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Section 8 Fair Market Rents in Virginia (FY2026)
Official FY2026 HUD Fair Market Rents for all 64 FMR areas in Virginia — 20 metro areas and 44 county-level areas. The median 2-bedroom FMR statewide is $1,022. Click any area for payment-standard ranges, covered counties, and comparable markets.
| FMR area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | $740 | $856 | $1,054 | $1,367 | $1,549 |
| Alleghany County-Clifton Forge city-Covington city, VA HUD Nonmet | $773 | $778 | $914 | $1,259 | $1,358 |
| Bath County | $796 | $801 | $977 | $1,171 | $1,528 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | $910 | $993 | $1,271 | $1,706 | $2,132 |
| Bland County | $745 | $749 | $914 | $1,271 | $1,429 |
| 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 |
| Caroline County | $859 | $1,021 | $1,246 | $1,733 | $2,090 |
| Carroll County-Galax city | $765 | $770 | $914 | $1,271 | $1,481 |
| Charlotte County | $692 | $697 | $914 | $1,146 | $1,533 |
| Charlottesville | $1,421 | $1,602 | $1,824 | $2,218 | $2,731 |
| Culpeper County | $1,149 | $1,170 | $1,423 | $1,978 | $2,007 |
| Cumberland County | $812 | $817 | $997 | $1,195 | $1,673 |
| Dickenson County | $745 | $749 | $914 | $1,096 | $1,346 |
| Essex County | $907 | $912 | $1,113 | $1,341 | $1,556 |
| Floyd County | $830 | $834 | $1,094 | $1,312 | $1,448 |
| Franklin County | $771 | $861 | $944 | $1,313 | $1,584 |
| Giles County | $746 | $898 | $984 | $1,180 | $1,651 |
| Grayson County | $792 | $834 | $914 | $1,241 | $1,252 |
| Greensville County-Emporia city | $764 | $769 | $1,001 | $1,392 | $1,679 |
| Halifax County | $792 | $827 | $914 | $1,167 | $1,340 |
| Harrisonburg | $1,050 | $1,057 | $1,322 | $1,801 | $2,125 |
| Henry County-Martinsville city | $749 | $753 | $914 | $1,096 | $1,282 |
| Highland County | $745 | $749 | $914 | $1,233 | $1,429 |
| 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 |
| Kingsport-Bristol (TN-VA) | $720 | $818 | $1,044 | $1,338 | $1,464 |
| Lancaster County | $857 | $862 | $1,052 | $1,463 | $1,765 |
| Lee County | $693 | $697 | $914 | $1,226 | $1,429 |
| Louisa County | $1,080 | $1,138 | $1,247 | $1,734 | $1,950 |
| Lunenburg County | $692 | $697 | $914 | $1,127 | $1,254 |
| Lynchburg | $1,027 | $1,033 | $1,187 | $1,635 | $1,750 |
| Madison County | $923 | $971 | $1,066 | $1,483 | $1,667 |
| Mecklenburg County | $719 | $724 | $950 | $1,224 | $1,258 |
| Middlesex County | $1,052 | $1,058 | $1,291 | $1,548 | $2,018 |
| Northampton County | $719 | $723 | $949 | $1,320 | $1,592 |
| Northumberland County | $1,066 | $1,073 | $1,309 | $1,569 | $2,047 |
| 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 |
| Pittsylvania County-Danville city | $630 | $738 | $914 | $1,263 | $1,415 |
| Prince Edward County | $916 | $922 | $1,094 | $1,312 | $1,448 |
| Pulaski County | $699 | $840 | $921 | $1,252 | $1,545 |
| Rappahannock County | $1,198 | $1,254 | $1,375 | $1,649 | $2,307 |
| Richmond | $1,442 | $1,507 | $1,655 | $2,072 | $2,553 |
| Richmond County | $876 | $882 | $1,157 | $1,464 | $1,825 |
| Roanoke | $1,004 | $1,053 | $1,254 | $1,743 | $2,104 |
| Rockbridge County-Buena Vista city-Lexington city, VA HUD Nonmetr | $870 | $917 | $1,005 | $1,398 | $1,686 |
| Russell County | $744 | $748 | $914 | $1,156 | $1,377 |
| Shenandoah County | $849 | $855 | $1,091 | $1,394 | $1,523 |
| Smyth County | $642 | $753 | $914 | $1,191 | $1,429 |
| Southampton County-Franklin city | $811 | $817 | $1,051 | $1,346 | $1,764 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft | $1,088 | $1,095 | $1,261 | $1,734 | $1,941 |
| Surry County | $905 | $920 | $1,039 | $1,445 | $1,743 |
| Tazewell County | $727 | $732 | $914 | $1,096 | $1,252 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News (VA-NC) | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 |
| Warren County | $953 | $1,002 | $1,315 | $1,754 | $2,206 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (DC-MD-VA) | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 |
| Westmoreland County | $973 | $979 | $1,194 | $1,658 | $1,810 |
| Winchester (VA-WV) | $1,133 | $1,255 | $1,573 | $1,965 | $2,639 |
| Wise County-Norton city | $692 | $697 | $914 | $1,205 | $1,429 |
| Wythe County | $758 | $762 | $914 | $1,212 | $1,533 |
Source: HUD User — FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. FY2026 FMRs are effective October 1, 2025. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
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