Section 8 · VA
Section 8 rent — Virginia
Fair Market Rents in Virginia for FY2026, by county and bedroom count. Each county's local housing authority sets its payment standard between 90% and 110% of these figures.
Virginia counties
FY2026 Section 8 rent by county, per bedroom count. Select a county for the full breakdown and payment-standard range.
- Accomack County$1,054/mo
- Albemarle County$1,824/mo
- Alexandria city$2,246/mo
- Alleghany County$914/mo
- Amelia County$1,655/mo
- Amherst County$1,187/mo
- Appomattox County$1,187/mo
- Arlington County$2,246/mo
- Augusta County$1,261/mo
- Bath County$977/mo
- Bedford County$1,187/mo
- Bland County$914/mo
- Botetourt County$1,254/mo
- Bristol city$1,044/mo
- Brunswick County$914/mo
- Buchanan County$914/mo
- Buckingham County$959/mo
- Buena Vista city$1,005/mo
- Campbell County$1,187/mo
- Caroline County$1,246/mo
- Carroll County$914/mo
- Charles City County$1,655/mo
- Charlotte County$914/mo
- Charlottesville city$1,824/mo
- Chesapeake city$1,713/mo
- Chesterfield County$1,655/mo
- Clarke County$2,246/mo
- Colonial Heights city$1,655/mo
- Covington city$914/mo
- Craig County$1,254/mo
- Culpeper County$1,423/mo
- Cumberland County$997/mo
- Danville city$914/mo
- Dickenson County$914/mo
- Dinwiddie County$1,655/mo
- Emporia city$1,001/mo
- Essex County$1,113/mo
- Fairfax city$2,246/mo
- Fairfax County$2,246/mo
- Falls Church city$2,246/mo
- Fauquier County$2,246/mo
- Floyd County$1,094/mo
- Fluvanna County$1,824/mo
- Franklin city$1,051/mo
- Franklin County$944/mo
- Frederick County$1,573/mo
- Fredericksburg city$2,246/mo
- Galax city$914/mo
- Giles County$984/mo
- Gloucester County$1,713/mo
- Goochland County$1,655/mo
- Grayson County$914/mo
- Greene County$1,824/mo
- Greensville County$1,001/mo
- Halifax County$914/mo
- Hampton city$1,713/mo
- Hanover County$1,655/mo
- Harrisonburg city$1,322/mo
- Henrico County$1,655/mo
- Henry County$914/mo
- Highland County$914/mo
- Hopewell city$1,655/mo
- Isle of Wight County$1,713/mo
- James City County$1,713/mo
- King and Queen County$1,250/mo
- King George County$1,469/mo
- King William County$1,655/mo
- Lancaster County$1,052/mo
- Lee County$914/mo
- Lexington city$1,005/mo
- Loudoun County$2,246/mo
- Louisa County$1,247/mo
- Lunenburg County$914/mo
- Lynchburg city$1,187/mo
- Madison County$1,066/mo
- Manassas city$2,246/mo
- Manassas Park city$2,246/mo
- Martinsville city$914/mo
- Mathews County$1,713/mo
- Mecklenburg County$950/mo
- Middlesex County$1,291/mo
- Montgomery County$1,271/mo
- Nelson County$1,824/mo
- New Kent County$1,655/mo
- Newport News city$1,713/mo
- Norfolk city$1,713/mo
- Northampton County$949/mo
- Northumberland County$1,309/mo
- Norton city$914/mo
- Nottoway County$975/mo
- Orange County$1,234/mo
- Page County$924/mo
- Patrick County$914/mo
- Petersburg city$1,655/mo
- Pittsylvania County$914/mo
- Poquoson city$1,713/mo
- Portsmouth city$1,713/mo
- Powhatan County$1,655/mo
- Prince Edward County$1,094/mo
- Prince George County$1,655/mo
- Prince William County$2,246/mo
- Pulaski County$921/mo
- Radford city$1,271/mo
- Rappahannock County$1,375/mo
- Richmond city$1,655/mo
- Richmond County$1,157/mo
- Roanoke city$1,254/mo
- Roanoke County$1,254/mo
- Rockbridge County$1,005/mo
- Rockingham County$1,322/mo
- Russell County$914/mo
- Salem city$1,254/mo
- Scott County$1,044/mo
- Shenandoah County$1,091/mo
- Smyth County$914/mo
- Southampton County$1,051/mo
- Spotsylvania County$2,246/mo
- Stafford County$2,246/mo
- Staunton city$1,261/mo
- Suffolk city$1,713/mo
- Surry County$1,039/mo
- Sussex County$1,655/mo
- Tazewell County$914/mo
- Virginia Beach city$1,713/mo
- Warren County$1,315/mo
- Washington County$1,044/mo
- Waynesboro city$1,261/mo
- Westmoreland County$1,194/mo
- Williamsburg city$1,713/mo
- Winchester city$1,573/mo
- Wise County$914/mo
- Wythe County$914/mo
- York County$1,713/mo
Frequently asked questions
What does Section 8 pay per bedroom in Virginia?
Section 8 is anchored to HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent. Select a county below for the 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4-bedroom figures, then expect the PHA's payment standard between 90% and 110% of each one.
Is the payment standard higher or lower than FMR in Virginia?
It depends on your county's public housing authority. PHAs set payment standards anywhere from 90% to 110% of the county FMR, so the actual voucher amount can be up to 10% above or below the published figure.
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