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Cheapest Counties to Buy a House in Virginia (2026)

Buchanan has the lowest home prices of any county in Virginia, at $76,745, followed by Covington and Dickenson. Source: Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06. The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated June 2026 - Source: Zillow Research

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Cheapest counties for home prices in Virginia

Top 25 of 133 counties with data.

Ranked by typical home value (Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in Virginia
RankCountyValue
1Buchanan$76,745
2Covington$114,352
3Dickenson$119,115
4Martinsville$119,923
5Lee$121,704
6Norton$124,376
7Wise$135,101
8Danville$138,282
9Henry$142,929
10Tazewell$142,978
11Russell$144,323
12Lunenburg$149,140
13Brunswick$155,431
14Halifax$157,886
15Emporia$159,514
16Smyth$164,696
17Greensville$168,536
18Scott$175,503
19Galax$180,694
20Bristol$183,577
21Sussex$188,187
22Charlotte$189,938
23Carroll$190,184
24Alleghany$191,075
25Buena Vista$191,764

How this ranking works

This page ranks Virginia counties by typical home value, sorted so the cheapest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For home prices, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh home prices against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of typical home value.

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