Virginia county equivalents (counties and independent cities): highest renter cost burden

Ranked observations

0 county equivalents (counties and independent cities) excluded for unavailable renter cost burden (30%+); ties in the unrounded published values resolve by ascending GEOID. All available observations are shown.

Highest renter cost burden in Virginia
Rank	County equivalent	GEOID	Renter cost burden (30%+)
1	Poquoson city, Virginia	51735	63.9%
2	Williamsburg city, Virginia	51830	61.5%
3	King William County, Virginia	51101	57.7%
4	Portsmouth city, Virginia	51740	55.6%
5	Hampton city, Virginia	51650	55.2%
6	Clarke County, Virginia	51043	55.1%
7	Chesapeake city, Virginia	51550	54.6%
8	Suffolk city, Virginia	51800	53.1%
9	Charlottesville city, Virginia	51540	52.8%
10	Norfolk city, Virginia	51710	52.8%
11	James City County, Virginia	51095	52.2%
12	Radford city, Virginia	51750	51.6%
13	Virginia Beach city, Virginia	51810	51.4%
14	Middlesex County, Virginia	51119	51.2%
15	Hopewell city, Virginia	51670	51.2%
16	Colonial Heights city, Virginia	51570	50.7%
17	Winchester city, Virginia	51840	50.4%
18	Richmond city, Virginia	51760	49.9%
19	Spotsylvania County, Virginia	51177	49.8%
20	Henrico County, Virginia	51087	49.5%
21	Chesterfield County, Virginia	51041	49.2%
22	Franklin city, Virginia	51620	49.0%
23	Lynchburg city, Virginia	51680	49.0%
24	Manassas city, Virginia	51683	48.9%
25	Newport News city, Virginia	51700	48.9%
26	Prince William County, Virginia	51153	48.8%
27	Petersburg city, Virginia	51730	48.8%
28	Salem city, Virginia	51775	48.0%
29	Manassas Park city, Virginia	51685	47.8%
30	Fredericksburg city, Virginia	51630	47.4%
31	Albemarle County, Virginia	51003	46.9%
32	Essex County, Virginia	51057	46.9%
33	York County, Virginia	51199	46.8%
34	Louisa County, Virginia	51109	46.7%
35	Fairfax city, Virginia	51600	46.4%
36	Emporia city, Virginia	51595	45.9%
37	Waynesboro city, Virginia	51820	45.9%
38	Prince Edward County, Virginia	51147	44.6%
39	Harrisonburg city, Virginia	51660	44.6%
40	King George County, Virginia	51099	44.4%
41	Montgomery County, Virginia	51121	44.4%
42	Alexandria city, Virginia	51510	44.4%
43	Lexington city, Virginia	51678	44.1%
44	Sussex County, Virginia	51183	43.9%
45	Fairfax County, Virginia	51059	43.8%
46	Stafford County, Virginia	51179	43.8%
47	Greensville County, Virginia	51081	43.6%
48	Buena Vista city, Virginia	51530	43.4%
49	Staunton city, Virginia	51790	43.0%
50	Falls Church city, Virginia	51610	42.9%
51	Grayson County, Virginia	51077	42.7%
52	Galax city, Virginia	51640	42.6%
53	Danville city, Virginia	51590	42.4%
54	Halifax County, Virginia	51083	42.3%
55	Loudoun County, Virginia	51107	42.3%
56	Lee County, Virginia	51105	42.0%
57	Prince George County, Virginia	51149	41.9%
58	Roanoke city, Virginia	51770	41.9%
59	Culpeper County, Virginia	51047	41.8%
60	Nottoway County, Virginia	51135	41.8%
61	Pittsylvania County, Virginia	51143	41.3%
62	Henry County, Virginia	51089	40.6%
63	Covington city, Virginia	51580	40.5%
64	Caroline County, Virginia	51033	40.1%
65	Hanover County, Virginia	51085	40.1%
66	Augusta County, Virginia	51015	39.9%
67	Roanoke County, Virginia	51161	39.9%
68	Frederick County, Virginia	51069	39.8%
69	Powhatan County, Virginia	51145	39.7%
70	Charlotte County, Virginia	51037	39.4%
71	Norton city, Virginia	51720	39.4%
72	Wythe County, Virginia	51197	39.2%
73	Buchanan County, Virginia	51027	39.1%
74	Bedford County, Virginia	51019	39.0%
75	Arlington County, Virginia	51013	38.8%
76	Isle of Wight County, Virginia	51093	38.8%
77	Rockingham County, Virginia	51165	38.8%
78	Buckingham County, Virginia	51029	38.4%
79	Pulaski County, Virginia	51155	38.4%
80	Dinwiddie County, Virginia	51053	37.9%
81	Warren County, Virginia	51187	37.9%
82	Amelia County, Virginia	51007	37.8%
83	Bristol city, Virginia	51520	37.7%
84	Craig County, Virginia	51045	37.2%
85	King and Queen County, Virginia	51097	37.2%
86	Amherst County, Virginia	51009	37.1%
87	Brunswick County, Virginia	51025	37.0%
88	Smyth County, Virginia	51173	36.6%
89	Rockbridge County, Virginia	51163	36.4%
90	Westmoreland County, Virginia	51193	36.1%
91	Tazewell County, Virginia	51185	35.7%
92	Surry County, Virginia	51181	35.6%
93	Martinsville city, Virginia	51690	35.6%
94	New Kent County, Virginia	51127	35.5%
95	Fauquier County, Virginia	51061	35.3%
96	Nelson County, Virginia	51125	35.2%
97	Alleghany County, Virginia	51005	35.0%
98	Gloucester County, Virginia	51073	34.9%
99	Lancaster County, Virginia	51103	34.4%
100	Southampton County, Virginia	51175	33.8%
101	Orange County, Virginia	51137	33.6%
102	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	51117	33.1%
103	Mathews County, Virginia	51115	33.0%
104	Patrick County, Virginia	51141	32.7%
105	Rappahannock County, Virginia	51157	32.7%
106	Accomack County, Virginia	51001	32.3%
107	Page County, Virginia	51139	31.8%
108	Northampton County, Virginia	51131	31.7%
109	Shenandoah County, Virginia	51171	31.5%
110	Floyd County, Virginia	51063	31.2%
111	Charles City County, Virginia	51036	31.0%
112	Scott County, Virginia	51169	30.7%
113	Highland County, Virginia	51091	30.6%
114	Campbell County, Virginia	51031	30.0%
115	Dickenson County, Virginia	51051	29.9%
116	Botetourt County, Virginia	51023	29.2%
117	Goochland County, Virginia	51075	28.8%
118	Russell County, Virginia	51167	28.6%
119	Wise County, Virginia	51195	28.5%
120	Giles County, Virginia	51071	28.2%
121	Fluvanna County, Virginia	51065	26.9%
122	Carroll County, Virginia	51035	26.5%
123	Northumberland County, Virginia	51133	26.5%
124	Richmond County, Virginia	51159	26.5%
125	Greene County, Virginia	51079	26.1%
126	Madison County, Virginia	51113	26.1%
127	Cumberland County, Virginia	51049	25.9%
128	Franklin County, Virginia	51067	25.6%
129	Washington County, Virginia	51191	25.2%
130	Appomattox County, Virginia	51011	23.4%
131	Lunenburg County, Virginia	51111	22.4%
132	Bath County, Virginia	51017	13.6%
133	Bland County, Virginia	51021	0.0%

Method and provenance

ACS 2024 five-year survey estimates (2020–2024), not current prices. Direct estimates may have 90% margins of error shown where available. The home-value-to-income ratio and renter cost-burden rate are derived; no MOE is calculated for either. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, not zero. County-equivalent rankings are descriptive, not an affordability or suitability recommendation.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Validated Virginia bundle provenance, source snapshot and checksums. Virginia county-equivalent map and full table.