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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Virginia:
$588 $628 $771 $1,026 $1,211
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Virginia (VA) has the 16th highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Virginia ranges from $658 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Alleghany County-Clifton Forge city-Covington city, VA HUD Nonmet to $1,623 for a 2-bedroom unit in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2016, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area (Arlington County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,307 per month and $2,726 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Virginia is $771 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Virginia is around 1,970,220 people. So, there are around 295,533 people in Virginia who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in Virginia. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

Virginia Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in Virginia
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County 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Est. Population
Accomack County, VA $614 $645 $746 $926 $1,238 33,164
Charlottesville, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $722 $1,010 $1,171 $1,453 $1,678 98,970
Alleghany County-Clifton Forge city-Covington city, VA HUD Nonmet $533 $537 $658 $899 $902 16,250
Richmond, VA MSA Metro $795 $835 $966 $1,276 $1,557 12,690
Lynchburg, VA MSA Metro $571 $608 $750 $1,004 $1,136 32,353
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,307 $1,402 $1,623 $2,144 $2,726 207,627
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA MSA Metro $550 $597 $753 $1,018 $1,032 73,750
Bath County, VA $542 $544 $658 $871 $1,018 4,731
Bland County, VA $488 $492 $658 $829 $1,018 6,824
Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $546 $669 $845 $1,129 $1,310 33,148
Brunswick County, VA $521 $524 $702 $871 $1,176 17,434
Buchanan County, VA $542 $569 $658 $823 $902 24,098
Buckingham County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $449 $629 $728 $1,032 $1,271 17,146
Carroll County-Galax city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area $542 $569 $658 $945 $1,018 30,042
Charlotte County, VA $488 $492 $658 $817 $930 12,586
Culpeper County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $596 $836 $967 $1,402 $1,688 46,689
Cumberland County, VA $644 $646 $782 $1,140 $1,210 10,052
Dickenson County, VA $542 $569 $658 $817 $1,018 15,903
Essex County, VA $573 $705 $816 $1,033 $1,262 11,151
Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $406 $569 $658 $817 $1,149 15,279
Franklin County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $462 $521 $691 $955 $1,095 56,159
Winchester, VA-WV MSA Metro $689 $693 $928 $1,324 $1,620 78,305
Giles County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $443 $526 $658 $862 $1,144 17,286
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $947 $953 $1,150 $1,601 $2,008 36,858
Grayson County, VA $406 $569 $658 $889 $1,077 15,533
Greensville County-Emporia city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area $521 $525 $664 $919 $1,027 12,243
Halifax County, VA $542 $547 $658 $817 $902 36,241
Henry County-Martinsville city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area $542 $569 $658 $878 $941 54,151
Highland County, VA $542 $544 $658 $871 $1,018 2,321
King and Queen County, VA $748 $750 $908 $1,127 $1,405 6,945
King George County, VA $798 $803 $1,028 $1,353 $1,662 23,584
Lancaster County, VA $580 $583 $781 $1,131 $1,208 11,391
Lee County, VA $542 $569 $658 $845 $1,018 25,587
Louisa County, VA $678 $693 $823 $1,199 $1,207 33,153
Lunenburg County, VA $557 $559 $676 $879 $1,040 12,914
Madison County, VA $694 $728 $843 $1,151 $1,156 13,308
Mecklenburg County, VA $548 $575 $665 $825 $1,018 32,727
Middlesex County, VA $741 $746 $999 $1,311 $1,715 10,959
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $560 $687 $795 $1,135 $1,388 94,392
Northampton County, VA $560 $564 $755 $937 $1,035 12,389
Northumberland County, VA $542 $544 $658 $959 $1,018 12,330
Nottoway County, VA $563 $567 $724 $1,012 $1,264 15,853
Orange County, VA $608 $612 $789 $1,150 $1,378 33,481
Page County, VA $558 $586 $678 $956 $1,069 24,042
Patrick County, VA $542 $569 $658 $934 $1,018 18,490
Pittsylvania County-Danville city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area $538 $541 $684 $948 $1,076 63,506
Prince Edward County, VA $599 $603 $807 $1,023 $1,106 23,368
Pulaski County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $542 $569 $658 $817 $1,149 34,872
Rappahannock County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $861 $867 $1,046 $1,318 $1,826 7,373
Richmond County, VA $545 $549 $735 $986 $1,007 9,254
Rockbridge County-Buena Vista city-Lexington city, VA HUD Nonmetr $526 $610 $706 $876 $1,233 22,307
Harrisonburg, VA MSA Metro $637 $638 $808 $1,072 $1,411 76,314
Russell County, VA $542 $567 $658 $882 $1,018 28,897
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA Metro $431 $499 $660 $860 $946 23,177
Shenandoah County, VA $489 $599 $784 $1,121 $1,197 41,993
Smyth County, VA $542 $554 $658 $825 $905 32,208
Southampton County-Franklin city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area $569 $572 $761 $944 $1,177 18,570
Surry County, VA $542 $544 $658 $871 $1,018 7,058
Tazewell County, VA $519 $522 $658 $817 $1,018 45,078
Warren County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $709 $714 $956 $1,316 $1,321 37,575
Westmoreland County, VA $539 $542 $726 $1,058 $1,123 17,454
Wise County-Norton city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area $523 $527 $658 $817 $940 41,452
Wythe County, VA $488 $492 $658 $817 $1,121 29,235

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