37 counties · ranked by income-to-home ratio

Most Affordable Counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia where housing is most affordable relative to local incomes. Higher income-to-home ratios mean residents spend less of their earnings on housing.

# County BTI Score Afford. Ratio Home Value Med. Income Med. Rent Tax Rate
01 Henry County VA 58 0.39 $111,800 $43,694 $686 0.5%
02 Pittsylvania County VA 41 0.37 $144,100 $52,619 $831 0.6%
03 Roanoke County VA 65 0.33 $245,800 $80,872 $1,116 0.9%
04 Washington County VA 67 0.33 $181,000 $59,116 $796 0.5%
05 Campbell County VA 4 0.32 $183,100 $59,022 $792 0.5%
06 Franklin County VA 79 0.32 $207,700 $66,275 $809 0.6%
07 Roanoke city VA 51 0.32 $162,000 $51,523 $917 1.1%
08 Chesterfield County VA 46 0.31 $306,500 $95,757 $1,460 0.8%
09 Hanover County VA 41 0.30 $347,900 $104,678 $1,392 0.7%
10 Spotsylvania County VA 33 0.30 $349,900 $105,068 $1,677 0.6%
11 Stafford County VA 38 0.30 $431,900 $128,036 $1,828 0.7%
12 Hampton city VA 43 0.29 $219,800 $64,430 $1,255 1.0%
13 Lynchburg city VA 30 0.29 $196,000 $56,243 $972 0.9%
14 Augusta County VA 71 0.28 $267,100 $76,124 $1,019 0.5%
15 Bedford County VA 73 0.28 $263,900 $74,773 $939 0.5%
16 Suffolk city VA 81 0.28 $314,400 $87,758 $1,376 0.9%
17 Frederick County VA 32 0.28 $333,600 $92,443 $1,347 0.5%
18 Rockingham County VA 45 0.27 $266,900 $73,232 $1,078 0.6%
19 Chesapeake city VA 77 0.27 $339,500 $92,703 $1,446 0.8%
20 York County VA 43 0.27 $387,200 $105,154 $1,701 0.7%
21 Newport News city VA 63 0.27 $233,400 $63,355 $1,209 1.1%
22 Portsmouth city VA 54 0.27 $213,300 $57,154 $1,225 1.1%
23 Henrico County VA 43 0.27 $309,700 $82,424 $1,380 0.7%
24 Prince William County VA 33 0.26 $472,000 $123,193 $1,907 1.0%
25 Loudoun County VA 32 0.26 $657,000 $170,463 $2,195 0.9%
26 Virginia Beach city VA 65 0.25 $343,700 $87,544 $1,568 0.8%
27 James City County VA 20 0.25 $396,800 $100,711 $1,435 0.7%
28 Culpeper County VA 74 0.25 $369,600 $92,359 $1,383 0.6%
29 Fauquier County VA 48 0.24 $501,200 $122,785 $1,468 0.8%
30 Montgomery County VA 40 0.24 $269,300 $65,270 $1,161 0.8%
31 Norfolk city VA 27 0.24 $254,200 $60,998 $1,188 1.0%
32 Fairfax County VA 21 0.22 $666,900 $145,165 $2,159 1.0%
33 Albemarle County VA 56 0.22 $450,200 $97,708 $1,570 0.7%
34 Harrisonburg city VA 56 0.21 $263,700 $56,050 $1,060 0.7%
35 Richmond city VA 52 0.19 $308,300 $59,606 $1,227 0.9%
36 Alexandria city VA 21 0.17 $655,700 $113,179 $1,983 1.0%
37 Arlington County VA 11 0.16 $833,300 $137,387 $2,227 0.9%

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