Rents are right about where Manassas'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 $2,135 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
January. Asking rents in Manassas usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 0.7% above it in August, about $32 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Manassas is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Manassas changed +2.3% 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 Manassas rose 34.9% while median household income rose 39.4% ($81,493 to $113,590). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Manassas is 40.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($113,590) is $2,840 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,360); a 3-bedroom is $2,950.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Manassas, 20110 ($2,178/mo), costs 4% more than the cheapest, 20109 ($2,098/mo).
Fort Washington, MD, 26 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,722/mo), about $5,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Manassas. 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
Manassas, VA is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 32.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Manassas, VA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Manassas, VA has increased by $568 per month, settling near $2,135 after starting the period at $1,567. Household income in the area moved from $101,934 to $113,590 across the same window, up 11.4% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 24.8 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Manassas, VA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Manassas is $2,135/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,050/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,360/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,095/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,950/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($113,590/yr), Manassas ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.3% over the past year.
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