Cost of living in Dale City, Virginia
Dale City, Virginia has about 71,016 people. Typical rent is $1,876 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $111,994 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 $1,876 a month.
Dale City is a Census community, not a separate city government in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $111,994 a year.
- People
- 71,016
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,876
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $111,994
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $425,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,438
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Dale City, Virginia has about 71,016 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $425,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Prince William County is $2,438 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Dale City. 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 Dale City'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 Dale City'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, 114 have higher typical rent than Dale City.
Nearby places
- Montclair
Typical rent $2,366
Compare with Dale City - Potomac Mills
Typical rent $1,956
Compare with Dale City - County Center
Typical rent $1,918
Compare with Dale City - Lake Ridge
Typical rent $2,033
Compare with Dale City - Independent Hill
Typical rent $2,295
Compare with Dale City - Leesylvania
Typical rent $2,289
Compare with Dale City - Woodbridge
Typical rent $2,101
- Dumfries
Typical rent $1,732
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.