Cost of living in Altavista, Virginia
Altavista, Virginia has about 3,342 people. Typical rent is $910 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $51,349 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $910 a month.
Altavista is a town in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $51,349 a year.
- People
- 3,342
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $910
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $51,349
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $142,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $943
- Pittsylvania County-Danville city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area
Altavista, Virginia has about 3,342 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $142,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Pittsylvania County is $943 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Altavista. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Virginia's prices sit at 101.1 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Virginia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.8% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Altavista'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 Altavista'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, 266 have higher typical rent than Altavista.
Nearby places
- Hurt
Typical rent $786
Compare with Altavista - Gretna
Typical rent $683
Compare with Altavista - Timberlake
Typical rent $1,083
Compare with Altavista - Rustburg
Typical rent $910
Compare with Altavista - Forest
Typical rent $1,315
Compare with Altavista - Brookneal
Typical rent $843
Compare with Altavista - Bedford
Typical rent $828
- Lynchburg
Typical rent $1,073
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.