Rent Affordability for A Registered Nurse in Virginia

A typical registered nurse in Virginia earns about $96,370 a year, which supports approximately $2,409 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Virginia city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 62 of 89 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 27 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Martinsville, VA$883/mo11%very comfortable
Madison Heights, VA$1,090/mo13.6%very comfortable
Danville, VA$1,195/mo14.9%very comfortable
Farmville, VA$1,215/mo15.1%very comfortable
Bristol, VA$1,310/mo16.3%very comfortable
Lynchburg, VA$1,333/mo16.6%very comfortable
Hopewell, VA$1,340/mo16.7%very comfortable
Petersburg, VA$1,346/mo16.8%very comfortable
Roanoke, VA$1,401/mo17.4%very comfortable
South Hill, VA$1,425/mo17.7%very comfortable
Waynesboro, VA$1,461/mo18.2%very comfortable
Radford, VA$1,467/mo18.3%very comfortable
Forest, VA$1,516/mo18.9%very comfortable
Staunton, VA$1,558/mo19.4%very comfortable
Colonial Heights, VA$1,565/mo19.5%very comfortable
Highland Springs, VA$1,576/mo19.6%very comfortable
Newport News, VA$1,590/mo19.8%very comfortable
Christiansburg, VA$1,589/mo19.8%very comfortable
Portsmouth, VA$1,599/mo19.9%very comfortable
Montrose, VA$1,595/mo19.9%very comfortable
Salem, VA$1,621/mo20.2%affordable
Lexington, VA$1,651/mo20.6%affordable
Richmond, VA$1,666/mo20.7%affordable
Hampton, VA$1,682/mo20.9%affordable
Bellwood, VA$1,686/mo21%affordable
Norfolk, VA$1,736/mo21.6%affordable
Blacksburg, VA$1,746/mo21.7%affordable
Carrollton, VA$1,750/mo21.8%affordable
East Highland Park, VA$1,760/mo21.9%affordable
Henrico, VA$1,764/mo22%affordable
Front Royal, VA$1,779/mo22.2%affordable
Culpeper, VA$1,798/mo22.4%affordable
Fishersville, VA$1,795/mo22.4%affordable
Winchester, VA$1,812/mo22.6%affordable
Chester, VA$1,826/mo22.7%affordable
Harrisonburg, VA$1,831/mo22.8%affordable
Powhatan, VA$1,835/mo22.8%affordable
Charlottesville, VA$1,992/mo24.8%affordable
Suffolk, VA$1,999/mo24.9%affordable
Palmyra, VA$2,000/mo24.9%affordable
Spotsylvania, VA$2,011/mo25%affordable
Chesapeake, VA$2,066/mo25.7%affordable
Fredericksburg, VA$2,065/mo25.7%affordable
Williamsburg, VA$2,065/mo25.7%affordable
Virginia Beach, VA$2,076/mo25.9%affordable
Midlothian, VA$2,083/mo25.9%affordable
Manassas Park, VA$2,090/mo26%affordable
Glen Allen, VA$2,098/mo26.1%affordable
Yorktown, VA$2,095/mo26.1%affordable
Fort Belvoir, VA$2,107/mo26.2%affordable
Chesterfield, VA$2,124/mo26.4%affordable
Mechanicsville, VA$2,150/mo26.8%affordable
Stephens City, VA$2,149/mo26.8%affordable
Prince George, VA$2,167/mo27%affordable
Lincolnia, VA$2,188/mo27.2%affordable
Woodbridge, VA$2,194/mo27.3%affordable
Manassas, VA$2,190/mo27.3%affordable
Huntington, VA$2,194/mo27.3%affordable
Lakeside, VA$2,247/mo28%affordable
Belle Haven, VA$2,252/mo28%affordable
Warrenton, VA$2,307/mo28.7%affordable
Alexandria, VA$2,325/mo29%affordable
Centreville, VA$2,431/mo30.3%stretched
Fairfax, VA$2,459/mo30.6%stretched
Leesburg, VA$2,475/mo30.8%stretched
Herndon, VA$2,482/mo30.9%stretched
Annandale, VA$2,498/mo31.1%stretched
Smithfield, VA$2,498/mo31.1%stretched
Stafford, VA$2,549/mo31.7%stretched
Falls Church, VA$2,562/mo31.9%stretched
Mount Vernon, VA$2,601/mo32.4%stretched
Reston, VA$2,615/mo32.6%stretched
Lorton, VA$2,616/mo32.6%stretched
Sterling, VA$2,689/mo33.5%stretched
Arlington, VA$2,729/mo34%stretched
McLean, VA$2,772/mo34.5%stretched
Gainesville, VA$2,959/mo36.8%stretched
Burke, VA$2,993/mo37.3%stretched
Oakton, VA$3,037/mo37.8%stretched
Ashburn, VA$3,075/mo38.3%stretched
Springfield, VA$3,100/mo38.6%stretched
Purcellville, VA$3,100/mo38.6%stretched
Chantilly, VA$3,154/mo39.3%stretched
Aldie, VA$3,206/mo39.9%stretched
Dumfries, VA$3,211/mo40%stretched
Vienna, VA$3,445/mo42.9%rent-burdened
Haymarket, VA$3,637/mo45.3%rent-burdened
Fort Hunt, VA$4,274/mo53.2%severely rent-burdened
Great Falls, VA$5,481/mo68.2%severely rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Virginia. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).