Cost of living in Ashland, Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,229 a month.
Ashland is a town in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $61,164 a year.
- People
- 7,772
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,229
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $61,164
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $293,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,651
- Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Ashland, Virginia has about 7,772 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $293,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hanover County is $1,651 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ashland. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Richmond, VA metro area, prices sit at 97.9 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 Ashland'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 Ashland'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, 193 have higher typical rent than Ashland.
Nearby places
- Glen Allen
Typical rent $1,804
Compare with Ashland - Laurel
Typical rent $1,616
Compare with Ashland - Wyndham
Typical rent $2,258
Compare with Ashland - Innsbrook
Typical rent $1,661
Compare with Ashland - Chamberlayne
Typical rent $1,212
Compare with Ashland - Lakeside
Typical rent $1,361
Compare with Ashland - Dumbarton
Typical rent $1,421
- Short Pump
Typical rent $1,847
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.