8.6% |
| Pulaski County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $699 | $840 | $921 | $1,252 | $1,545 | +0.5% |
Alleghany County-Clifton Forge city-Covington city, VA HUD Nonmet Non-metro 2 countiesAlleghany County · Covington city | $773 | $778 | $914 | $1,259 | $1,358 | +7.4% |
| Bland County, VA Non-metro | $745 | $749 | $914 | $1,271 | $1,429 | +7.4% |
| Brunswick County, VA Non-metro | $745 | $749 | $914 | $1,271 | $1,389 | +7.4% |
| Buchanan County, VA Non-metro | $792 | $834 | $914 | $1,271 | $1,494 | +7.4% |
Carroll County-Galax city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area Non-metro 2 countiesCarroll County · Galax city | $765 | $770 | $914 | $1,271 | $1,481 | +7.4% |
| Charlotte County, VA Non-metro | $692 | $697 | $914 | $1,146 | $1,533 | +7.4% |
| Dickenson County, VA Non-metro | $745 | $749 | $914 | $1,096 | $1,346 | +7.4% |
| Grayson County, VA Non-metro | $792 | $834 | $914 | $1,241 | $1,252 | +7.4% |
| Halifax County, VA Non-metro | $792 | $827 | $914 | $1,167 | $1,340 | +7.4% |
Henry County-Martinsville city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area Non-metro 2 countiesHenry County · Martinsville city | $749 | $753 | $914 | $1,096 | $1,282 | +7.4% |
| Highland County, VA Non-metro | $745 | $749 | $914 | $1,233 | $1,429 | +7.4% |
| Lee County, VA Non-metro | $693 | $697 | $914 | $1,226 | $1,429 | +7.4% |
| Lunenburg County, VA Non-metro | $692 | $697 | $914 | $1,127 | $1,254 | +6.7% |
| Patrick County, VA Non-metro | $758 | $763 | $914 | $1,146 | $1,429 | +7.4% |
Pittsylvania County-Danville city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area Non-metro 2 countiesDanville city · Pittsylvania County | $630 | $738 | $914 | $1,263 | $1,415 | +7.4% |
| Russell County, VA Non-metro | $744 | $748 | $914 | $1,156 | $1,377 | +7.4% |
| Smyth County, VA Non-metro | $642 | $753 | $914 | $1,191 | $1,429 | +7.4% |
| Tazewell County, VA Non-metro | $727 | $732 | $914 | $1,096 | $1,252 | +7.4% |
Wise County-Norton city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area Non-metro 2 countiesNorton city · Wise County | $692 | $697 | $914 | $1,205 | $1,429 | +7.4% |
| Wythe County, VA Non-metro | $758 | $762 | $914 | $1,212 | $1,533 | +7.2% |
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About this data
Source: HUD FY 2026 Fair Market Rents, county-level file (revised), published at huduser.gov — a U.S. government work in the public domain, republished here unmodified. The typical-rent figure is the population-weighted average across the areas above (county populations from HUD's file); year-over-year comparisons match each area with last year's file by HUD area code. Effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; last regenerated from HUD's file on 2026-07-20. FMRs cap what a housing authority can pay under the voucher program; your local Public Housing Authority's payment standard may be set between 90% and 110% of FMR. Full method notes: how the rent figures are computed.
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