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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 100 largest places in Virginia, Brambleton has the lowest share of income going to rent (12.5%), followed by Vienna and Broadlands. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 100 places in Virginia that we cover, the median is 20.4% and the average 20.7%; the figure runs from 12.5% (Brambleton) to 32.5% (Blacksburg). That is a spread of 2.6 times between the two ends.
The first five are Brambleton, Vienna, Broadlands, Franklin Farm, Gainesville. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Yearly rent as share of income ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brambleton (unincorporated) | Loudoun County | 12.5% | 24,537 | $238,018 | $2,479 |
| 2 | Vienna | Fairfax County | 13.2% | 16,412 | $216,953 | $2,391 |
| 3 | Broadlands (unincorporated) | Loudoun County | 13.4% | 14,353 | $241,042 | $2,694 |
| 4 | Franklin Farm (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 14.6% | 18,736 | $215,544 | $2,625 |
| 5 | Gainesville (unincorporated) | Prince William County | 15.7% | 18,196 | $174,410 | $2,283 |
| 6 | Short Pump (unincorporated) | Henrico County | 16.0% | 29,026 | $138,845 | $1,847 |
| 7 | McLean (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 16.4% | 49,627 | $250,001 | $3,422 |
| 8 | Buckhall (unincorporated) | Prince William County | 16.5% | 21,602 | $180,021 | $2,478 |
| 9 | Wolf Trap (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 16.8% | 15,858 | $250,001 | $3,501 |
| 10 | Great Falls (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 16.8% | 15,228 | $250,001 | $3,501 |
| 11 | Rose Hill (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 17.0% | 21,066 | $174,950 | $2,475 |
| 12 | Oakton (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 17.0% | 36,528 | $160,663 | $2,276 |
| 13 | Linton Hall (unincorporated) | Prince William County | 17.3% | 41,876 | $178,915 | $2,575 |
| 14 | Leesburg | Loudoun County | 17.4% | 49,171 | $145,205 | $2,105 |
| 15 | Stone Ridge (unincorporated) | Loudoun County | 17.6% | 16,603 | $187,563 | $2,746 |
| 16 | Cave Spring (unincorporated) | Roanoke County | 17.6% | 25,742 | $87,539 | $1,285 |
| 17 | Chantilly (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 17.7% | 24,036 | $157,124 | $2,312 |
| 18 | South Riding (unincorporated) | Loudoun County | 17.7% | 34,352 | $196,403 | $2,905 |
| 19 | Culpeper | Culpeper County | 17.9% | 20,794 | $94,721 | $1,416 |
| 20 | Reston (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 18.0% | 64,414 | $148,710 | $2,231 |
| 21 | Tuckahoe (unincorporated) | Henrico County | 18.0% | 49,183 | $102,264 | $1,536 |
| 22 | West Springfield (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 18.1% | 22,532 | $163,115 | $2,455 |
| 23 | Montclair (unincorporated) | Prince William County | 18.2% | 22,387 | $155,774 | $2,366 |
| 24 | Herndon | Fairfax County | 18.3% | 24,672 | $148,000 | $2,259 |
| 25 | Falls Church | Falls Church City | 18.3% | 14,710 | $143,262 | $2,190 |
| 26 | West Falls Church (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 18.4% | 31,279 | $134,978 | $2,066 |
| 27 | Christiansburg | Montgomery County | 18.4% | 22,720 | $77,147 | $1,181 |
| 28 | Burke Centre (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 18.4% | 17,037 | $164,123 | $2,515 |
| 29 | Hollins (unincorporated) | Roanoke County | 18.5% | 17,097 | $77,456 | $1,193 |
| 30 | Burke (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 18.7% | 44,029 | $185,818 | $2,894 |
| 31 | Staunton | Staunton City | 18.7% | 25,948 | $65,581 | $1,024 |
| 32 | Cherry Hill (unincorporated) | Prince William County | 18.9% | 26,044 | $122,447 | $1,931 |
| 33 | Ashburn (unincorporated) | Loudoun County | 19.0% | 46,026 | $154,978 | $2,455 |
| 34 | Kingstowne (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 19.1% | 18,360 | $151,535 | $2,406 |
| 35 | Bristol | Bristol City | 19.1% | 16,849 | $50,404 | $801 |
| 36 | Midlothian (unincorporated) | Chesterfield County | 19.2% | 19,120 | $110,084 | $1,760 |
| 37 | Lake Ridge (unincorporated) | Prince William County | 19.2% | 46,049 | $127,154 | $2,033 |
| 38 | Colonial Heights | Colonial Heights City | 19.4% | 18,352 | $76,505 | $1,234 |
| 39 | Fort Hunt (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 19.4% | 16,700 | $216,038 | $3,501 |
| 40 | Manassas | Manassas City | 19.5% | 42,976 | $113,590 | $1,850 |
| 41 | Arlington (unincorporated) | Arlington County | 19.6% | 236,254 | $142,114 | $2,322 |
| 42 | Centreville (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 19.8% | 71,706 | $139,510 | $2,299 |
| 43 | Brandermill (unincorporated) | Chesterfield County | 19.9% | 13,730 | $107,396 | $1,782 |
| 44 | Annandale (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 20.0% | 41,705 | $116,263 | $1,933 |
| 45 | Chesapeake | Chesapeake City | 20.0% | 252,583 | $95,373 | $1,586 |
| 46 | Dale City (unincorporated) | Prince William County | 20.1% | 71,016 | $111,994 | $1,876 |
| 47 | Chester (unincorporated) | Chesterfield County | 20.2% | 24,474 | $95,104 | $1,603 |
| 48 | Suffolk | Suffolk City | 20.2% | 98,796 | $92,666 | $1,563 |
| 49 | Fairfax | Fairfax | 20.4% | 25,026 | $132,348 | $2,245 |
| 50 | Salem | Salem City | 20.4% | 25,618 | $66,725 | $1,133 |
| 51 | Waynesboro | Waynesboro City | 20.4% | 22,841 | $59,994 | $1,020 |
| 52 | Idylwood (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 20.4% | 17,559 | $120,109 | $2,045 |
| 53 | Franconia (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 20.5% | 18,335 | $152,474 | $2,605 |
| 54 | Leesylvania (unincorporated) | Prince William County | 20.7% | 21,632 | $132,524 | $2,289 |
| 55 | Martinsville | Martinsville City | 20.8% | 13,658 | $46,727 | $808 |
| 56 | Sterling (unincorporated) | Loudoun County | 20.8% | 32,411 | $123,303 | $2,138 |
| 57 | Merrifield (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 20.8% | 20,698 | $136,373 | $2,368 |
| 58 | Alexandria | Alexandria City | 20.9% | 156,976 | $119,681 | $2,089 |
| 59 | Mechanicsville (unincorporated) | Hanover County | 21.0% | 38,683 | $98,595 | $1,724 |
| 60 | Front Royal | Warren County | 21.0% | 15,296 | $64,838 | $1,135 |
| 61 | Lincolnia (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 21.1% | 20,320 | $121,639 | $2,141 |
| 62 | Bon Air (unincorporated) | Chesterfield County | 21.2% | 16,904 | $101,879 | $1,799 |
| 63 | Groveton (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 21.4% | 13,931 | $101,974 | $1,820 |
| 64 | Roanoke | Roanoke City | 21.6% | 98,355 | $55,378 | $996 |
| 65 | Radford | Radford City | 21.6% | 16,726 | $57,348 | $1,033 |
| 66 | Newington (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 21.7% | 13,478 | $155,027 | $2,805 |
| 67 | Fair Oaks (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 22.0% | 35,545 | $123,947 | $2,275 |
| 68 | Lorton (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 22.0% | 20,991 | $138,685 | $2,548 |
| 69 | Meadowbrook (unincorporated) | Chesterfield County | 22.1% | 20,749 | $86,054 | $1,583 |
| 70 | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach City | 22.1% | 456,349 | $92,968 | $1,714 |
| 71 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg City | 22.2% | 79,497 | $57,947 | $1,073 |
| 72 | Williamsburg | Williamsburg City | 22.3% | 15,798 | $75,604 | $1,407 |
| 73 | McNair (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 22.4% | 22,655 | $122,778 | $2,287 |
| 74 | Fredericksburg | Fredericksburg City | 22.6% | 28,873 | $86,071 | $1,619 |
| 75 | Danville | Danville City | 22.6% | 42,214 | $44,423 | $836 |
| 76 | Harrisonburg | Harrisonburg City | 22.8% | 51,392 | $62,254 | $1,184 |
| 77 | Newport News | Newport News City | 23.1% | 184,216 | $69,634 | $1,339 |
| 78 | Tysons (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 23.1% | 28,936 | $129,818 | $2,497 |
| 79 | Glen Allen (unincorporated) | Henrico County | 23.3% | 17,551 | $92,723 | $1,804 |
| 80 | Woodlawn (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 23.9% | 21,194 | $91,884 | $1,828 |
| 81 | Norfolk | Norfolk City | 24.0% | 233,596 | $66,109 | $1,321 |
| 82 | Woodbridge (unincorporated) | Prince William County | 24.1% | 43,945 | $104,741 | $2,101 |
| 83 | Hybla Valley (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 24.2% | 17,257 | $80,959 | $1,631 |
| 84 | Hopewell | Hopewell City | 24.3% | 22,959 | $54,729 | $1,106 |
| 85 | East Highland Park (unincorporated) | Henrico County | 24.5% | 15,265 | $64,681 | $1,318 |
| 86 | Hampton | Hampton City | 24.6% | 137,557 | $69,621 | $1,427 |
| 87 | Winchester | Winchester City | 24.7% | 27,913 | $63,974 | $1,315 |
| 88 | Charlottesville | Charlottesville City | 24.7% | 45,437 | $74,824 | $1,540 |
| 89 | Huntington (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 24.8% | 13,502 | $99,956 | $2,062 |
| 90 | Manassas Park | Manassas Park City | 24.9% | 16,798 | $103,250 | $2,146 |
| 91 | Springfield (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 25.3% | 31,154 | $125,999 | $2,656 |
| 92 | Richmond | Richmond City | 25.5% | 229,359 | $64,587 | $1,372 |
| 93 | Portsmouth | Portsmouth City | 25.8% | 97,190 | $60,491 | $1,300 |
| 94 | Laurel (unincorporated) | Henrico County | 26.3% | 18,721 | $73,609 | $1,616 |
| 95 | Highland Springs (unincorporated) | Henrico County | 26.4% | 14,296 | $57,599 | $1,269 |
| 96 | Bull Run (unincorporated) | Prince William County | 26.8% | 16,859 | $89,679 | $2,002 |
| 97 | Sudley (unincorporated) | Prince William County | 27.2% | 19,162 | $94,309 | $2,139 |
| 98 | Bailey's Crossroads (unincorporated) | Fairfax County | 27.4% | 24,271 | $88,483 | $2,021 |
| 99 | Petersburg | Petersburg City | 27.8% | 33,537 | $50,698 | $1,174 |
| 100 | Blacksburg | Montgomery County | 32.5% | 45,446 | $50,182 | $1,359 |
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Brambleton, with 12.5% (among the 100 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
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