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Cities in Virginia, United States

Virginia has 162 published cities; the largest is Virginia Beach, with 453,737 residents. The median gross salary runs from €1,019 to €10,418 a month across 102 cities.

Published cities in Virginia

Sorted by population. A dash means the city has no published figure of its own for that column.

CityPopulationNet rent, €/m²/moMedian gross salary, €/moUnemployment, %PM2.5, µg/m³
Virginia Beach453,737—€3,9322.86.9
Chesapeake255,332—€3,8082.9—
Arlington238,643—€7,0712.7—
Richmond237,257—€3,5063.36.7
Norfolk231,013—€3,0563.56.5
Newport News183,230—€3,2713.5—
Alexandria160,662—€6,5742.4—
East Hampton137,596—€3,3436.3—
Hampton137,315—€3,4813.66.6
Suffolk104,699—€4,0333.0—
Roanoke99,111————
Portsmouth96,777———7.8
Portsmouth Heights96,482—€3,2096.6—
Lynchburg81,347————
West Lynchburg80,301—€2,2555.3—
Centreville73,518—€5,1474.3—
Dale City72,088—€3,9226.2—
Reston63,226—€6,3265.3—
Harrisonburg50,839————
McLean50,773—€10,4182.3—
Leesburg49,917————
Ashburn46,349—€6,3513.2—
Lake Ridge46,162—€4,8034.0—
Blacksburg45,104————
Charlottesville44,388————
Manassas44,332————
Annandale43,363—€4,0544.9—
Burke42,312—€5,8905.6—
Linton Hall41,754—€6,4423.8—
Danville41,647————
Mechanicsville39,482—€4,1161.9—
Oakton36,732—€6,5851.9—
South Riding33,877—€7,0043.8—
Petersburg33,734————
Springfield31,339—€3,8786.9—
Short Pump30,626—€6,0581.7—
Fredericksburg30,393————
Sterling30,337—€3,5053.7—
West Falls Church30,243—€4,8084.9—
Winchester28,272————
Staunton26,801————
Fairfax26,772————
Cave Spring26,755—€3,9112.9—
Tysons26,374—€7,1024.5—
Salem25,816———5.2
Herndon25,506————
Baileys Crossroads24,749——8.1—
Chantilly24,301—€5,2212.9—
Waynesboro23,951————
Cherry Hill23,683—€4,6506.7—
Brambleton23,486—€9,5553.2—
Chester23,414—€3,8882.5—
West Springfield23,369—€5,6761.7—
Hopewell23,261————
Lincolnia22,922—€4,6835.4—
Christiansburg22,442————
Culpeper22,074————
Woodlawn21,194—€3,5315.7—
Rose Hill21,045—€5,8812.7—
Meadowbrook20,898—€3,2445.3—
Merrifield20,488—€6,3623.3—
Buckhall20,420—€5,6623.5—
Lorton20,072—€5,1116.5—
Sudley19,008—€3,2886.0—
Franconia18,943——2.7—
Colonial Heights18,738————
Midlothian18,320—€4,4304.0—
Gainesville18,112—€6,3352.6—
Bon Air18,022—€4,4173.5—
Idylwood17,954—€5,5072.8—
Laurel17,769—€3,6285.0—
Radford17,243————
Fort Hunt17,231—€9,5093.2—
Bull Run16,794—€3,6794.6—
Vienna16,691————
Highland Springs16,604—€2,9465.6—
Manassas Park16,560————
Wolf Trap16,496—€9,5432.0—
Bristol16,418————
Hybla Valley16,319—€3,1838.3—
Glen Allen16,187—€4,0683.9—
Williamsburg15,861————
Groveton15,725—€4,2169.8—
Front Royal15,722————
Hollins15,574—€3,8593.4—
Falls Church15,159————
East Highland Park15,131—€3,3536.8—
Broadlands14,021—€8,6013.0—
Martinsville13,849————
Huntington13,749—€5,5254.2—
Brandermill13,730—€4,6394.6—
Kings Park West13,465—€5,0242.5—
Poquoson13,292————
Timberlake13,267—€3,2533.4—
Newington13,223—€5,5824.1—
Mount Vernon12,914—€5,7954.1—
Fairfax Station12,420—€6,9074.8—
Sugarland Run12,345—€4,5334.5—
Lakeside12,203—€4,0261.6—
Stuarts Draft12,142—€3,8253.2—
Dranesville11,785—€7,0883.5—
Wyndham11,087—€9,1253.3—
Lowes Island11,023—€8,0183.3—
Yorkshire10,992—€4,1603.9—
Gloucester Point10,587—€3,3333.4—
Belmont10,268—€8,0901.1—
Warrenton10,213————
Independent Hill10,165—€6,2122.1—
Lake Monticello10,126—€4,3873.0—
Lake Barcroft9,770—€4,6365.0—
Fishersville9,629—€3,9173.7—
Triangle9,589—€3,8029.0—
Dunn Loring9,464—€8,4413.0—
Crozet9,224—€5,5401.8—
Seven Corners9,131—€2,8206.0—
Smithfield9,112———7.0
Purcellville8,890————
Pulaski8,807————
Hollymead8,601—€4,7603.0—
Franklin8,478————
Greenbriar8,421—€5,7943.0—
Floris8,341—€8,4384.3—
Laurel Hill8,307—€6,4392.8—
Abingdon8,284————
Wytheville8,128————
Lake of the Woods8,081—€5,0750.8—
Dumbarton7,997—€3,0111.9—
Ashland7,982———6.6
Vinton7,967———6.1
Bedford7,911————
South Boston7,795————
Sandston7,779—€3,1834.1—
Lexington7,769———8.1
Fort Belvoir7,637—€4,3564.5—
Farmville7,593————
Mantua7,503—€8,3553.8—
North Springfield7,430—€3,6695.4—
Collinsville7,380—€2,6464.7—
Strasburg7,380————
Ettrick7,241—€1,01916.6—
Bridgewater6,924————
Belle Haven6,851—€7,0092.8—
Aquia Harbour6,836—€5,6933.2—
Buena Vista6,672————
Galax6,670————
Pimmit Hills6,569—€6,3641.3—
Dumfries6,405————
Potomac Mills6,332—€4,0204.8—
Woodstock6,002————
Bensley5,971—€2,3576.5—
Covington5,680————
Chamberlayne5,581—€4,0214.8—
Marion5,555————
Emporia5,447————
Orange5,210————
Big Stone Gap5,102————
Richlands5,051————
Blackstone3,344—€3,5744.4—
Fort Lee—————
Rosslyn—————
South Suffolk——€4,0145.0—
West Gate—————

Within Virginia

Highest median gross salary

  1. McLean: €10,418 a month (2020)
  2. Brambleton: €9,555 a month (2020)
  3. Wolf Trap: €9,543 a month (2020)
  4. Fort Hunt: €9,509 a month (2020)
  5. Wyndham: €9,125 a month (2020)

Cleanest air

  1. Salem: 5.2 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
  2. Vinton: 6.1 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
  3. Norfolk: 6.5 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
  4. Ashland: 6.6 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
  5. Hampton: 6.6 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)

Sources

Each figure in the table comes from the city's own record; open a city for the source of each value and its date.