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Section 8 rent amounts in Virginia

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Virginia is $1,729.

HUD voucher rents by county and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html

Counties

Alexandria city$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,33211
Arlington County$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,33232
Clarke County$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,3325
Fairfax County$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,33270
Fairfax city$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,3321
Falls Church city$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,3322
Fauquier County$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,33220
Fredericksburg city$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,3323
Loudoun County$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,33228
Manassas Park city$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,3321
Manassas city$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,3322
Prince William County$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,33221
Spotsylvania County$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,3326
Stafford County$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,33212
Albemarle County$1,421$1,602$1,824$2,218$2,73117
Charlottesville city$1,421$1,602$1,824$2,218$2,7315
Fluvanna County$1,421$1,602$1,824$2,218$2,7315
Greene County$1,421$1,602$1,824$2,218$2,7315
Nelson County$1,421$1,602$1,824$2,218$2,73112
Chesapeake city$1,492$1,512$1,713$2,376$2,7979
Gloucester County$1,492$1,512$1,713$2,376$2,79714
Hampton city$1,492$1,512$1,713$2,376$2,79712
Isle of Wight County$1,492$1,512$1,713$2,376$2,7979
James City County$1,492$1,512$1,713$2,376$2,7975
Mathews County$1,492$1,512$1,713$2,376$2,79716
Newport News city$1,492$1,512$1,713$2,376$2,79711
Norfolk city$1,492$1,512$1,713$2,376$2,79719
Poquoson city$1,492$1,512$1,713$2,376$2,7971
Portsmouth city$1,492$1,512$1,713$2,376$2,7978
Suffolk city$1,492$1,512$1,713$2,376$2,7978
Virginia Beach city$1,492$1,512$1,713$2,376$2,79718
Williamsburg city$1,492$1,512$1,713$2,376$2,7972
York County$1,492$1,512$1,713$2,376$2,7977
Amelia County$1,442$1,507$1,655$2,072$2,5533
Charles City County$1,442$1,507$1,655$2,072$2,5532
Chesterfield County$1,442$1,507$1,655$2,072$2,55313
Colonial Heights city$1,442$1,507$1,655$2,072$2,5531
Dinwiddie County$1,442$1,507$1,655$2,072$2,5538
Goochland County$1,442$1,507$1,655$2,072$2,55310
Hanover County$1,442$1,507$1,655$2,072$2,5539
Henrico County$1,442$1,507$1,655$2,072$2,55318
Hopewell city$1,442$1,507$1,655$2,072$2,5531
King William County$1,442$1,507$1,655$2,072$2,5534
New Kent County$1,442$1,507$1,655$2,072$2,5535
Petersburg city$1,442$1,507$1,655$2,072$2,5533
Powhatan County$1,442$1,507$1,655$2,072$2,5531
Prince George County$1,442$1,507$1,655$2,072$2,5533
Richmond city$1,442$1,507$1,655$2,072$2,55319
Sussex County$1,442$1,507$1,655$2,072$2,5537
Frederick County$1,133$1,255$1,573$1,965$2,63911
Winchester city$1,133$1,255$1,573$1,965$2,6392
King George County$1,182$1,211$1,469$2,043$2,4647
Culpeper County$1,149$1,170$1,423$1,978$2,00713
Rappahannock County$1,198$1,254$1,375$1,649$2,3077
Harrisonburg city$1,050$1,057$1,322$1,801$2,1254
Rockingham County$1,050$1,057$1,322$1,801$2,12519
Warren County$953$1,002$1,315$1,754$2,2064
Northumberland County$1,066$1,073$1,309$1,569$2,0478
Middlesex County$1,052$1,058$1,291$1,548$2,01812
Montgomery County$910$993$1,271$1,706$2,13211
Radford city$910$993$1,271$1,706$2,1323
Augusta County$1,088$1,095$1,261$1,734$1,94120
Staunton city$1,088$1,095$1,261$1,734$1,9412
Waynesboro city$1,088$1,095$1,261$1,734$1,9411
Botetourt County$1,004$1,053$1,254$1,743$2,10410
Craig County$1,004$1,053$1,254$1,743$2,1042
Roanoke County$1,004$1,053$1,254$1,743$2,1046
Roanoke city$1,004$1,053$1,254$1,743$2,10434
Salem city$1,004$1,053$1,254$1,743$2,1041
King and Queen County$1,089$1,139$1,250$1,536$1,92910
Louisa County$1,080$1,138$1,247$1,734$1,9505
Caroline County$859$1,021$1,246$1,733$2,09010
Orange County$1,005$1,012$1,234$1,716$1,9297
Westmoreland County$973$979$1,194$1,658$1,81010
Amherst County$1,027$1,033$1,187$1,635$1,7505
Appomattox County$1,027$1,033$1,187$1,635$1,7504
Bedford County$1,027$1,033$1,187$1,635$1,75011
Campbell County$1,027$1,033$1,187$1,635$1,7508
Lynchburg city$1,027$1,033$1,187$1,635$1,7509
Richmond County$876$882$1,157$1,464$1,8254
Essex County$907$912$1,113$1,341$1,5569
Floyd County$830$834$1,094$1,312$1,4485
Prince Edward County$916$922$1,094$1,312$1,4488
Shenandoah County$849$855$1,091$1,394$1,52313
Madison County$923$971$1,066$1,483$1,66716
Accomack County$740$856$1,054$1,367$1,54935
Lancaster County$857$862$1,052$1,463$1,7659
Franklin city$811$817$1,051$1,346$1,7641
Southampton County$811$817$1,051$1,346$1,7648
Bristol city$720$818$1,044$1,338$1,4643
Scott County$720$818$1,044$1,338$1,4647
Washington County$720$818$1,044$1,338$1,4649
Surry County$905$920$1,039$1,445$1,7435
Buena Vista city$870$917$1,005$1,398$1,6861
Lexington city$870$917$1,005$1,398$1,6861
Rockbridge County$870$917$1,005$1,398$1,6869
Emporia city$764$769$1,001$1,392$1,6790
Greensville County$764$769$1,001$1,392$1,6793
Cumberland County$812$817$997$1,195$1,6732
Giles County$746$898$984$1,180$1,6519
Bath County$796$801$977$1,171$1,5285
Nottoway County$738$743$975$1,356$1,5874
Buckingham County$830$875$959$1,266$1,4196
Mecklenburg County$719$724$950$1,224$1,25811
Northampton County$719$723$949$1,320$1,59214
Franklin County$771$861$944$1,313$1,58411
Page County$800$811$924$1,157$1,5504
Pulaski County$699$840$921$1,252$1,5457
Alleghany County$773$778$914$1,259$1,3585
Bland County$745$749$914$1,271$1,4294
Brunswick County$745$749$914$1,271$1,38913
Buchanan County$792$834$914$1,271$1,49414
Carroll County$765$770$914$1,271$1,4818
Charlotte County$692$697$914$1,146$1,53310
Covington city$773$778$914$1,259$1,3580
Danville city$630$738$914$1,263$1,4152
Dickenson County$745$749$914$1,096$1,3469
Galax city$765$770$914$1,271$1,4811
Grayson County$792$834$914$1,241$1,2526
Halifax County$792$827$914$1,167$1,34010
Henry County$749$753$914$1,096$1,2828
Highland County$745$749$914$1,233$1,4295
Lee County$693$697$914$1,226$1,4299
Lunenburg County$692$697$914$1,127$1,2543
Martinsville city$749$753$914$1,096$1,2820
Norton city$692$697$914$1,205$1,4291
Patrick County$758$763$914$1,146$1,4298
Pittsylvania County$630$738$914$1,263$1,41514
Russell County$744$748$914$1,156$1,3776
Smyth County$642$753$914$1,191$1,4295
Tazewell County$727$732$914$1,096$1,25220
Wise County$692$697$914$1,205$1,4298
Wythe County$758$762$914$1,212$1,5338

Payment standard

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,729. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2-bedroom Section 8 rent in Virginia?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Virginia is $1,729.

Which HUD row has the highest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Virginia?

The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in Virginia is $2,246 in Falls Church city.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Virginia?

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,729. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).