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Cost of living in Bon Air, Virginia

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,799 a month.

Bon Air is a Census community, not a separate city government in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $101,879 a year.

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People
16,904
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,799
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$101,879
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$365,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,651
Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area

Bon Air, Virginia has about 16,904 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $365,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Chesterfield County is $1,651 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Bon Air. 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 Bon Air'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 Bon Air'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, 127 have higher typical rent than Bon Air.

Nearby places

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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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.