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Counties With the Lowest Monthly Housing Payment in Virginia (2026)

Buchanan has the lowest monthly housing payment of any county in Virginia, at $585, followed by Covington and Martinsville. Source: Zillow P+I + ACS effective tax rate + NAIC insurance (synthesized), Zillow 2026-06. The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated June 2026 - Source: Zillow P+I + ACS effective tax rate + NAIC insurance (synthesized)

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Lowest counties for monthly housing payment in Virginia

Top 25 of 133 counties with data.

Ranked by monthly payment (piti) (Zillow P+I + ACS effective tax rate + NAIC insurance (synthesized), Zillow 2026-06), lowest first.

Lowest counties for monthly housing payment in Virginia
RankCountyValue
1Buchanan$585
2Covington$764
3Martinsville$800
4Lee$805
5Dickenson$814
6Norton$880
7Danville$883
8Wise$884
9Henry$893
10Russell$918
11Tazewell$924
12Lunenburg$949
13Brunswick$990
14Halifax$1,001
15Smyth$1,024
16Emporia$1,046
17Greensville$1,063
18Galax$1,101
19Scott$1,108
20Carroll$1,141
21Charlotte$1,179
22Bland$1,190
23Bristol$1,191
24Patrick$1,194
25Alleghany$1,200

How this ranking works

This page ranks Virginia counties by monthly payment (piti), sorted so the lowest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For monthly housing payment, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh monthly housing payment 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 monthly payment (piti).

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