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Most Affordable Counties in Virginia

Ranked by the share of Virginia occupations whose take-home pay covers a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline.

Most affordable counties in Virginia
#CountyJobs covering basicsJobs listed1-bedroom rentMedian household incomeRent / income
1Warren County, VA100%88$1,108/mo$84,68215.7%
2Culpeper County, VA100%88$1,299/mo$100,04915.6%
3Rappahannock County, VA100%88$1,428/mo$83,38020.6%
4Fairfax County, VA84%88$2,204/mo$153,63717.2%
5Prince William County, VA84%88$2,204/mo$131,40220.1%
6Loudoun County, VA84%88$2,204/mo$181,76514.6%
7Arlington County, VA84%88$2,204/mo$142,11418.6%
8Stafford County, VA84%88$2,204/mo$137,80719.2%
9Alexandria city, VA84%88$2,204/mo$119,68122.1%
10Spotsylvania County, VA84%88$2,204/mo$112,73823.5%
11Fauquier County, VA84%88$2,204/mo$130,18920.3%
12Manassas city, VA84%88$2,204/mo$113,59023.3%
13Fredericksburg city, VA84%88$2,204/mo$86,07130.7%
14Fairfax city, VA84%88$2,204/mo$132,34820.0%
15Manassas Park city, VA84%88$2,204/mo$103,25025.6%
16Clarke County, VA84%88$2,204/mo$117,11122.6%
17Falls Church city, VA84%88$2,204/mo$143,26218.5%

Most affordable counties in Virginia

We ranked 17 Virginia counties that have at least 20 occupations published on this site. The ranking measures how many of those occupations pay enough, at the local median wage, to cover a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes. Warren County, VA leads: 100% of its 88 occupations clear that bar, with a HUD one-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $1,108 a month.

Ties are broken by the lower one-bedroom rent, then by population. Where the Census Bureau publishes it, the table also shows median household income (American Community Survey 2020-2024) and what a year of one-bedroom rent equals as a share of it. Open a county to see every occupation and its take-home pay.