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 101–150 of 192 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 3 of 4.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
101	Charlottesville	129	$515,056	$1,959	$74,824
102	Manassas Park	129	$460,090	$2,087	$103,250
103	Fredericksburg	130	$480,070	$2,042	$86,071
104	Glen Allen	130	$516,047	$2,053	$92,723
105	Hutchison	130	$476,900	$2,438	$105,651
106	Cherry Hill	131	$492,500	$2,438	$122,447
107	Short Pump	132	$568,900	$1,651	$138,845
108	Hybla Valley	133	$503,000	$2,438	$80,959
109	Woodbridge	134	$498,767	$2,188	$104,741
110	Leesylvania	136	$531,500	$2,438	$132,524
111	Stafford Courthouse	138	$548,000	$2,438	$127,849
112	Bealeton	139	$514,538	$2,438	$108,224
113	Manassas	140	$550,432	$2,178	$113,590
114	Franconia	140	$567,100	$2,438	$152,474
115	Montclair	141	$577,800	$2,438	$155,774
116	Sugarland Run	141	$576,700	$2,438	$166,385
117	Groveton	142	$585,000	$2,438	$101,974
118	Potomac Mills	142	$582,700	$2,438	$104,545
119	McNair	143	$595,800	$2,438	$122,778
120	Newington Forest	143	$592,200	$2,438	$149,107
121	Crozet	143	$585,925	$2,444	$129,417
122	Fair Lakes	143	$588,200	$2,438	$127,332
123	Newington	144	$598,000	$2,438	$155,027
124	Fair Oaks	145	$608,200	$2,438	$123,947
125	Triangle	145	$567,568	$2,438	$109,693
126	Dulles Town Center	145	$606,500	$2,438	$125,941
127	Linton Hall	146	$617,000	$2,438	$178,915
128	Kingstowne	147	$626,700	$2,438	$151,535
129	Mount Vernon	147	$583,698	$2,489	$163,750
130	Wyndham	147	$703,000	$1,651	$235,250
131	West Springfield	148	$637,300	$2,438	$163,115
132	Buckhall	148	$635,500	$2,438	$180,021
133	Countryside	148	$630,200	$2,438	$148,810
134	Tysons	149	$640,000	$2,438	$129,818
135	Burke Centre	149	$641,700	$2,438	$164,123
136	Centreville	150	$618,763	$2,407	$139,510
137	North Springfield	150	$649,700	$2,438	$130,400
138	Merrifield	151	$660,800	$2,438	$136,373
139	Greenbriar	151	$662,500	$2,438	$142,634
140	Stone Ridge	152	$672,800	$2,438	$187,563
141	Cascades	152	$671,100	$2,438	$167,171
142	Independent Hill	152	$674,300	$2,438	$204,886
143	Reston	153	$624,958	$2,598	$148,710
144	Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County)	154	$687,600	$2,438	$174,950
145	Dumfries	154	$589,237	$3,106	$82,355
146	Alexandria	155	$666,031	$2,285	$119,681
147	Sterling	155	$631,360	$2,668	$123,303
148	New Baltimore	155	$698,000	$2,438	$189,327
149	Laurel Hill	155	$696,000	$2,438	$155,667
150	West Falls Church	156	$706,800	$2,438	$134,978

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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