Cost of living in Blacksburg, Virginia
Blacksburg, Virginia has about 45,446 people. Typical rent is $1,359 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $50,182 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 #145 in Virginia on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,359 a month.
Blacksburg is a town in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $50,182 a year.
- People
- 45,446
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,359
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $50,182
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $446,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,340
- Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Blacksburg, Virginia has about 45,446 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $446,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Montgomery County is $1,340 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Blacksburg. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area, prices sit at 92.7 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 Blacksburg'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 Blacksburg'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, 180 have higher typical rent than Blacksburg.
Nearby places
- Merrimac
Typical rent $1,101
Compare with Blacksburg - Christiansburg
Typical rent $1,181
Compare with Blacksburg - Fairlawn
Typical rent $1,621
Compare with Blacksburg - Shawsville
Typical rent $1,087
Compare with Blacksburg - Radford
Typical rent $1,033
Compare with Blacksburg - Dublin
Typical rent $756
Compare with Blacksburg - Pearisburg
Typical rent $848
Compare with Blacksburg - Salem
Typical rent $1,133
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.