Virginia — Rental Investment Markets
All Virginia metros ranked by cap rate. Median cap rate: 2.8%, median home price: $395,084.
Median Cap Rate
2.8%
Median Home Price
$395,084
Median Rent
$1,695/mo
| # | City | Cap Rate | Cash Flow | Home Price | Rent (3BR) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coeburn, VA | 8.6% | +$217/mo | $118,132 | $1,235/mo | 🟢 STRONG |
| 2 | Jarratt, VA | 7.3% | +$123/mo | $166,668 | $1,520/mo | 🟢 GOOD |
| 3 | Emporia, VA | 7.2% | +$98/mo | $153,302 | $1,380/mo | 🟢 GOOD |
| 4 | Portsmouth, VA | 5.7% | -$153/mo | $252,538 | $1,850/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 5 | Hampton, VA | 5.7% | -$173/mo | $285,594 | $1,920/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 6 | Wakefield, VA | 5.5% | -$156/mo | $210,464 | $1,540/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 7 | Schuyler, VA | 5.2% | -$245/mo | $247,501 | $1,735/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 8 | Bremo Bluff, VA | 5.0% | -$397/mo | $298,710 | $1,970/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 9 | Riner, VA | 5.0% | -$338/mo | $305,695 | $2,100/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 10 | Petersburg, VA | 4.9% | -$323/mo | $251,699 | $1,675/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 11 | Newport News, VA | 4.9% | -$395/mo | $295,634 | $1,960/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 12 | Gladstone, VA | 4.9% | -$281/mo | $232,694 | $1,570/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 13 | Farmville, VA | 4.8% | -$278/mo | $211,609 | $1,400/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 14 | Arrington, VA | 4.8% | -$324/mo | $239,110 | $1,570/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 15 | Lynchburg, VA | 4.6% | -$413/mo | $277,828 | $1,490/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 16 | Ruther Glen, VA | 4.4% | -$583/mo | $361,554 | $2,260/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 17 | Norfolk, VA | 4.4% | -$502/mo | $321,358 | $1,970/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 18 | Capron, VA | 4.3% | -$411/mo | $237,480 | $1,450/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 19 | Chesterfield, VA | 4.2% | -$751/mo | $411,967 | $2,470/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 20 | Chesapeake, VA | 4.2% | -$713/mo | $394,393 | $2,300/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 21 | Roanoke, VA | 4.2% | -$511/mo | $262,004 | $1,490/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 22 | Pembroke, VA | 4.2% | -$384/mo | $201,231 | $1,185/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 23 | Hiwassee, VA | 4.1% | -$436/mo | $226,550 | $1,330/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 24 | Aylett, VA | 4.0% | -$703/mo | $346,963 | $2,100/mo | 🟡 MODERATE |
| 25 | Bristol, VA | 3.9% | -$432/mo | $207,647 | $1,250/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 26 | Lovingston, VA | 3.9% | -$594/mo | $279,224 | $1,570/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 27 | Franklin, VA | 3.8% | -$537/mo | $245,196 | $1,360/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 28 | Lyndhurst, VA | 3.8% | -$737/mo | $340,498 | $1,900/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 29 | Ford, VA | 3.8% | -$633/mo | $289,320 | $1,605/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 30 | Elliston, VA | 3.7% | -$549/mo | $244,576 | $1,340/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 31 | Richmond, VA | 3.7% | -$868/mo | $383,146 | $2,130/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 32 | Virginia Beach, VA | 3.6% | -$1,041/mo | $408,793 | $2,400/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 33 | Chester, VA | 3.6% | -$972/mo | $412,000 | $2,200/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 34 | Troutville, VA | 3.5% | -$761/mo | $303,451 | $1,565/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 35 | West Point, VA | 3.5% | -$811/mo | $338,168 | $1,790/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 36 | Amherst, VA | 3.5% | -$698/mo | $294,663 | $1,570/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 37 | Radford, VA | 3.4% | -$673/mo | $271,470 | $1,410/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 38 | Saluda, VA | 3.4% | -$820/mo | $326,031 | $1,680/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 39 | Grottoes, VA | 3.4% | -$767/mo | $310,968 | $1,620/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 40 | Linden, VA | 3.4% | -$1,022/mo | $407,223 | $2,100/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 41 | Midlothian, VA | 3.4% | -$1,166/mo | $469,916 | $2,330/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 42 | Vesuvius, VA | 3.4% | -$768/mo | $305,055 | $1,570/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 43 | Weyers Cave, VA | 3.4% | -$880/mo | $347,147 | $1,780/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 44 | Copper Hill, VA | 3.3% | -$643/mo | $252,408 | $1,290/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 45 | Tyro, VA | 3.3% | -$838/mo | $315,431 | $1,570/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 46 | Ivor, VA | 3.2% | -$771/mo | $287,799 | $1,425/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 47 | Courtland, VA | 3.2% | -$758/mo | $288,875 | $1,450/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 48 | Walkerton, VA | 3.1% | -$875/mo | $319,584 | $1,560/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 49 | Suffolk, VA | 3.1% | -$934/mo | $451,350 | $1,960/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 50 | Mechanicsville, VA | 3.1% | -$1,251/mo | $455,281 | $2,215/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 51 | Henrico, VA | 3.1% | -$1,159/mo | $397,809 | $1,930/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 52 | Vinton, VA | 3.0% | -$801/mo | $287,950 | $1,390/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 53 | Gloucester, VA | 3.0% | -$989/mo | $365,891 | $1,700/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 54 | Harrisonburg, VA | 3.0% | -$964/mo | $345,152 | $1,660/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 55 | Woodbridge, VA | 3.0% | -$1,449/mo | $510,765 | $2,460/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 56 | Columbia, VA | 3.0% | -$1,008/mo | $355,264 | $1,690/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 57 | Stanardsville, VA | 2.9% | -$988/mo | $337,707 | $1,570/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 58 | Arlington, VA | 2.9% | -$2,063/mo | $715,174 | $3,175/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 59 | Dumfries, VA | 2.9% | -$1,685/mo | $585,831 | $2,760/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 60 | Beaverdam, VA | 2.9% | -$1,206/mo | $416,176 | $1,950/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 61 | Yorktown, VA | 2.8% | -$1,140/mo | $454,517 | $2,450/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 62 | Chester Gap, VA | 2.8% | -$1,031/mo | $342,768 | $1,560/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 63 | Stephens City, VA | 2.8% | -$1,209/mo | $406,968 | $1,870/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 64 | Williamsburg, VA | 2.8% | -$1,396/mo | $462,702 | $2,100/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 65 | Manassas, VA | 2.8% | -$1,559/mo | $519,178 | $2,465/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 66 | Glen Allen, VA | 2.7% | -$1,694/mo | $542,199 | $2,390/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 67 | Sterling, VA | 2.7% | -$1,940/mo | $629,843 | $2,810/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 68 | Stafford, VA | 2.6% | -$1,763/mo | $555,464 | $2,415/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 69 | Springfield, VA | 2.6% | -$2,282/mo | $712,426 | $3,275/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 70 | Louisa, VA | 2.6% | -$1,188/mo | $375,808 | $1,640/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 71 | Blue Ridge, VA | 2.6% | -$988/mo | $314,454 | $1,380/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 72 | Zuni, VA | 2.6% | -$1,087/mo | $341,454 | $1,480/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 73 | Winchester, VA | 2.6% | -$1,320/mo | $420,953 | $1,810/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 74 | Newport, VA | 2.6% | -$963/mo | $304,754 | $1,330/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 75 | Fredericksburg, VA | 2.6% | -$1,486/mo | $470,894 | $2,140/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 76 | Catawba, VA | 2.5% | -$1,131/mo | $350,415 | $1,500/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 77 | Centreville, VA | 2.5% | -$2,080/mo | $639,732 | $2,720/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 78 | Charlottesville, VA | 2.5% | -$1,692/mo | $527,275 | $2,210/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 79 | Abingdon, VA | 2.5% | -$984/mo | $298,696 | $1,255/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 80 | Boston, VA | 2.4% | -$1,806/mo | $546,577 | $2,290/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 81 | Bridgewater, VA | 2.4% | -$1,265/mo | $380,015 | $1,580/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 82 | Reston, VA | 2.4% | -$2,082/mo | $630,191 | $2,850/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 83 | Afton, VA | 2.4% | -$1,499/mo | $449,946 | $1,870/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 84 | Lanexa, VA | 2.4% | -$1,449/mo | $438,952 | $1,840/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 85 | Bent Mountain, VA | 2.3% | -$1,163/mo | $342,919 | $1,400/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 86 | Orange, VA | 2.3% | -$1,175/mo | $343,517 | $1,390/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 87 | Rapidan, VA | 2.1% | -$1,410/mo | $394,251 | $1,520/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 88 | Alexandria, VA | 2.0% | -$2,765/mo | $735,024 | $2,730/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 89 | Boones Mill, VA | 2.0% | -$1,204/mo | $328,309 | $1,230/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 90 | Remington, VA | 2.0% | -$1,637/mo | $446,065 | $1,670/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 91 | Roseland, VA | 2.0% | -$1,494/mo | $412,655 | $1,570/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 92 | Chantilly, VA | 2.0% | -$2,951/mo | $811,429 | $3,070/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 93 | Fairfax, VA | 2.0% | -$2,951/mo | $803,021 | $3,000/mo | 🔴 WEAK |
| 94 | Goochland, VA | 1.9% | -$1,810/mo | $477,877 | $1,720/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 95 | Mount Crawford, VA | 1.9% | -$1,587/mo | $424,046 | $1,550/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 96 | White Post, VA | 1.9% | -$1,795/mo | $476,835 | $1,730/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 97 | Front Royal, VA | 1.9% | -$1,501/mo | $405,252 | $1,500/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 98 | Culpeper, VA | 1.8% | -$1,748/mo | $454,096 | $1,600/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 99 | Herndon, VA | 1.8% | -$2,915/mo | $767,159 | $2,750/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 100 | Ashburn, VA | 1.8% | -$3,150/mo | $824,528 | $2,935/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 101 | Hardy, VA | 1.8% | -$1,511/mo | $395,776 | $1,410/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 102 | Falls Church, VA | 1.8% | -$2,908/mo | $755,212 | $2,660/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 103 | Bumpass, VA | 1.7% | -$1,759/mo | $447,207 | $1,530/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 104 | Warrenton, VA | 1.6% | -$2,450/mo | $609,307 | $2,020/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 105 | Reva, VA | 1.6% | -$1,819/mo | $458,468 | $1,550/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 106 | Aroda, VA | 1.5% | -$1,606/mo | $414,708 | $1,285/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 107 | Mineral, VA | 1.5% | -$1,874/mo | $464,304 | $1,530/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 108 | Middletown, VA | 1.4% | -$1,885/mo | $450,071 | $1,400/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 109 | McLean, VA | 1.3% | -$5,723/mo | $1,279,413 | $3,535/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 110 | Etlan, VA | 1.3% | -$1,829/mo | $428,385 | $1,290/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 111 | Bluemont, VA | 1.2% | -$2,760/mo | $640,729 | $1,900/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 112 | Leesburg, VA | 1.2% | -$3,618/mo | $845,325 | $2,535/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 113 | Amissville, VA | 1.1% | -$2,604/mo | $595,740 | $1,720/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 114 | Castleton, VA | 1.1% | -$2,591/mo | $592,606 | $1,710/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 115 | Wintergreen, VA | 1.0% | -$2,551/mo | $569,525 | $1,570/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 116 | Moneta, VA | 1.0% | -$2,501/mo | $556,013 | $1,520/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 117 | Vienna, VA | 1.0% | -$5,167/mo | $1,136,630 | $3,040/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 118 | Sperryville, VA | 1.0% | -$2,395/mo | $530,625 | $1,440/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 119 | Washington, VA | 0.4% | -$4,550/mo | $933,158 | $2,120/mo | 🔴 POOR |
| 120 | Waterford, VA | 0.3% | -$6,600/mo | $1,301,898 | $2,650/mo | 🔴 POOR |