Rankings / Least Affordable Cities to Buy a Home / Virginia
Least Affordable Cities to Buy a Home in Virginia
Ranked by the ratio of median home value to median household income (the “median multiple”).
1Blacksburg8.9×2Charlottesville6.5×3Arlington6.3×4Alexandria6.1×5Annandale5.9×6McLean5.7×7Fredericksburg5.6×8Richmond5.5×9Winchester5.4×10West Falls Church5.2×11Springfield5.1×12Oakton4.9×13Tysons4.9×14Fair Oaks4.9×15Harrisonburg4.8×16Leesburg4.6×17Tuckahoe4.5×18Ashburn4.5×19Norfolk4.4×20Reston4.3×21Sterling4.3×22Centreville4.2×23Virginia Beach4.1×24Short Pump4.1×25Portsmouth4.1×26Woodbridge4.0×27Burke4.0×28Chesapeake4.0×29Lynchburg4.0×30Manassas4.0×31Staunton4.0×32Salem3.9×33South Riding3.8×34Dale City3.8×35Suffolk3.7×36Newport News3.7×37Petersburg3.7×38Cave Spring3.7×39Lake Ridge3.7×40Mechanicsville3.6×41Hampton3.5×42Linton Hall3.4×43Roanoke3.4×44Danville2.7×
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.