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HUD Open Data · FY 2026

What are Fair Market Rents in Virginia?

$2,246/mo 2.9%vs 2025 ($2,314)

Highest county 2-bedroom FMR in Virginia. HUD Fair Market Rent (FY2026) across 133 counties and areas. Effective October 1, 2025.

2-Bedroom FMR by County

Waynesboro city: $1,261Emporia city: $1,001Buena Vista city: $1,005Danville city: $914Galax city: $914Harrisonburg city: $1,322Martinsville city: $914Charlottesville city: $1,824King George County: $1,469Richmond County: $1,157Scott County: $1,044Botetourt County: $1,254York County: $1,713Rappahannock County: $1,375Greene County: $1,824Radford city: $1,271Louisa County: $1,247Salem city: $1,254Hopewell city: $1,655Falls Church city: $2,246Lexington city: $1,005Cumberland County: $997Pulaski County: $921Loudoun County: $2,246Appomattox County: $1,187Norton city: $914Henrico County: $1,655Franklin city: $1,051Henry County: $914Hampton city: $1,713Highland County: $914King William County: $1,655Montgomery County: $1,271Richmond city: $1,655Amherst County: $1,187Mathews County: $1,713Petersburg city: $1,655Goochland County: $1,655Albemarle County: $1,824Prince Edward County: $1,094Caroline County: $1,246Fluvanna County: $1,824Northumberland County: $1,309Isle of Wight County: $1,713Manassas Park city: $2,246King and Queen County: $1,250Bristol city: $1,044Colonial Heights city: $1,655Tazewell County: $914Clarke County: $2,246Halifax County: $914Arlington County: $2,246Surry County: $1,039Warren County: $1,315Washington County: $1,044Wise County: $914Winchester city: $1,573Charles City County: $1,655Page County: $924Bland County: $914Sussex County: $1,655Lunenburg County: $914Buchanan County: $914Mecklenburg County: $950Amelia County: $1,655Gloucester County: $1,713Shenandoah County: $1,091Dickenson County: $914Staunton city: $1,261Floyd County: $1,094Roanoke city: $1,254Alleghany County: $914Giles County: $984Franklin County: $944Bath County: $977Pittsylvania County: $914Northampton County: $949Culpeper County: $1,423James City County: $1,713Fauquier County: $2,246Orange County: $1,234Lynchburg city: $1,187Campbell County: $1,187Norfolk city: $1,713Poquoson city: $1,713Portsmouth city: $1,713Chesterfield County: $1,655Suffolk city: $1,713Craig County: $1,254Frederick County: $1,573Chesapeake city: $1,713Dinwiddie County: $1,655Powhatan County: $1,655Greensville County: $1,001Hanover County: $1,655Rockbridge County: $1,005Spotsylvania County: $2,246Stafford County: $2,246Carroll County: $914Newport News city: $1,713Grayson County: $914Accomack County: $1,054Prince George County: $1,655New Kent County: $1,655Wythe County: $914Patrick County: $914Southampton County: $1,051Charlotte County: $914Rockingham County: $1,322Williamsburg city: $1,713Smyth County: $914Middlesex County: $1,291Alexandria city: $2,246Brunswick County: $914Fairfax city: $2,246Manassas city: $2,246Nottoway County: $975Prince William County: $2,246Russell County: $914Buckingham County: $959Augusta County: $1,261Madison County: $1,066Fairfax County: $2,246Westmoreland County: $1,194Lancaster County: $1,052Essex County: $1,113Bedford County: $1,187Roanoke County: $1,254Fredericksburg city: $2,246Virginia Beach city: $1,713Nelson County: $1,824Covington city: $914Lee County: $914

Virginia & Neighbours

North Carolina: $1,835West Virginia: $1,573District of Columbia: $2,246Kentucky: $1,353Maryland: $2,246Tennessee: $1,730Virginia: $2,246$1,835$1,573$2,246$1,353$2,246$1,730$2,246

How Virginia Compares to Other States

Highest county 2-bedroom FMR ranked against all states with HUD FMR data.

Higher FMR than 79% of states · 12th of 52

Lowest: Mississippi($1,288)
Highest: California($4,214)
#StateValue
1California$4,214
2Massachusetts$3,138
3New Hampshire$2,941
… 8 more …
12Virginia(you are here)$2,246
… 37 more …
50Mississippi$1,288
51Oklahoma$1,244
52Puerto Rico$663

Highest & Lowest 2-Bedroom FMR by County

The HUD Fair Market Rents for FY2026 in Virginia are set at the county or metropolitan statistical area (MSA) level. Select a county below to see the 2-bedroom FMR and all bedroom sizes, along with ZIP codes served by that county. Source: U.S. HUD, Office of Policy Development & Research, FY2026 Fair Market Rents (effective Oct 1, 2025).

County / Area2BR
Accomack County$1,054
Albemarle County$1,824
Alexandria city$2,246
Alleghany County$914
Amelia County$1,655
Amherst County$1,187
Appomattox County$1,187
Arlington County$2,246
Augusta County$1,261
Bath County$977
Bedford County$1,187
Bland County$914
Botetourt County$1,254
Bristol city$1,044
Brunswick County$914
Buchanan County$914
Buckingham County$959
Buena Vista city$1,005
Campbell County$1,187
Caroline County$1,246
Carroll County$914
Charles City County$1,655
Charlotte County$914
Charlottesville city$1,824
Chesapeake city$1,713
Chesterfield County$1,655
Clarke County$2,246
Colonial Heights city$1,655
Covington city$914
Craig County$1,254
Culpeper County$1,423
Cumberland County$997
Danville city$914
Dickenson County$914
Dinwiddie County$1,655
Emporia city$1,001
Essex County$1,113
Fairfax city$2,246
Fairfax County$2,246
Falls Church city$2,246
Fauquier County$2,246
Floyd County$1,094
Fluvanna County$1,824
Franklin city$1,051
Franklin County$944
Frederick County$1,573
Fredericksburg city$2,246
Galax city$914
Giles County$984
Gloucester County$1,713
Goochland County$1,655
Grayson County$914
Greene County$1,824
Greensville County$1,001
Halifax County$914
Hampton city$1,713
Hanover County$1,655
Harrisonburg city$1,322
Henrico County$1,655
Henry County$914
Highland County$914
Hopewell city$1,655
Isle of Wight County$1,713
James City County$1,713
King and Queen County$1,250
King George County$1,469
King William County$1,655
Lancaster County$1,052
Lee County$914
Lexington city$1,005
Loudoun County$2,246
Louisa County$1,247
Lunenburg County$914
Lynchburg city$1,187
Madison County$1,066
Manassas city$2,246
Manassas Park city$2,246
Martinsville city$914
Mathews County$1,713
Mecklenburg County$950
Middlesex County$1,291
Montgomery County$1,271
Nelson County$1,824
New Kent County$1,655
Newport News city$1,713
Norfolk city$1,713
Northampton County$949
Northumberland County$1,309
Norton city$914
Nottoway County$975
Orange County$1,234
Page County$924
Patrick County$914
Petersburg city$1,655
Pittsylvania County$914
Poquoson city$1,713
Portsmouth city$1,713
Powhatan County$1,655
Prince Edward County$1,094
Prince George County$1,655
Prince William County$2,246
Pulaski County$921
Radford city$1,271
Rappahannock County$1,375
Richmond city$1,655
Richmond County$1,157
Roanoke city$1,254
Roanoke County$1,254
Rockbridge County$1,005
Rockingham County$1,322
Russell County$914
Salem city$1,254
Scott County$1,044
Shenandoah County$1,091
Smyth County$914
Southampton County$1,051
Spotsylvania County$2,246
Stafford County$2,246
Staunton city$1,261
Suffolk city$1,713
Surry County$1,039
Sussex County$1,655
Tazewell County$914
Virginia Beach city$1,713
Warren County$1,315
Washington County$1,044
Waynesboro city$1,261
Westmoreland County$1,194
Williamsburg city$1,713
Winchester city$1,573
Wise County$914
Wythe County$914
York County$1,713

Frequently asked questions

What are the HUD Fair Market Rents in Virginia for 2026?

HUD Fair Market Rents in Virginia for FY2026 range by county. The 2-bedroom FMR across Virginia's 133 counties/areas spans from $914 to $2,246/mo. Select a county above for the full bedroom breakdown.

When do FMR figures become effective in Virginia?

HUD publishes new FMR figures annually. FY2026 figures became effective October 1, 2025 and apply through September 30, 2026.

How does HUD calculate Fair Market Rents?

HUD calculates FMRs as the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality units in a metropolitan area or non-metropolitan county. Data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS).

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Data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, public domain. Effective FY2026 (Oct 1, 2025).