What is the #1 most expensive cities in virginia?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Difficult Run	10,202	324.6
2	South Run	6,714	324.6
3	One Loudoun	3,126	324.6
4	Great Falls Crossing	1,384	324.6
5	Great Falls	14,854	324.6
6	Crosspointe	5,632	323.6
7	Dunn Loring	8,782	318.5
8	Bull Run	7,513	314.3
9	Union Mill	4,351	312.5
10	Brambleton	23,999	303.0
11	Loudoun Valley Estates	10,323	300.4
12	Vienna	16,369	300.0
13	Belmont	9,525	299.8
14	McLean	50,232	297.6
15	Wolf Trap	16,020	297.5
16	Mason Neck	2,059	292.4
17	Fairfax Station	12,298	292.1
18	Lowes Island	11,199	291.3
19	Navy	3,787	290.5
20	Wakefield	12,024	289.8
21	Braddock	6,404	289.3
22	Floris	7,135	288.9
23	Dranesville	11,860	287.9
24	Fort Hunt	16,519	285.9
25	Moorefield	5,598	280.0
26	Mantua	7,447	274.7
27	Broadlands	14,673	272.7
28	Wyndham	12,084	272.3
29	Goose Creek Village	2,519	271.4
30	South Riding	34,200	268.3
31	Sully Square	2,668	267.7
32	New Baltimore	11,595	266.1
33	Franklin Farm	18,509	265.7
34	Rivanna	2,258	262.3
35	Stone Ridge	16,340	259.8
36	Hayfield	4,252	259.6
37	Kings Park	4,206	257.2
38	Pimmit Hills	6,395	256.8
39	Independent Hill	10,217	256.4
40	Falls Church	14,593	256.4
41	Oak Grove	2,452	256.2
42	Bull Run Mountain Estates	1,582	251.5
43	Oakton	36,776	247.6
44	Burke	43,336	244.4
45	Buckhall	20,447	242.1
46	Ravensworth	2,566	240.6
47	Lansdowne	12,603	235.1
48	Haymarket	1,591	234.3
49	George Mason	9,954	234.3
50	Long Branch	7,066	234.2
51	Rose Hill	21,484	232.4
52	Linton Hall	42,077	231.8
53	Lake Barcroft	10,678	231.4
54	Gainesville	18,036	231.1
55	Ashburn	45,551	229.2
56	County Center	4,233	228.6
57	Newington Forest	12,434	228.2
58	Woodburn	10,046	227.7
59	Kings Park West	13,281	227.5
60	Mount Vernon	13,120	226.8
61	Purcellville	8,974	226.0
62	Newington	13,824	225.3
63	Cascades	12,489	224.8
64	Sugarland Run	12,920	224.7
65	Arlington	235,463	223.1
66	West Springfield	22,905	221.2
67	Burke Centre	17,447	220.1
68	Laurel Hill	7,551	219.1
69	Aquia Harbour	6,917	217.9
70	Tysons	28,022	216.8
71	Merrifield	20,549	216.5
72	Arcola	2,858	216.1
73	Countryside	9,521	214.3
74	Kingstowne	17,436	213.5
75	Montclair	22,295	212.1
76	Herndon	24,529	211.9
77	West Falls Church	30,660	211.6
78	Franconia	18,141	211.3
79	Greenbriar	7,989	210.7
80	Chantilly	23,744	209.6
81	Lorton	21,961	208.1
82	Springfield	30,894	207.5
83	North Springfield	7,511	206.8
84	Fair Lakes	8,617	206.8
85	Leesylvania	22,848	206.5
86	Nokesville	1,179	205.5
87	Centreville	71,885	204.1
88	Reston	63,542	202.5
89	Lincolnia	19,913	202.5
90	Fairfax	24,478	202.4
91	Lovettsville	2,697	201.8
92	McNair	22,451	200.6
93	Fair Oaks	35,472	199.1
94	Leesburg	48,788	198.2
95	Occoquan	1,089	197.7
96	Idylwood	17,469	196.4
97	Boswell's Corner	1,459	195.1
98	Earlysville	1,217	194.6
99	Annandale	41,982	192.9
100	Alexandria	156,788	192.5
101	Dulles Town Center	5,541	191.9
102	Short Pump	28,177	191.7
103	Sterling	31,251	189.8
104	Fort Belvoir	8,107	186.9
105	Crozet	9,211	184.4
106	University Center	4,107	182.2
107	Groveton	13,563	182.1
108	Hutchison	6,936	182.0
109	Woodlake	7,373	181.9
110	Goochland	1,301	181.6
111	Nellysford	1,623	181.5
112	Pantops	4,328	180.6
113	Lake Ridge	45,007	180.0
114	Hollymead	8,566	179.6
115	Cherry Hill	23,443	179.4
116	Falmouth	5,036	179.4
117	Loch Lomond	4,460	178.5
118	Potomac Mills	6,122	178.1
119	Innsbrook	8,559	177.7
120	Huntington	13,250	173.9
121	Manassas	42,674	173.0
122	Innovation	1,139	172.9
123	Triangle	11,265	172.5
124	Poquoson	12,556	170.6
125	Apple Mountain Lake	1,801	170.5
126	Penhook	1,253	170.3
127	Piney Mountain	2,478	170.2
128	Stafford Courthouse	5,780	170.2
129	Dale City	72,793	169.5
130	Manassas Park	16,923	169.5
131	Carrollton	7,903	166.7
132	Yorkshire	10,678	165.1
133	Woodbridge	43,443	164.9
134	Marshall	3,213	162.8
135	Passapatanzy	1,015	162.7
136	Massanetta Springs	6,028	162.5
137	Lake of the Woods	8,165	162.4
138	Lake Wilderness	3,255	161.2
139	Midlothian	18,702	161.0
140	Sudley	18,420	160.7
141	Quantico Base	5,491	159.7
142	Lake Monticello	10,820	159.1
143	Brandermill	13,938	158.1
144	Union Hall	1,468	156.8
145	Berryville	4,667	156.5
146	Belmont Estates	1,037	154.3
147	Bailey's Crossroads	25,458	154.1
148	Hybla Valley	17,877	152.6
149	Lake Land'Or	3,581	152.2
150	Bealeton	5,193	152.0
151	Daleville	3,166	151.7
152	Tuckahoe	48,610	151.7
153	Ruckersville	1,314	151.3
154	Bon Air	17,302	150.5
155	Chamberlayne	5,000	149.8
156	Glen Allen	16,630	148.9
157	Smithfield	8,729	148.4
158	Dahlgren	3,417	148.3
159	North Shore	3,708	147.9
160	Rockwood	8,834	147.8
161	Mechanicsville	38,437	147.1
162	Chesapeake	251,153	145.8
163	Fredericksburg	28,383	145.8
164	Southern Gateway	2,224	145.3
165	Massanutten	2,215	144.2
166	Shenandoah Farms	3,956	143.3
167	Virginia Beach	457,066	142.5
168	Bethel Manor	4,512	142.3
169	Spotsylvania Courthouse	6,793	141.2
170	Culpeper	20,437	140.2
171	Lake Holiday	2,059	140.1
172	King George	4,833	139.7
173	Warrenton	10,151	139.6
174	Suffolk	96,638	139.1
175	Riner	1,037	138.9
176	Lake Caroline	2,708	137.5
177	Shawneeland	2,653	137.2
178	Seven Corners	9,171	136.8
179	Dumfries	5,749	136.4
180	Fort Lee	8,318	136.1
181	Chester	23,519	135.0
182	Charlottesville	45,863	134.4
183	Brightwood	1,436	132.8
184	Westlake Corner	1,824	132.5
185	Rio	1,213	131.2
186	Stephens City	2,338	131.2
187	Maurertown	1,138	130.4
188	Fishersville	9,546	129.2
189	Cave Spring	26,014	128.2
190	Enon	4,035	128.0
191	Gloucester Courthouse	3,509	127.7
192	Captains Cove	1,676	126.3
193	Meadowbrook	20,383	124.8
194	Dayton	2,023	124.7
195	West Point	3,439	124.7
196	Chatmoss	1,503	123.6
197	Laymantown	1,843	122.9
198	Williamsburg	15,564	122.4
199	Blue Ridge	3,112	121.7
200	Laurel	18,180	121.3
201	Prince George	2,066	120.8
202	Manchester	12,347	120.6
203	Forest	12,476	120.2
204	Warsaw	2,324	120.2
205	Bridgewater	6,650	120.1
206	McGaheysville	1,155	119.3
207	Fairlawn	2,555	119.0
208	Winchester	27,981	117.6
209	Richmond	227,595	117.4
210	Lakeside	12,845	116.9
211	Central Garage	1,364	116.6
212	Basye	1,416	116.2
213	Mount Hermon	4,326	116.2
214	Rushmere	1,087	116.1
215	Lexington	7,420	115.9
216	Colonial Heights	18,210	115.8
217	Christiansburg	22,820	115.8
218	Cape Charles	1,278	114.9
219	Hampton	137,334	114.7
220	Grottoes	2,926	114.7
221	Harriston	1,252	114.6
222	Stuarts Draft	11,920	114.4
223	Cloverdale	3,095	113.1
224	Newport News	184,774	113.0
225	Norfolk	235,037	112.7
226	Gloucester Point	11,159	112.6
227	University of Virginia	9,159	112.5
228	Blacksburg	45,288	111.9
229	Dumbarton	8,407	111.6
230	Lyndhurst	1,401	111.4
231	Benns Church	1,443	110.8
232	Ashland	7,667	110.6
233	East Highland Park	16,071	110.4
234	Chincoteague	3,300	109.7
235	Hollins	17,005	109.5
236	Front Royal	15,152	109.0
237	Twin Lakes	1,794	108.9
238	Orange	5,000	108.7
239	Gordonsville	1,527	108.1
240	Salem	25,477	107.6
241	Weyers Cave	2,243	107.6
242	Louisa	2,249	107.2
243	Portsmouth	97,299	106.9
244	Windsor	2,808	106.3
245	East Lexington	2,020	105.8
246	Harrisonburg	51,492	104.6
247	Crimora	1,823	104.0
248	Timberlake	12,833	103.5
249	Shenandoah	3,131	103.4
250	Broadway	4,221	103.2
251	Franklin	8,212	103.2
252	Woodlawn	2,461	102.9
253	Strasburg	7,162	102.6
254	Woodstock	5,851	102.4
255	Verona	4,274	102.3
256	Staunton	25,765	101.9
257	Highland Springs	15,091	101.5
258	Sandston	7,011	100.9
259	Glade Spring	2,224	100.8
260	Bowling Green	1,455	100.8
261	Dooms	1,360	100.6
262	Lynchburg	79,255	99.9
263	Emory	1,135	99.5
264	Waverly	2,629	99.5
265	Rustburg	1,276	99.4
266	Matoaca	2,448	99.4
267	Pearisburg	2,864	98.7
268	Vinton	8,038	98.5
269	Bracey	1,243	98.5
270	Ettrick	5,760	98.5
271	Shawsville	1,725	98.2
272	South Hill	4,737	98.2
273	Amherst	2,124	98.0
274	Middletown	1,634	97.4
275	Waynesboro	22,574	97.0
276	Blackstone	3,341	96.5
277	Cana	1,164	96.3
278	Courtland	1,784	95.8
279	Bensley	5,819	95.3
280	Luray	4,836	94.8
281	Timberville	2,998	94.5
282	Elkton	2,973	94.4
283	Edinburg	1,544	94.3
284	Wattsville	1,425	94.1
285	Bellwood	8,489	93.7
286	Rocky Mount	4,926	93.2
287	Madison Heights	10,398	93.2
288	Clarksville	1,723	92.8
289	Buena Vista	6,612	92.6
290	Stanley	1,976	92.4
291	Jolivue	1,135	92.4
292	Chatham	1,535	92.2
293	Radford	16,505	92.0
294	Petersburg	33,365	91.9
295	Crewe	2,795	91.5
296	Dublin	2,671	91.5
297	Roanoke	98,677	91.4
298	Riverdale	1,129	91.4
299	Montrose	8,624	91.3
300	Mount Jackson	2,048	91.2
301	Colonial Beach	3,930	91.2
302	Kenbridge	1,348	91.1
303	Onancock	1,323	90.8
304	Abingdon	8,332	90.7
305	Buchanan	1,271	90.6
306	Hopewell	22,944	90.1
307	Rural Retreat	1,614	89.6
308	Narrows	2,064	89.6
309	Elliston	1,041	89.2
310	Halifax	1,348	88.2
311	Cluster Springs	1,038	88.1
312	Merrimac	2,955	87.9
313	Greenville	1,187	87.8
314	Ridgeway	1,082	87.7
315	Castlewood	1,120	87.5
316	Concord	1,367	87.1
317	Hillsville	2,869	87.1
318	Horse Pasture	2,193	86.9
319	Pembroke	1,130	86.8
320	Emporia	5,633	86.7
321	New Market	2,159	86.6
322	Mathews	1,145	86.5
323	Bluefield	5,016	85.9
324	Tappahannock	1,865	85.5
325	Bedford	6,703	85.3
326	Big Stone Gap	5,193	84.9
327	Chilhowie	2,462	84.9
328	Hurt	1,382	84.3
329	Lebanon	3,133	84.1
330	Pulaski	8,937	82.2
331	Farmville	7,613	81.9
332	Claypool Hill	1,332	81.9
333	Altavista	3,356	81.8
334	Appomattox	2,085	80.9
335	Glasgow	1,253	80.5
336	Bristol	17,024	79.8
337	Amelia Court House	1,192	79.8
338	Blairs	1,001	79.7
339	Weber City	1,478	79.4
340	Coeburn	1,606	79.2
341	Arrington	1,084	78.5
342	Collinsville	7,645	78.3
343	Wytheville	8,224	78.2
344	Brookneal	1,275	77.7
345	Chase City	2,530	75.9
346	South Boston	7,896	75.3
347	Clintwood	1,478	75.1
348	Wise	2,940	75.1
349	Bassett	1,020	74.9
350	Cedar Bluff	1,156	74.8
351	Danville	42,239	74.6
352	Craigsville	1,052	74.3
353	Gretna	1,275	74.2
354	Lawrenceville	1,149	74.1
355	Plum Creek	1,067	73.7
356	Adwolf	1,001	73.3
357	Stanleytown	1,323	73.3
358	Stuart	1,681	72.9
359	Victoria	1,844	72.8
360	Covington	5,671	72.8
361	Saltville	2,056	72.7
362	Martinsville	13,584	72.7
363	Gate City	1,939	72.7
364	Galax	6,698	72.4
365	Kilmarnock	1,361	71.9
366	Marion	5,694	71.9
367	Patrick Springs	2,094	71.6
368	Richlands	5,188	71.2
369	Honaker	1,218	69.9
370	Ferrum	1,622	69.7
371	Independence	1,144	69.3
372	Clifton Forge	3,483	69.1
373	Norton	3,620	68.0
374	Tazewell	4,419	67.8
375	Exmore	1,742	66.7
376	Appalachia	1,612	65.8
377	Raven	1,826	65.4
378	Atkins	1,026	64.9
379	St. Paul	1,046	62.4
380	Pennington Gap	2,020	59.0
381	Mountain Road	1,517	58.1
382	Jonesville	1,290	51.7

Methodology

Cities in Virginia are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most expensive cities in virginia?: Difficult Run ranks #1 with 324.6 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in virginia?: 1. Difficult Run (324.6), 2. South Run (324.6), 3. One Loudoun (324.6), 4. Great Falls Crossing (324.6), 5. Great Falls (324.6)
How many cities in Virginia are ranked?: This ranking includes 382 cities in Virginia with available data.

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