Virginia Fair Market Rents 2026
HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 133 counties in Virginia. It is the rent estimate your housing authority starts from when it decides how much a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher will cover. The statewide median two-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,254 per month, ranging from $914 in Alleghany County to $2,246 in Alexandria city.
What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in Virginia
Housing wage
$33.64/hr
Annual income needed
$69,971
Hours at minimum wage
109/wk
To rent a modest two-bedroom in Virginia without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $33.64 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $12.41, that means working 109 hours a week. Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2025.
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FY2026 Fair Market Rents by County
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | $740 | $856 | $1,054 | $1,367 | $1,549 |
| Albemarle County | $1,421 | $1,602 | $1,824 | $2,218 | $2,731 |
| Alexandria city | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 |
| Alleghany County | $773 | $778 | $914 | $1,259 | $1,358 |
| Amelia County | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Amherst County | $1,027 | $1,033 | $1,187 | $1,635 | $1,750 |
| Appomattox County | $1,027 | $1,033 | $1,187 | $1,635 | $1,750 |
| Arlington County | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 |
| Augusta County | $1,088 | $1,095 | $1,261 | $1,734 | $1,941 |
| Bath County | $796 | $801 | $977 | $1,171 | $1,528 |
| Bedford County | $1,027 | $1,033 | $1,187 | $1,635 | $1,750 |
| Bland County | $745 | $749 | $914 | $1,271 | $1,429 |
| Botetourt County | $1,004 | $1,053 | $1,254 | $1,743 | $2,104 |
| Bristol city | $720 | $818 | $1,044 | $1,338 | $1,464 |
| Brunswick County | $745 | $749 | $914 | $1,271 | $1,389 |
| Buchanan County | $792 | $834 | $914 | $1,271 | $1,494 |
| Buckingham County | $830 | $875 | $959 | $1,266 | $1,419 |
| Buena Vista city | $870 | $917 | $1,005 | $1,398 | $1,686 |
| Campbell County | $1,027 | $1,033 | $1,187 | $1,635 | $1,750 |
| Caroline County | $859 | $1,021 | $1,246 | $1,733 | $2,090 |
| Carroll County | $765 | $770 | $914 | $1,271 | $1,481 |
| Charles City County | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Charlotte County | $692 | $697 | $914 | $1,146 | $1,533 |
| Charlottesville city | $1,421 | $1,602 | $1,824 | $2,218 | $2,731 |
| Chesapeake city | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 |
| Chesterfield County | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Clarke County | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 |
| Colonial Heights city | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Covington city | $773 | $778 | $914 | $1,259 | $1,358 |
| Craig County | $1,004 | $1,053 | $1,254 | $1,743 | $2,104 |
| Culpeper County | $1,149 | $1,170 | $1,423 | $1,978 | $2,007 |
| Cumberland County | $812 | $817 | $997 | $1,195 | $1,673 |
| Danville city | $630 | $738 | $914 | $1,263 | $1,415 |
| Dickenson County | $745 | $749 | $914 | $1,096 | $1,346 |
| Dinwiddie County | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Emporia city | $764 | $769 | $1,001 | $1,392 | $1,679 |
| Essex County | $907 | $912 | $1,113 | $1,341 | $1,556 |
| Fairfax County | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 |
| Fairfax city | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 |
| Falls Church city | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 |
| Fauquier County | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 |
| Floyd County | $830 | $834 | $1,094 | $1,312 | $1,448 |
| Fluvanna County | $1,421 | $1,602 | $1,824 | $2,218 | $2,731 |
| Franklin County | $771 | $861 | $944 | $1,313 | $1,584 |
| Franklin city | $811 | $817 | $1,051 | $1,346 | $1,764 |
| Frederick County | $1,133 | $1,255 | $1,573 | $1,965 | $2,639 |
| Fredericksburg city | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 |
| Galax city | $765 | $770 | $914 | $1,271 | $1,481 |
| Giles County | $746 | $898 | $984 | $1,180 | $1,651 |
| Gloucester County | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 |
| Goochland County | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Grayson County | $792 | $834 | $914 | $1,241 | $1,252 |
| Greene County | $1,421 | $1,602 | $1,824 | $2,218 | $2,731 |
| Greensville County | $764 | $769 | $1,001 | $1,392 | $1,679 |
| Halifax County | $792 | $827 | $914 | $1,167 | $1,340 |
| Hampton city | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 |
| Hanover County | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Harrisonburg city | $1,050 | $1,057 | $1,322 | $1,801 | $2,125 |
| Henrico County | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Henry County | $749 | $753 | $914 | $1,096 | $1,282 |
| Highland County | $745 | $749 | $914 | $1,233 | $1,429 |
| Hopewell city | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Isle of Wight County | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 |
| James City County | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 |
| King and Queen County | $1,089 | $1,139 | $1,250 | $1,536 | $1,929 |
| King George County | $1,182 | $1,211 | $1,469 | $2,043 | $2,464 |
| King William County | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Lancaster County | $857 | $862 | $1,052 | $1,463 | $1,765 |
| Lee County | $693 | $697 | $914 | $1,226 | $1,429 |
| Lexington city | $870 | $917 | $1,005 | $1,398 | $1,686 |
| Loudoun County | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 |
| Louisa County | $1,080 | $1,138 | $1,247 | $1,734 | $1,950 |
| Lunenburg County | $692 | $697 | $914 | $1,127 | $1,254 |
| Lynchburg city | $1,027 | $1,033 | $1,187 | $1,635 | $1,750 |
| Madison County | $923 | $971 | $1,066 | $1,483 | $1,667 |
| Manassas city | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 |
| Manassas Park city | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 |
| Martinsville city | $749 | $753 | $914 | $1,096 | $1,282 |
| Mathews County | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 |
| Mecklenburg County | $719 | $724 | $950 | $1,224 | $1,258 |
| Middlesex County | $1,052 | $1,058 | $1,291 | $1,548 | $2,018 |
| Montgomery County | $910 | $993 | $1,271 | $1,706 | $2,132 |
| Nelson County | $1,421 | $1,602 | $1,824 | $2,218 | $2,731 |
| New Kent County | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Newport News city | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 |
| Norfolk city | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 |
| Northampton County | $719 | $723 | $949 | $1,320 | $1,592 |
| Northumberland County | $1,066 | $1,073 | $1,309 | $1,569 | $2,047 |
| Norton city | $692 | $697 | $914 | $1,205 | $1,429 |
| Nottoway County | $738 | $743 | $975 | $1,356 | $1,587 |
| Orange County | $1,005 | $1,012 | $1,234 | $1,716 | $1,929 |
| Page County | $800 | $811 | $924 | $1,157 | $1,550 |
| Patrick County | $758 | $763 | $914 | $1,146 | $1,429 |
| Petersburg city | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Pittsylvania County | $630 | $738 | $914 | $1,263 | $1,415 |
| Poquoson city | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 |
| Portsmouth city | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 |
| Powhatan County | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Prince Edward County | $916 | $922 | $1,094 | $1,312 | $1,448 |
| Prince George County | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Prince William County | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 |
| Pulaski County | $699 | $840 | $921 | $1,252 | $1,545 |
| Radford city | $910 | $993 | $1,271 | $1,706 | $2,132 |
| Rappahannock County | $1,198 | $1,254 | $1,375 | $1,649 | $2,307 |
| Richmond County | $876 | $882 | $1,157 | $1,464 | $1,825 |
| Richmond city | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Roanoke County | $1,004 | $1,053 | $1,254 | $1,743 | $2,104 |
| Roanoke city | $1,004 | $1,053 | $1,254 | $1,743 | $2,104 |
| Rockbridge County | $870 | $917 | $1,005 | $1,398 | $1,686 |
| Rockingham County | $1,050 | $1,057 | $1,322 | $1,801 | $2,125 |
| Russell County | $744 | $748 | $914 | $1,156 | $1,377 |
| Salem city | $1,004 | $1,053 | $1,254 | $1,743 | $2,104 |
| Scott County | $720 | $818 | $1,044 | $1,338 | $1,464 |
| Shenandoah County | $849 | $855 | $1,091 | $1,394 | $1,523 |
| Smyth County | $642 | $753 | $914 | $1,191 | $1,429 |
| Southampton County | $811 | $817 | $1,051 | $1,346 | $1,764 |
| Spotsylvania County | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 |
| Stafford County | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 |
| Staunton city | $1,088 | $1,095 | $1,261 | $1,734 | $1,941 |
| Suffolk city | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 |
| Surry County | $905 | $920 | $1,039 | $1,445 | $1,743 |
| Sussex County | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Tazewell County | $727 | $732 | $914 | $1,096 | $1,252 |
| Virginia Beach city | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 |
| Warren County | $953 | $1,002 | $1,315 | $1,754 | $2,206 |
| Washington County | $720 | $818 | $1,044 | $1,338 | $1,464 |
| Waynesboro city | $1,088 | $1,095 | $1,261 | $1,734 | $1,941 |
| Westmoreland County | $973 | $979 | $1,194 | $1,658 | $1,810 |
| Williamsburg city | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 |
| Winchester city | $1,133 | $1,255 | $1,573 | $1,965 | $2,639 |
| Wise County | $692 | $697 | $914 | $1,205 | $1,429 |
| Wythe County | $758 | $762 | $914 | $1,212 | $1,533 |
| York County | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 |
Find a housing authority in Virginia
Fair Market Rent sets the ceiling, but the housing authority issuing your voucher sets the payment standard and runs the waiting list. Start there.
For FY2026, Alexandria city has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Virginia at $2,246 per month, while Alleghany County has the lowest at $914. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $1,254.
No. Each housing authority in Virginia sets its own payment standard, anywhere from 90% to 110% of the HUD Fair Market Rent for its area, and some receive HUD approval to go higher. Two authorities serving the same county can pay different amounts, so confirm the figure with the authority that will issue your voucher.
Find your county in the table below to see the FY2026 rent HUD estimates for each bedroom size. That figure is the starting point your housing authority uses to set its payment standard, which caps the subsidy on your unit. You generally pay about 30% of your adjusted monthly income, with the voucher covering the rest up to that cap.
Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026 · huduser.gov