Rent Trends / VA
Rent Trends in Virginia: 2015 to 2026
Rent prices for 89 cities in Virginia, tracked yearly from 2015 to 2026 using Zillow's Observed Rent Index (ZORI). The average rent across tracked cities is $2,047, compared to $1,369 in 2015. The biggest increase was in Richmond (+80.1%).
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · January snapshots · Click any column header to sort
89 of 89 cities
| City | Metro | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach | $1,175 | $1,190 | $1,209 | $1,242 | $1,279 | $1,323 | $1,417 | $1,620 | $1,723 | $1,776 | $1,872 | $1,975 | +68.1% | |
| Richmond | $859 | $907 | $928 | $982 | $1,037 | $1,078 | $1,132 | $1,268 | $1,366 | $1,409 | $1,488 | $1,547 | +80.1% | |
| Chesapeake | $1,258 | $1,273 | $1,281 | $1,316 | $1,337 | $1,386 | $1,467 | $1,673 | $1,748 | $1,818 | $1,910 | $2,042 | +62.3% | |
| Arlington | $1,956 | $1,994 | $2,027 | $2,032 | $2,122 | $2,168 | $2,002 | $2,256 | $2,351 | $2,466 | $2,583 | $2,573 | +31.5% | |
| Norfolk | $954 | $969 | $987 | $1,014 | $1,074 | $1,114 | $1,189 | $1,322 | $1,429 | $1,488 | $1,586 | $1,677 | +75.8% | |
| Woodbridge | $1,439 | $1,457 | $1,496 | $1,539 | $1,564 | $1,598 | $1,672 | $1,842 | $1,929 | $2,042 | $2,145 | $2,178 | +51.4% | |
| Alexandria | $1,655 | $1,677 | $1,705 | $1,753 | $1,809 | $1,874 | $1,805 | $2,000 | $2,064 | $2,162 | $2,280 | $2,277 | +37.6% | |
| Henrico | $996 | $981 | $1,012 | $1,084 | $1,134 | $1,171 | $1,237 | $1,434 | $1,518 | $1,514 | $1,608 | $1,631 | +63.8% | |
| Fredericksburg | $1,164 | $1,171 | $1,200 | $1,251 | $1,279 | $1,328 | $1,407 | $1,606 | $1,700 | $1,794 | $1,910 | $1,965 | +68.8% | |
| Newport News | $915 | $923 | $927 | $943 | $982 | $1,005 | $1,102 | $1,302 | $1,366 | $1,427 | $1,489 | $1,579 | +72.6% | |
| Roanoke | $747 | $740 | $780 | $780 | $811 | $868 | $903 | $1,050 | $1,141 | $1,205 | $1,274 | $1,345 | +80.1% | |
| Fairfax | $1,712 | $1,728 | $1,749 | $1,775 | $1,825 | $1,874 | $1,806 | $2,005 | $2,109 | $2,232 | $2,355 | $2,332 | +36.2% | |
| Manassas | $1,392 | $1,372 | $1,459 | $1,513 | $1,509 | $1,561 | $1,610 | $1,812 | $1,929 | $2,003 | $2,128 | $2,169 | +55.8% | |
| Hampton | $946 | $961 | $972 | $987 | $1,014 | $1,049 | $1,159 | $1,396 | $1,418 | $1,467 | $1,534 | $1,593 | +68.4% | |
| Charlottesville | $1,109 | $1,169 | $1,210 | $1,281 | $1,330 | $1,383 | $1,436 | $1,608 | $1,715 | $1,763 | $1,862 | $1,924 | +73.5% | |
| Falls Church | $1,684 | $1,715 | $1,781 | $1,844 | $1,895 | $1,940 | $1,902 | $2,122 | $2,287 | $2,370 | $2,463 | $2,493 | +48.0% | |
| Ashburn | $1,822 | $1,837 | $1,881 | $1,907 | $1,965 | $1,980 | $2,017 | $2,256 | $2,410 | $2,497 | $2,640 | $2,697 | +48.0% | |
| Springfield | $1,770 | $1,806 | $1,882 | $1,933 | $1,998 | $2,062 | $2,073 | $2,256 | $2,435 | $2,567 | $2,645 | $2,788 | +57.5% | |
| Midlothian | $1,187 | $1,227 | $1,242 | $1,303 | $1,397 | $1,432 | $1,502 | $1,715 | $1,787 | $1,885 | $1,946 | $2,034 | +71.4% | |
| Lynchburg | $762 | $798 | $801 | $829 | $849 | $880 | $949 | $1,096 | $1,232 | $1,256 | $1,297 | $1,328 | +74.3% | |
| Portsmouth | $917 | $906 | $939 | $957 | $987 | $1,031 | $1,095 | $1,203 | $1,346 | $1,396 | $1,479 | $1,565 | +70.7% | |
| Williamsburg | $1,195 | $1,205 | $1,224 | $1,249 | $1,283 | $1,322 | $1,388 | $1,536 | $1,667 | $1,773 | $1,865 | $1,968 | +64.7% | |
| Sterling | $1,535 | $1,589 | $1,593 | $1,610 | $1,666 | $1,698 | $1,765 | $1,957 | $2,111 | $2,173 | $2,307 | $2,338 | +52.3% | |
| Suffolk | $1,075 | $1,091 | $1,103 | $1,132 | $1,177 | $1,231 | $1,280 | $1,513 | $1,560 | $1,595 | $1,782 | $1,889 | +75.7% | |
| Herndon | $1,613 | $1,650 | $1,668 | $1,694 | $1,728 | $1,778 | $1,740 | $1,927 | $2,022 | $2,155 | $2,292 | $2,313 | +43.4% | |
| Leesburg | $1,422 | $1,477 | $1,472 | $1,551 | $1,626 | $1,644 | $1,677 | $1,881 | $2,039 | $2,099 | $2,208 | $2,256 | +58.6% | |
| Stafford | $1,376 | $1,419 | $1,422 | $1,467 | $1,542 | $1,545 | $1,653 | $1,853 | $1,971 | $2,075 | $2,180 | $2,251 | +63.6% | |
| Chesterfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,440 | $1,586 | $1,742 | $1,787 | $1,812 | +25.8% | |
| Winchester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,341 | $1,459 | $1,534 | $1,615 | $1,664 | +24.1% | |
| Glen Allen | $1,201 | $1,217 | $1,272 | $1,335 | $1,355 | $1,375 | $1,445 | $1,654 | $1,773 | $1,837 | $1,889 | $1,966 | +63.7% | |
| Harrisonburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,223 | $1,231 | $1,394 | $1,460 | $1,601 | $1,686 | +37.9% | |
| Centreville | $1,611 | $1,608 | $1,661 | $1,699 | $1,714 | $1,785 | $1,800 | $1,988 | $2,131 | $2,240 | $2,413 | $2,384 | +48.0% | |
| Vienna | $2,123 | $2,115 | $2,173 | $2,188 | $2,271 | $2,307 | $2,302 | $2,521 | $2,624 | $2,785 | $2,951 | $3,024 | +42.4% | |
| Reston | $1,694 | $1,713 | $1,728 | $1,791 | $1,871 | $1,896 | $1,840 | $2,017 | $2,119 | $2,237 | $2,364 | $2,433 | +43.6% | |
| Mechanicsville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,076 | +0.0% | |
| Chantilly | $1,947 | $2,012 | $2,050 | $2,125 | $2,174 | $2,230 | $2,344 | $2,575 | $2,751 | $3,058 | $3,126 | $3,218 | +65.3% | |
| Petersburg | — | — | $704 | $741 | $769 | $822 | $864 | $1,021 | $1,066 | $1,200 | $1,263 | $1,322 | +87.8% | |
| Danville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $979 | $1,053 | $1,189 | +21.5% | |
| Annandale | — | — | — | $1,665 | $1,667 | $1,751 | $1,714 | $1,818 | $2,083 | $2,229 | $2,351 | $2,357 | +41.6% | |
| McLean | $1,958 | $1,954 | $2,005 | $2,068 | $2,129 | $2,204 | $2,100 | $2,273 | $2,450 | $2,521 | $2,641 | $2,692 | +37.5% | |
| Blacksburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,779 | $1,895 | $1,977 | $2,064 | +16.0% | |
| Chester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,528 | $1,624 | $1,606 | $1,698 | $1,720 | +12.6% | |
| Yorktown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,554 | $1,702 | $1,818 | $1,926 | +23.9% | |
| Burke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,390 | $2,709 | $2,753 | $2,853 | +19.4% | |
| Salem | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,460 | $1,454 | -0.4% | |
| Lorton | — | $1,490 | $1,601 | $1,635 | $1,734 | $1,754 | $1,748 | $1,888 | $2,074 | $2,198 | $2,339 | $2,401 | +61.1% | |
| Spotsylvania | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,672 | $1,698 | $1,735 | $1,855 | $1,917 | +14.7% | |
| Gainesville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,512 | $2,777 | $2,769 | $2,839 | +13.0% | |
| Staunton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,286 | $1,313 | $1,416 | +10.1% | |
| Mount Vernon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,161 | $2,205 | $2,288 | +5.9% | |
| Warrenton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,949 | +0.0% | |
| Culpeper | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,980 | +0.0% | |
| Dumfries | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,924 | $2,080 | $2,184 | $2,405 | +25.0% | |
| Waynesboro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,229 | $1,275 | $1,362 | +10.8% | |
| Martinsville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $950 | +0.0% | |
| Hopewell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,203 | $1,307 | $1,430 | +18.9% | |
| Aldie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,100 | +0.0% | |
| Colonial Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,539 | $1,607 | +4.4% | |
| Front Royal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,751 | +0.0% | |
| Bristol | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,414 | +0.0% | |
| Christiansburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,475 | $1,550 | $1,653 | $1,722 | +16.7% | |
| Powhatan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,925 | +0.0% | |
| Haymarket | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,509 | +0.0% | |
| Forest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,387 | +0.0% | |
| Radford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,068 | $1,154 | +8.1% | |
| Stephens City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,974 | $2,110 | +6.9% | |
| Purcellville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,848 | +0.0% | |
| Palmyra | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,950 | +0.0% | |
| Farmville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,250 | +0.0% | |
| Oakton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,313 | +0.0% | |
| Madison Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $795 | +0.0% | |
| Smithfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,300 | +0.0% | |
| East Highland Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,584 | $1,719 | +8.5% | |
| Lexington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,025 | +0.0% | |
| Great Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5,350 | +0.0% | |
| Manassas Park | — | — | — | — | — | $1,560 | $1,609 | $1,776 | $1,817 | $1,933 | $2,101 | $2,107 | +35.1% | |
| Fort Hunt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4,100 | +0.0% | |
| Lincolnia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,832 | $2,068 | $2,151 | $2,156 | +17.7% | |
| Prince George | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,100 | +0.0% | |
| Lakeside | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,677 | +0.0% | |
| Huntington | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,606 | $1,829 | $1,870 | $2,040 | $2,123 | $2,023 | +26.0% | |
| Carrollton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,725 | +0.0% | |
| Highland Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,598 | +0.0% | |
| Fort Belvoir | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,284 | +0.0% | |
| Bellwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,663 | +0.0% | |
| South Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,474 | +0.0% | |
| Montrose | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,734 | +0.0% | |
| Fishersville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,690 | +0.0% | |
| Belle Haven | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,073 | $2,152 | $2,126 | +2.6% |