Most Affordable Cities in Virginia

Cost of living rankings for 192 cities in Virginia with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, Virginia is expensive with a statewide average Cost Index of 130.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected

Cheapest City

Richlands

Index: 71

Most Expensive

Vienna

Index: 224

State Average

130

National: 100

Cities Ranked

192

eligible statewide total

Virginia Affordability Ranking

Showing 1–50 of 192 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 1 of 4.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	Richlands	71	$112,928	$943	$37,154
2	Martinsville	72	$131,885	$876	$46,727
3	Big Stone Gap	75	$145,846	$943	$54,581
4	Collinsville	77	$167,700	$943	$52,158
5	Marion	77	$165,087	$943	$40,896
6	Danville	78	$156,316	$1,128	$44,423
7	Covington	78	$168,868	$943	$41,944
8	Emporia	78	$162,643	$1,018	$51,899
9	Pulaski	79	$175,451	$952	$49,491
10	Galax	80	$190,059	$943	$38,675
11	South Boston	81	$152,829	$1,430	$44,052
12	Buena Vista	83	$202,660	$1,057	$57,833
13	Wytheville	84	$223,734	$943	$47,270
14	Bristol	85	$202,748	$1,426	$50,404
15	Timberlake	87	$235,900	$1,117	$75,657
16	Madison Heights	87	$248,188	$923	$60,215
17	Hopewell	90	$235,011	$1,304	$54,729
18	Ettrick	90	$211,200	$1,651	$58,137
19	Abingdon	91	$287,605	$1,091	$54,544
20	Petersburg	92	$251,305	$1,350	$50,698
21	Hollins	92	$244,300	$1,464	$77,456
22	Franklin	92	$250,246	$1,325	$63,245
23	Bensley	92	$260,081	$1,195	$50,547
24	Lynchburg	93	$266,065	$1,283	$57,947
25	East Highland Park	93	$229,200	$1,651	$64,681
26	Farmville	93	$268,903	$1,298	$40,966
27	Radford	94	$271,087	$1,340	$57,348
28	Bedford	94	$289,024	$1,117	$70,288
29	Roanoke	96	$279,227	$1,413	$55,378
30	Montrose	96	$259,699	$1,618	$49,550
31	Vinton	96	$287,772	$1,283	$65,445
32	Portsmouth	97	$268,436	$1,629	$60,491
33	Highland Springs	97	$260,799	$1,666	$57,599
34	Laurel	98	$283,600	$1,651	$73,609
35	Dumbarton	99	$291,300	$1,651	$60,169
36	Newport News	100	$294,403	$1,605	$69,634
37	Hampton	100	$282,439	$1,698	$69,621
38	Meadowbrook	100	$298,500	$1,651	$86,054
39	Colonial Heights	100	$298,407	$1,569	$76,505
40	Wakefield	100	$215,863	$2,438	$237,975
41	Cave Spring	101	$325,800	$1,464	$87,539
42	Waynesboro	101	$317,127	$1,454	$59,994
43	Christiansburg	101	$305,502	$1,562	$77,147
44	Orange	101	$343,958	$1,262	$76,370
45	Staunton	102	$316,193	$1,562	$65,581
46	Salem	102	$310,395	$1,631	$66,725
47	Manchester	102	$317,000	$1,651	$80,296
48	Stuarts Draft	103	$359,034	$1,199	$79,332
49	Lake Monticello	103	$325,900	$1,642	$106,818
50	Norfolk	104	$312,422	$1,757	$66,109

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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