county benchmark · Virginia
Rent as share of income, 2020-2024
Across 133 counties in Virginia. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 23.4 % |
| 25th | 26.6 % |
| Median | 28.0 % |
| 75th | 30.7 % |
| 90th percentile | 33.5 % |
Highest counties
Buchanan County leads reliably only from rank 8 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 8, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buchanan County | 50.0 % | 36.2 % – 63.8 % | evidence → |
| 2 | Clarke County | 44.9 % | 26.4 % – 63.4 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Williamsburg city | 42.3 % | 32.7 % – 51.9 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Poquoson city | 36.7 % | 30.1 % – 43.3 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Portsmouth city | 35.4 % | 33.4 % – 37.4 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Louisa County | 35.1 % | 30.0 % – 40.2 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Middlesex County | 34.6 % | 24.5 % – 44.7 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Hampton city | 34.1 % | 32.6 % – 35.6 % | evidence → |
| 9 | King William County | 34.0 % | 25.5 % – 42.5 % | evidence → |
| 10 | Chesapeake city | 33.8 % | 31.7 % – 35.9 % | evidence → |
| 11 | Grayson County | 33.7 % | 24.4 % – 43.0 % | evidence → |
| 12 | James City County | 33.7 % | 29.8 % – 37.6 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Suffolk city | 33.7 % | 31.3 % – 36.1 % | evidence → |
| 14 | Charlottesville city | 33.5 % | 30.8 % – 36.2 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Lee County | 33.4 % | 28.1 % – 38.7 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Highland County | 33.0 % | 9.3 % – 56.7 % | evidence → |
| 17 | Radford city | 32.9 % | 28.7 % – 37.1 % | evidence → |
| 18 | Franklin city | 32.7 % | 24.4 % – 41.0 % | evidence → |
| 19 | Essex County | 32.4 % | 22.3 % – 42.5 % | evidence → |
| 20 | Norfolk city | 32.3 % | 31.4 % – 33.2 % | evidence → |
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