Cost of living in Emporia, Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,037 a month.
Emporia is a city in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $51,899 a year.
- People
- 5,547
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,037
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $51,899
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $148,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,018
- Greensville County-Emporia city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area
Emporia, Virginia has about 5,547 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $148,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Emporia city is $1,018 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Emporia. 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 Emporia'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 Emporia'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, 237 have higher typical rent than Emporia.
Nearby places
- Lawrenceville
Typical rent $837
Compare with Emporia - Roanoke Rapids
Typical rent $858
Compare with Emporia - Weldon
Typical rent $921
Compare with Emporia - South Rosemary
Typical rent $907
Compare with Emporia - Courtland
Typical rent $1,068
Compare with Emporia - Murfreesboro
Typical rent $1,079
Compare with Emporia - South Hill
Typical rent $1,132
- Franklin
Typical rent $988
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.