At $2,092/mo, rent takes about 24% of the local median household income, comfortably within the 30% benchmark.
Rent by unit size
Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Fort Belvoir's market median, because the published HUD values all ran above it. They are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
30% of the median household income ($104,205) is $2,605 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($3,020).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Fort Belvoir. 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
Fort Belvoir, VA is majority renter-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 55% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Fort Belvoir, VA has changed in 5 years
Census figures show median household income at $104,205 today, compared with $86,524 five years earlier. Census counts show Fort Belvoir, VA adding about 599 residents over the five-year window, up 7.6% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 49.9% to 55% across the same window.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Fort Belvoir is $2,092/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,694/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,946/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,728/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,434/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($104,205/yr), Fort Belvoir ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rent prices have stayed steady over the past year.
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