Cost of Living in Virginia

2025 affordability guide — compare housing costs, rental prices, and living expenses across 352 cities in Virginia.

105.9
Avg COL Index
352
Cities Ranked
$344,867
Avg Home Value

Housing Market

$344,867

Average median home value across Virginia cities.

Rental Market

Rental data covers median monthly rent for tracked cities in Virginia.

Affordability

Above Average

COL index 105.9 vs. national average of 100. Expect higher living costs than the national average.

Most & Least Expensive Cities in Virginia

Quick look at the cost extremes across Virginia.

All 20 Major Cities Ranked by Cost of Living

Sorted from most expensive to most affordable. Click any city for a detailed breakdown with housing, rental, and income data.

# City COL Index Affordability Median Home Median Rent
1 Great Falls CDP 180.9 Very Expensive $1,342,400 N/A
2 Keswick CDP 164.0 Very Expensive $1,116,800 N/A
3 Clifton 158.1 Very Expensive $1,039,500 N/A
4 Waterford CDP 156.4 Very Expensive $1,016,300 N/A
5 Vienna 152.2 Very Expensive $961,100 N/A
6 Union Mill CDP 150.8 Very Expensive $942,400 N/A
7 Dunn Loring CDP 150.3 Very Expensive $935,000 N/A
8 Crosspointe CDP 149.3 Very Expensive $921,400 N/A
9 Navy CDP 149.2 Very Expensive $920,900 N/A
10 Braddock CDP 148.8 Very Expensive $915,900 N/A
11 Fort Hunt CDP 146.9 Very Expensive $890,400 N/A
12 Broadlands CDP 144.6 Very Expensive $859,400 N/A
13 Lake Barcroft CDP 143.8 Very Expensive $848,200 N/A
14 Floris CDP 143.4 Very Expensive $843,600 N/A
15 Brambleton CDP 142.6 Very Expensive $833,000 N/A
16 Flint Hill CDP 142.4 Very Expensive $830,000 N/A
17 Wakefield CDP 142.1 Very Expensive $826,100 N/A
18 Franklin Farm CDP 140.9 Very Expensive $810,600 N/A
19 Moorefield CDP 140.3 Very Expensive $802,700 N/A
20 Mason Neck CDP 140.0 Very Expensive $798,000 N/A

All 301 Cities in Virginia

Complete directory of every tracked city and town. Filter or scroll to find yours.

Abbs Valley CDP (100.2) Abingdon (96.4) Adwolf CDP (90.2) Alberta (87.3) Altavista (90.1) Annandale CDP (128.9) Apple Mountain Lake CDP (107.9) Arcola CDP (125.3) Arrington CDP (90.8) Ashland (100.5) Atlantic CDP (98.4) Bailey's Crossroads CDP (109.9) Bassett CDP (94.0) Bastian CDP (92.1) Bedford (94.5) Belle Haven (93.3) Belle Haven CDP (123.0) Bellwood CDP (94.5) Belspring CDP (104.4) Belview CDP (90.5) Benns Church CDP (98.1) Big Rock CDP (83.9) Big Stone Gap East CDP (92.6) Blacksburg (111.4) Bloxom (89.6) Bluefield (92.1) Bobtown CDP (124.2) Boissevain CDP (82.1) Boones Mill (94.0) Bowling Green (103.1) Boyce (111.4) Boykins (92.4) Braddock CDP (148.8) Brambleton CDP (142.6) Brightwood CDP (102.6) Bristol (92.7) Broadlands CDP (144.6) Brucetown CDP (101.8) Buchanan (95.2) Buckhall CDP (125.0) Buckingham Courthouse CDP (104.8) Bull Run Mountain Estates CDP (127.1) Burke Centre CDP (126.3) Callaghan CDP (92.9) Cape Charles (124.3) Carrollton CDP (108.7) Carrsville CDP (95.5) Cascades CDP (126.4) Catlett CDP (105.3) Cats Bridge CDP (88.3) Centreville CDP (122.5) Chamberlayne CDP (102.7) Chantilly CDP (127.7) Charlotte Court House (91.7) Chase City (88.7) Chatmoss CDP (96.8) Cherry Hill CDP (115.4) Chester CDP (101.8) Chincoteague (104.7) Christiansburg (98.3) Churchville CDP (105.8) Claremont (94.0) Clarksville (95.7) Claypool Hill CDP (92.7) Cleveland (84.4) Clifton (158.1) Cliftondale Park CDP (87.9) Coeburn (88.1) Columbia Furnace CDP (97.3) Conicville CDP (100.7) County Center CDP (121.3) Craigsville (90.7) Crewe (90.2) Crosspointe CDP (149.3) Cumberland CDP (90.5) Dahlgren CDP (108.8) Dale City CDP (110.1) Daleville CDP (105.6) Dante CDP (86.1) Danville (88.3) Deltaville CDP (103.8) Drakes Branch (89.0) Draper CDP (92.0) Dublin (92.5) Dulles Town Center CDP (122.2) Dungannon (85.9) Dunn Loring CDP (150.3) Eagle Rock CDP (88.2) Earlysville CDP (111.2) East Highland Park CDP (95.8) Eastville (98.4) Edinburg (96.4) Elkton (97.5) Emory CDP (95.3) Emporia (89.9) Enon CDP (98.1) Esmont CDP (96.7) Ettrick CDP (93.9) Exmore (92.2) Fair Lakes CDP (123.3) Fairfax (130.9) Falmouth CDP (111.8) Fincastle (100.8) Flint Hill CDP (142.4) Floris CDP (143.4) Floyd (98.0) Forest CDP (104.0) Fort Belvoir CDP (98.4) Fort Hunt CDP (146.9) Franconia CDP (121.9) Franklin Farm CDP (140.9) Fredericksburg (114.7) Front Royal (101.4) Gainesville CDP (129.7) Galax (89.5) Gargatha CDP (101.3) Gasburg CDP (97.5) George Mason CDP (131.7) Glade Spring (92.8) Glasgow (88.8) Glen Lyn (92.9) Glenvar CDP (99.9) Gloucester Courthouse CDP (105.7) Goochland CDP (117.1) Gordonsville (100.1) Goshen (89.9) Great Falls CDP (180.9) Greenbush CDP (97.2) Gretna (90.6) Grottoes (100.1) Groveton CDP (122.8) Grundy (94.1) Hamilton (118.6) Haymarket (122.4) Herndon (122.8) Highland Springs CDP (95.5) Hillsboro (126.1) Hillsville (90.0) Hiltons CDP (88.7) Hopewell (92.4) Horntown CDP (90.4) Horse Pasture CDP (89.0) Independence (88.7) Independent Hill CDP (128.6) Iron Gate (86.3) Ivanhoe CDP (86.6) Ivor (93.3) Ivy CDP (127.4) Jolivue CDP (98.3) Keezletown CDP (105.3) Keswick CDP (164.0) Keysville (91.3) Kilmarnock (99.4) Kincora CDP (120.2) King William CDP (99.6) Kings Park West CDP (131.1) Kingstowne CDP (126.1) La Crosse (87.9) Lake Barcroft CDP (143.8) Lake Caroline CDP (101.9) Lake Holiday CDP (100.9) Lake Monticello CDP (101.7) Lake Wilderness CDP (104.5) Lakeside CDP (100.4) Lebanon (92.2) Lee Mont CDP (97.3) Leesburg (126.4) Linton Hall CDP (124.7) Linville CDP (103.6) Loch Lomond CDP (111.0) Long Branch CDP (139.3) Loudoun Valley Estates CDP (138.1) Lovettsville (119.6) Lovingston CDP (101.7) Low Moor CDP (89.2) Lowes Island CDP (138.5) Luray (98.3) Madison (103.5) Makemie Park CDP (86.8) Manassas (112.7) Manassas Park (108.7) Manchester CDP (101.6) Martinsville (87.0) Mason Neck CDP (140.0) Matoaca CDP (95.4) McKenney (95.4) Meadowbrook CDP (99.7) Mechanicsburg CDP (89.9) Mechanicsville CDP (104.3) Melfa (92.0) Middlebrook CDP (98.9) Middleburg (133.2) Middletown (101.7) Millboro CDP (89.6) Moneta CDP (102.8) Montclair CDP (122.2) Montrose CDP (92.8) Montross (98.2) Moorefield CDP (140.3) Mount Crawford (100.6) Mount Jackson (92.8) Mountain Road CDP (86.0) Narrows (88.3) Navy CDP (149.2) Nelsonia CDP (88.5) New Castle (101.3) Newsoms (91.4) Nickelsville (94.1) Nokesville CDP (125.7) North Shore CDP (116.1) North Springfield CDP (127.4) Norton (87.6) Oak Grove CDP (125.0) Oak Level CDP (88.7) Oakton CDP (138.4) Painter (89.0) Pamplin City (89.5) Pantops CDP (117.4) Passapatanzy CDP (105.4) Pastoria CDP (88.8) Pearisburg (92.0) Pembroke (89.9) Penhook CDP (115.8) Petersburg (91.9) Phenix (87.8) Piney Mountain CDP (101.3) Plum Creek CDP (88.3) Pound (87.3) Powhatan CDP (109.6) Purcellville (124.7) Ravensworth CDP (130.3) Reston CDP (126.3) Rich Creek (89.7) Richmond (102.4) Ridgeway (91.1) Rivanna CDP (139.2) Riverview CDP (83.3) Rocky Mount (93.6) Rose Hill CDP (Lee County) (88.1) Round Hill (123.1) Rushmere CDP (104.9) Rustburg CDP (98.0) Saltville (86.9) Seven Corners CDP (105.2) Shawsville CDP (86.3) Shenandoah Farms CDP (100.8) Shenandoah Shores CDP (101.2) Sherando CDP (95.8) Short Pump CDP (120.8) Skyland Estates CDP (101.0) South Boston (91.8) Sperryville CDP (106.7) St. Charles CDP (81.1) Stanardsville (99.5) Staunton (98.0) Stephens City (101.6) Sterling CDP (118.2) Stone Ridge CDP (130.1) Stony Creek (91.5) Stuarts Draft CDP (99.6) Sudley CDP (111.4) Sugar Grove CDP (84.3) Sugarland Run CDP (121.5) Sully Square CDP (133.3) Sussex CDP (94.1) Tazewell (88.3) The Plains (111.0) Timberlake CDP (97.2) Toms Brook (95.6) Triangle CDP (119.1) Tuckahoe CDP (113.2) Union Mill CDP (150.8) Unionville CDP (97.2) University of Virginia CDP (111.7) Urbanna (103.1) Vansant CDP (87.3) Verona CDP (97.4) Victoria (89.3) Vienna (152.2) Villa Heights CDP (89.0) Wakefield (91.7) Wakefield CDP (142.1) Warfield CDP (86.4) Waterford CDP (156.4) Wattsville CDP (92.8) Weber City (90.7) West Falls Church CDP (129.5) West Springfield CDP (126.0) Westlake Corner CDP (114.3) Windsor (98.7) Wintergreen CDP (124.9) Wise (88.9) Woodbridge CDP (109.7) Woodburn CDP (139.6) Woodlake CDP (108.0) Woodlawn CDP (Carroll County) (90.9) Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County) (103.2) Woodstock (98.7) Wyndham CDP (130.6) Yogaville CDP (106.3) Yorkshire CDP (111.9)

Frequently Asked Questions

What states have the lowest cost of living?

States like Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Kansas typically have lower costs of living compared to coastal states.

What is the difference between RPP and COL Index?

RPP (Regional Price Parity) measures the price level for all items. COL Index combines RPP, housing, and rental data for a comprehensive comparison.

Data: BEA Regional Price Parities, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, HUD Fair Market Rents. Our Methodology · Data Sources

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