Rents are right about where Chantilly'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 $3,108 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
April. Asking rents in Chantilly usually run 0.8% below trend in April and 0.8% above it in August, about $50 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Chantilly is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Chantilly changed +3.4% 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 Chantilly rose 39.8% while median household income rose 25.8% ($124,930 to $157,124). Rent outpaced income.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($157,124) is $3,928 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,510); a 4-bedroom is $4,135.
Centreville, 5 miles away, rents for 23% less ($2,396/mo), about $8,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Chantilly. 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
Chantilly, VA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 59.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Chantilly, VA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Chantilly, VA stood at $2,237 in 2021 and currently runs about $3,108, reflecting a 38.9% increase over the period. Census figures show median household income at $157,124 today, compared with $131,362 five years earlier. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 2.0% since 2021, moving from about 23,564 residents to roughly 24,036. Renters now make up 18.9% of households, compared with 21.2% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 59.7% of adults here, versus 57.1% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Chantilly is $3,108/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,440/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,805/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,490/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,510/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($157,124/yr), Chantilly ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.4% over the past year.
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