county benchmark · Virginia
Rent as share of income, 2018-2022
Across 133 counties in Virginia. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 23.8 % |
| 25th | 26.2 % |
| Median | 27.9 % |
| 75th | 30.4 % |
| 90th percentile | 33.0 % |
Highest counties
Essex County leads reliably only from rank 11 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 11, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essex County | 41.0 % | 36.5 % – 45.5 % | evidence → |
| 2 | Buchanan County | 40.2 % | 30.9 % – 49.5 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Radford city | 38.3 % | 29.6 % – 47.0 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Highland County | 37.9 % | 25.8 % – 50.0 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Madison County | 37.5 % | 26.7 % – 48.3 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Lee County | 37.3 % | 33.4 % – 41.2 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Dickenson County | 36.5 % | 33.4 % – 39.6 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Clarke County | 36.4 % | 32.3 % – 40.5 % | evidence → |
| 9 | Manassas Park city | 36.4 % | 27.3 % – 45.5 % | evidence → |
| 10 | Louisa County | 34.6 % | 29.7 % – 39.5 % | evidence → |
| 11 | Portsmouth city | 34.2 % | 32.5 % – 35.9 % | evidence → |
| 12 | Charlottesville city | 34.0 % | 32.0 % – 36.0 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Westmoreland County | 33.2 % | 23.9 % – 42.5 % | evidence → |
| 14 | Suffolk city | 33.0 % | 30.8 % – 35.2 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Charlotte County | 32.8 % | 30.3 % – 35.3 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Fairfax city | 32.5 % | 25.7 % – 39.3 % | evidence → |
| 17 | Chesapeake city | 32.3 % | 30.7 % – 33.9 % | evidence → |
| 18 | Greensville County | 32.3 % | 28.8 % – 35.8 % | evidence → |
| 19 | Hampton city | 32.2 % | 30.4 % – 34.0 % | evidence → |
| 20 | Colonial Heights city | 32.0 % | 29.3 % – 34.7 % | evidence → |
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