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Virginia Fair Market Rents

2023 Fair Market Rents

2023 FMRs in Virginia by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.

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FMRs vary across Virginia based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Virginia is $1,116.

The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $1,951 in Hawaii. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $519 in Puerto Rico.

FMRs in Virginia are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.

View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.

How does Virginia compare?

The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Virginia is $1,838 in Arlington County, Clarke County, and 12 others. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $793 in Russell County.

Virginia ($1,116) has a 1.8% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,096) and therefore has a higher gross rent.

Virginia is rank 21st out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 35 other States and territories. Virginia is the 21st most expensive State or territory in terms of FMRs.

Average FMRs for Virginia

21st
Rank
$901
Studio
$939
1-person
$1,116
2-person
$1,468
3-person
$1,739
4-person
Counties in Virginia (133)
County Rank Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
Arlington County 1st $1,589 $1,615 $1,838 $2,299 $2,742
Clarke County 1st $1,589 $1,615 $1,838 $2,299 $2,742
Fairfax County 1st $1,589 $1,615 $1,838 $2,299 $2,742
Fauquier County 1st $1,589 $1,615 $1,838 $2,299 $2,742
Loudoun County 1st $1,589 $1,615 $1,838 $2,299 $2,742
Prince William County 1st $1,589 $1,615 $1,838 $2,299 $2,742
Spotsylvania County 1st $1,589 $1,615 $1,838 $2,299 $2,742
Stafford County 1st $1,589 $1,615 $1,838 $2,299 $2,742
Alexandria city 1st $1,589 $1,615 $1,838 $2,299 $2,742
Fairfax city 1st $1,589 $1,615 $1,838 $2,299 $2,742
Falls Church city 1st $1,589 $1,615 $1,838 $2,299 $2,742
Fredericksburg city 1st $1,589 $1,615 $1,838 $2,299 $2,742
Manassas city 1st $1,589 $1,615 $1,838 $2,299 $2,742
Manassas Park city 1st $1,589 $1,615 $1,838 $2,299 $2,742
Gloucester County 15th $1,116 $1,137 $1,329 $1,857 $2,264
Isle of Wight County 15th $1,116 $1,137 $1,329 $1,857 $2,264
James City County 15th $1,116 $1,137 $1,329 $1,857 $2,264
Mathews County 15th $1,116 $1,137 $1,329 $1,857 $2,264
York County 15th $1,116 $1,137 $1,329 $1,857 $2,264
Chesapeake city 15th $1,116 $1,137 $1,329 $1,857 $2,264
Hampton city 15th $1,116 $1,137 $1,329 $1,857 $2,264
Newport News city 15th $1,116 $1,137 $1,329 $1,857 $2,264
Norfolk city 15th $1,116 $1,137 $1,329 $1,857 $2,264
Poquoson city 15th $1,116 $1,137 $1,329 $1,857 $2,264
Portsmouth city 15th $1,116 $1,137 $1,329 $1,857 $2,264
Suffolk city 15th $1,116 $1,137 $1,329 $1,857 $2,264
Virginia Beach city 15th $1,116 $1,137 $1,329 $1,857 $2,264
Williamsburg city 15th $1,116 $1,137 $1,329 $1,857 $2,264
Albemarle County 29th $1,165 $1,172 $1,401 $1,742 $2,159
Fluvanna County 29th $1,165 $1,172 $1,401 $1,742 $2,159
Greene County 29th $1,165 $1,172 $1,401 $1,742 $2,159
Nelson County 29th $1,165 $1,172 $1,401 $1,742 $2,159
Charlottesville city 29th $1,165 $1,172 $1,401 $1,742 $2,159
Amelia County 34th $1,157 $1,183 $1,336 $1,727 $2,100
Charles City County 34th $1,157 $1,183 $1,336 $1,727 $2,100
Chesterfield County 34th $1,157 $1,183 $1,336 $1,727 $2,100
Dinwiddie County 34th $1,157 $1,183 $1,336 $1,727 $2,100
Goochland County 34th $1,157 $1,183 $1,336 $1,727 $2,100
Hanover County 34th $1,157 $1,183 $1,336 $1,727 $2,100
Henrico County 34th $1,157 $1,183 $1,336 $1,727 $2,100
King William County 34th $1,157 $1,183 $1,336 $1,727 $2,100
New Kent County 34th $1,157 $1,183 $1,336 $1,727 $2,100
Powhatan County 34th $1,157 $1,183 $1,336 $1,727 $2,100
Prince George County 34th $1,157 $1,183 $1,336 $1,727 $2,100
Sussex County 34th $1,157 $1,183 $1,336 $1,727 $2,100
Colonial Heights city 34th $1,157 $1,183 $1,336 $1,727 $2,100
Hopewell city 34th $1,157 $1,183 $1,336 $1,727 $2,100
Petersburg city 34th $1,157 $1,183 $1,336 $1,727 $2,100
Richmond city 34th $1,157 $1,183 $1,336 $1,727 $2,100
King George County 50th $897 $983 $1,209 $1,718 $2,059
Frederick County 51st $879 $962 $1,227 $1,547 $2,037
Winchester city 51st $879 $962 $1,227 $1,547 $2,037
Culpeper County 53rd $863 $869 $1,144 $1,485 $1,851
Montgomery County 54th $827 $860 $1,051 $1,469 $1,790
Radford city 54th $827 $860 $1,051 $1,469 $1,790
Rappahannock County 56th $940 $946 $1,096 $1,381 $1,628
Warren County 57th $805 $811 $1,067 $1,412 $1,817
Caroline County 58th $805 $847 $1,056 $1,501 $1,664
Augusta County 59th $824 $829 $989 $1,380 $1,685
Staunton city 59th $824 $829 $989 $1,380 $1,685
Waynesboro city 59th $824 $829 $989 $1,380 $1,685
Rockingham County 62nd $775 $780 $1,027 $1,366 $1,749
Harrisonburg city 62nd $775 $780 $1,027 $1,366 $1,749
Louisa County 64th $840 $859 $970 $1,367 $1,652
Orange County 65th $782 $830 $1,054 $1,394 $1,616
Middlesex County 66th $777 $796 $1,048 $1,275 $1,577
Southampton County 67th $804 $817 $953 $1,244 $1,623
Franklin city 67th $804 $817 $953 $1,244 $1,623
Westmoreland County 69th $719 $737 $970 $1,379 $1,623
Botetourt County 70th $723 $803 $990 $1,358 $1,533
Craig County 70th $723 $803 $990 $1,358 $1,533
Roanoke County 70th $723 $803 $990 $1,358 $1,533
Roanoke city 70th $723 $803 $990 $1,358 $1,533
Salem city 70th $723 $803 $990 $1,358 $1,533
Northumberland County 75th $753 $814 $1,015 $1,291 $1,528
Lancaster County 76th $765 $827 $1,031 $1,255 $1,385
Amherst County 77th $805 $819 $930 $1,264 $1,393
Appomattox County 77th $805 $819 $930 $1,264 $1,393
Bedford County 77th $805 $819 $930 $1,264 $1,393
Campbell County 77th $805 $819 $930 $1,264 $1,393
Lynchburg city 77th $805 $819 $930 $1,264 $1,393
King and Queen County 82nd $781 $799 $902 $1,282 $1,419
Madison County 83rd $743 $748 $984 $1,225 $1,462
Cumberland County 84th $705 $762 $951 $1,157 $1,562
Richmond County 85th $723 $782 $975 $1,187 $1,467
Shenandoah County 86th $650 $747 $972 $1,368 $1,373
Prince Edward County 87th $700 $760 $944 $1,149 $1,421
Essex County 88th $690 $746 $930 $1,188 $1,400
Northampton County 89th $636 $660 $857 $1,178 $1,365
Franklin County 90th $681 $690 $908 $1,105 $1,242
Pulaski County 91st $665 $702 $793 $1,103 $1,351
Nottoway County 92nd $618 $688 $833 $1,131 $1,325
Accomack County 93rd $588 $702 $793 $1,123 $1,351
Rockbridge County 94th $615 $735 $830 $1,172 $1,197
Buena Vista city 94th $615 $735 $830 $1,172 $1,197
Lexington city 94th $615 $735 $830 $1,172 $1,197
Page County 97th $593 $708 $800 $1,039 $1,363
Surry County 98th $588 $636 $793 $1,127 $1,351
Buckingham County 99th $630 $742 $849 $1,087 $1,162
Lunenburg County 100th $588 $611 $793 $1,093 $1,351
Wythe County 101st $601 $616 $811 $987 $1,381
Smyth County 102nd $530 $681 $793 $1,026 $1,351
Greensville County 103rd $623 $638 $840 $1,124 $1,128
Emporia city 103rd $623 $638 $840 $1,124 $1,128
Carroll County 105th $588 $643 $793 $1,120 $1,202
Galax city 105th $588 $643 $793 $1,120 $1,202
Brunswick County 107th $588 $602 $793 $1,104 $1,254
Bland County 108th $588 $636 $793 $1,127 $1,193
Floyd County 109th $588 $636 $793 $1,127 $1,186
Giles County 109th $665 $702 $793 $1,069 $1,101
Grayson County 111th $588 $636 $793 $1,116 $1,191
Alleghany County 112th $647 $651 $812 $1,028 $1,173
Covington city 112th $647 $651 $812 $1,028 $1,173
Mecklenburg County 114th $606 $662 $817 $1,088 $1,098
Patrick County 114th $588 $702 $793 $995 $1,193
Wise County 114th $588 $655 $793 $1,091 $1,144
Norton city 114th $588 $655 $793 $1,091 $1,144
Bath County 118th $590 $637 $795 $1,052 $1,196
Highland County 118th $590 $637 $795 $1,052 $1,196
Charlotte County 120th $588 $602 $793 $1,009 $1,255
Buchanan County 121st $687 $702 $793 $997 $1,065
Lee County 122nd $588 $675 $793 $1,014 $1,173
Scott County 123rd $583 $627 $793 $1,041 $1,170
Washington County 123rd $583 $627 $793 $1,041 $1,170
Bristol city 123rd $583 $627 $793 $1,041 $1,170
Pittsylvania County 126th $530 $625 $793 $1,060 $1,179
Danville city 126th $530 $625 $793 $1,060 $1,179
Dickenson County 128th $588 $636 $793 $965 $1,199
Halifax County 129th $588 $637 $793 $1,037 $1,084
Henry County 130th $598 $602 $793 $984 $1,146
Martinsville city 130th $598 $602 $793 $984 $1,146
Tazewell County 132nd $590 $604 $795 $968 $1,155
Russell County 133rd $588 $602 $793 $972 $1,065

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