Rents are right about where Ashburn's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,934 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in Ashburn usually run 1.1% below trend in February and 1.4% above it in July, about $73 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Ashburn is 0% below its high of $2,935 in October 2025, at $2,934 as of September 2026.
Rent in Ashburn changed +0.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 66 Virginia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.5%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Ashburn rose 30.7% while median household income rose 17.1% ($132,331 to $154,978). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Ashburn is 36.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($154,978) is $3,874 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,375); a 4-bedroom is $3,985.
Sterling, 5 miles away, rents for 13% less ($2,560/mo), about $4,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Ashburn. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Ashburn, VA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 66.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Ashburn, VA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Ashburn, VA paid around $2,195 a month. That figure now sits near $2,934, up 33.7% from the 2021 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in Ashburn, VA now reports about $154,978, up from $139,188 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Ashburn, VA adding about 1,076 residents over the five-year window, up 2.4% on net. The renter share has risen from 29.5% to 32%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Ashburn, VA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Ashburn is $2,934/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,350/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,700/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,395/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,375/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($154,978/yr), Ashburn ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.3% over the past year.
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