Most Expensive Cities in Virginia

Most expensive cities in Virginia (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.

Data current as of September 2026. Sources: US Census Bureau, Zillow, HUD, BEA.

#	City	Cost Index	Income	Rent	Population
1	Great Falls	253	$250,001	$3,463/mo	14,854
2	McLean	248	$250,001	$3,376/mo	50,232
3	Wolf Trap	239	$250,001	$3,501/mo	16,020
4	Difficult Run	231	$250,001	$3,501/mo	10,202
5	South Run	222	$250,001	$3,501/mo	6,714
6	Dunn Loring	221	$236,563	$3,501/mo	8,782
7	Fort Hunt	218	$210,471	$3,501/mo	16,519
8	Wakefield	212	$221,793	$3,501/mo	12,024
9	Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County)	204	$238,500	$3,072/mo	7,513
10	Floris	204	$239,457	$3,166/mo	7,135
11	Loudoun Valley Estates	194	$229,126	$3,055/mo	10,323
12	Fairfax Station	192	$212,128	$2,737/mo	12,298
13	Belmont	191	$232,879	$2,853/mo	9,525
14	Dranesville	191	$210,766	$3,105/mo	11,860
15	Vienna	191	$223,571	$2,430/mo	16,369
16	Lowes Island	190	$220,238	$2,897/mo	11,199
17	Falls Church	188	$154,734	$2,205/mo	14,593
18	Franklin Farm	187	$210,169	$2,697/mo	18,509
19	Moorefield	186	$200,754	$2,706/mo	5,598
20	Broadlands	186	$235,491	$2,549/mo	14,673
21	Brambleton	185	$250,001	$2,592/mo	23,999
22	Braddock	184	$214,563	$2,322/mo	6,404
23	Pimmit Hills	182	$168,548	$2,219/mo	6,395
24	South Riding	181	$190,701	$2,853/mo	34,200
25	Arlington	178	$140,160	$2,275/mo	235,463
26	Burke	178	$179,063	$2,715/mo	43,336
27	Stone Ridge	177	$183,211	$2,761/mo	16,340
28	Mantua	175	$197,677	$1,955/mo	7,447
29	Woodburn	175	$132,760	$2,360/mo	10,046
30	Oakton	173	$163,662	$2,333/mo	36,776
31	Springfield	170	$123,691	$2,643/mo	30,894
32	Lansdowne	168	$180,379	$2,229/mo	12,603
33	Kings Park West	167	$162,007	$2,400/mo	13,281
34	George Mason	167	$154,479	$2,377/mo	9,954
35	Newington Forest	167	$147,650	$2,649/mo	12,434
36	Gainesville	167	$168,978	$2,444/mo	18,036
37	Cascades	166	$166,023	$2,552/mo	12,489
38	Linton Hall	166	$170,989	$2,613/mo	42,077
39	Buckhall	166	$169,591	$2,591/mo	20,447
40	Tysons	166	$129,189	$2,478/mo	28,022
41	Lake Barcroft	166	$143,796	$1,914/mo	10,678
42	Ashburn	165	$152,094	$2,397/mo	45,551
43	Newington	165	$146,681	$2,662/mo	13,824
44	Lorton	163	$136,719	$2,537/mo	21,961
45	West Springfield	162	$157,800	$2,426/mo	22,905
46	Merrifield	161	$136,173	$2,308/mo	20,549
47	Laurel Hill	160	$139,803	$2,335/mo	7,551
48	Burke Centre	160	$159,932	$2,360/mo	17,447
49	Kingstowne	160	$150,114	$2,337/mo	17,436
50	Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County)	159	$160,426	$2,203/mo	21,484

See also: Cheapest Cities in Virginia · Virginia Overview