The Town Files

25 Small Towns in Virginia With the Cheapest Homes

Ranked by median home value among 121 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Virginia. #1 is Covington, VA (median home $83,500).

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Numbers match the ranking.
  1. 25Rocky Mount, Virginia

    Median home $207,000

    4,903 people · Franklin County · median home $207,000 · income $63,280 · Jan low 26°F · 13 in snow

  2. 24Wytheville, Virginia

    Median home $196,800

    8,265 people · Wythe County · median home $196,800 · income $47,270 · Jan low 24°F · 18 in snow

  3. 23Montrose, Virginia

    Median home $194,100

    7,909 people · Henrico County · median home $194,100 · income $49,550 · Jan low 29°F · 9 in snow

  4. 22Vinton, Virginia

    Median home $190,900

    8,059 people · Roanoke County · median home $190,900 · income $65,445 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow

  5. 21Dublin, Virginia

    Median home $180,500

    2,682 people · Pulaski County · median home $180,500 · income $62,426 · Jan low 24°F · 16 in snow

  6. 20Marion, Virginia

    Median home $172,500

    5,751 people · Smyth County · median home $172,500 · income $40,896 · Jan low 23°F · 17 in snow

  7. 19South Boston, Virginia

    Median home $171,200

    7,966 people · Halifax County · median home $171,200 · income $44,052 · Jan low 27°F · 6 in snow

  8. 18Big Stone Gap, Virginia

    Median home $163,000

    5,254 people · Wise County · median home $163,000 · income $54,581 · Jan low 24°F · 9 in snow

  9. 17Lebanon, Virginia

    Median home $162,400

    3,159 people · Russell County · median home $162,400 · income $53,050 · Jan low 23°F · 12 in snow

  10. 16Pulaski, Virginia

    Median home $160,500

    8,985 people · Pulaski County · median home $160,500 · income $49,491 · Jan low 24°F · 16 in snow

  11. 15Hillsville, Virginia

    Median home $159,000

    2,884 people · Carroll County · median home $159,000 · income $58,000 · Jan low 23°F · 15 in snow

  12. 14Pearisburg, Virginia

    Median home $157,400

    2,909 people · Giles County · median home $157,400 · income $75,532 · Jan low 23°F · 23 in snow

  13. 13Buena Vista, Virginia

    Median home $156,200

    6,641 people · Buena Vista city · median home $156,200 · income $57,833 · Jan low 23°F · 11 in snow

  14. 12Bluefield, Virginia

    Median home $152,500

    5,096 people · Tazewell County · median home $152,500 · income $54,041 · Jan low 22°F · 40 in snow

  15. 11Emporia, Virginia

    Median home $148,500

    5,766 people · Emporia city · median home $148,500 · income $51,899 · Jan low 29°F · 1 in snow

  16. 10Collinsville, Virginia

    Median home $146,700

    7,380 people · Henry County · median home $146,700 · income $52,158 · Jan low 24°F · 9 in snow

  17. 9Wise, Virginia

    Median home $144,700

    2,971 people · Wise County · median home $144,700 · income $53,596 · Jan low 25°F · 47 in snow

  18. 8Altavista, Virginia

    Median home $142,900

    3,378 people · Campbell County · median home $142,900 · income $51,349 · Jan low 26°F · 9 in snow

  19. 7Galax, Virginia

    Median home $141,300

    6,720 people · Galax city · median home $141,300 · income $38,675 · Jan low 23°F · 17 in snow

  20. 6Blackstone, Virginia

    Median home $140,900

    3,352 people · Nottoway County · median home $140,900 · income $54,570 · Jan low 27°F · 3 in snow

  21. 5Tazewell, Virginia

    Median home $111,700

    4,486 people · Tazewell County · median home $111,700 · income $34,618 · Jan low 21°F · 39 in snow

  22. 4Richlands, Virginia

    Median home $111,000

    5,261 people · Tazewell County · median home $111,000 · income $37,154 · Jan low 23°F · 18 in snow

  23. 3Norton, Virginia

    Median home $110,000

    3,687 people · Norton city · median home $110,000 · income $41,495 · Jan low 25°F · 47 in snow

  24. 2Clifton Forge, Virginia

    Median home $109,500

    3,555 people · Alleghany County · median home $109,500 · income $40,000 · Jan low 23°F · 10 in snow

  25. 1Covington, Virginia

    Median home $83,500

    5,737 people · Covington city · median home $83,500 · income $41,944 · Jan low 23°F · 10 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 121 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Virginia (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: