Virginia at a glance
- ~$1.6k
- Median monthly rent12% above the U.S. median
- ~39
- Median age
- ~$385k
- Median home value15% above the U.S. median
- ~$93k
- Median household income15% above the U.S. median
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700 cities and towns
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Creator: Shenandoah National Park from Virginia (resized/cropped)
License: Public domain
Statewide figures are a starting point. Compare individual cities below; costs and conditions vary by place.
Cities & towns in Virginia
Search all 700 places by name.
1–24 of 700 places
- Virginia Beach, VAPopulation 453,737
- Chesapeake, VAPopulation 255,332
- Richmond, VAPopulation 237,257
Arlington, VAPopulation 236,254- Norfolk, VAPopulation 231,013
- Newport News, VAPopulation 183,230
Alexandria, VAPopulation 160,662- Hampton, VAPopulation 137,315
- Suffolk, VAPopulation 104,699
- Roanoke, VAPopulation 99,111
- Portsmouth, VAPopulation 96,777
- Lynchburg, VAPopulation 81,347
- Centreville, VAPopulation 71,706
- Dale City, VAPopulation 71,016
- Reston, VAPopulation 64,414
- Harrisonburg, VAPopulation 50,839
- Leesburg, VAPopulation 49,917
- McLean, VAPopulation 49,627
- Tuckahoe, VAPopulation 49,183
- Lake Ridge, VAPopulation 46,049
- Ashburn, VAPopulation 46,026
- Blacksburg, VAPopulation 45,104
- Charlottesville, VAPopulation 44,388
- Manassas, VAPopulation 44,332
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Sources & data notesReferences, reporting periods, and how to use this information
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Statistics keep their reporting periods. Survey estimates are not current asking prices or quotes for an individual property. Displayed values are rounded.
- Geographic coverage
- Virginia statistics · U.S. comparison figures · City populationU.S. Census Bureau 2024 ACS 5-Year B01002Reporting period: Jan 1, 2020–Dec 31, 2024.
- City populationU.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 Subcounty EstimatesReporting period: Jul 1–Jul 1, 2025.
Photo credits
- Shenandoah National Park, VirginiaImage credits and license
Creator: Shenandoah National Park from Virginia (resized/cropped)
License: Public domain
Population sources and reporting periods
Latest published population for each place. Reporting periods may vary; places without a published population appear last when sorting by size.