Cost of living in Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia has about 156,976 people. Typical rent is $2,089 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $119,681 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #175 in Virginia on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,089 a month.
Alexandria is a city in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $119,681 a year.
- People
- 156,976
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,089
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $119,681
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $735,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,438
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Alexandria, Virginia has about 156,976 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $735,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Alexandria city is $2,438 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Alexandria. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, prices sit at 108.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Virginia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.8% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Alexandria's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Virginia home paid 17.55¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Alexandria's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Virginia in the table we use.
Among 343 places we list in Virginia with a rent figure, 94 have higher typical rent than Alexandria.
Nearby places
- Huntington
Typical rent $2,062
Compare with Alexandria - Rose Hill
Typical rent $2,475
Compare with Alexandria - Belle Haven
Typical rent $1,841
Compare with Alexandria - Bailey's Crossroads
Typical rent $2,021
Compare with Alexandria - Lincolnia
Typical rent $2,141
Compare with Alexandria - Forest Heights
Typical rent $1,484
Compare with Alexandria - Arlington
Typical rent $2,322
Compare with Alexandria - Seven Corners
Typical rent $1,632
Compare with Alexandria
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Virginia
Bigger places in Virginia
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.