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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 $75,745, followed by Covington and Martinsville (data vintage Zillow 2026-04). The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated April 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 2026-04), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in Virginia
RankCountyValue
1Buchanan$75,745
2Covington$111,504
3Martinsville$112,543
4Dickenson$113,321
5Lee$114,032
6Norton$122,896
7Wise$132,151
8Henry$132,692
9Russell$132,881
10Danville$134,658
11Tazewell$136,519
12Lunenburg$144,528
13Brunswick$145,319
14Halifax$150,438
15Emporia$153,255
16Smyth$155,809
17Greensville$160,258
18Scott$166,305
19Galax$173,324
20Sussex$177,501
21Alleghany$179,009
22Charlotte$181,186
23Bland$183,147
24Bristol$183,620
25Buena Vista$185,284

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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