Cost of living in Fort Lee, Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,879 a month.
Fort Lee is a Census community, not a separate city government in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $82,563 a year.
- People
- 8,993
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,879
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $82,563
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- Not published
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,651
- Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fort Lee, Virginia has about 8,993 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
The Census Bureau did not publish a typical home value here.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Prince George County is $1,651 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Fort Lee. 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 Fort Lee'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 Fort Lee'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, 113 have higher typical rent than Fort Lee.
Nearby places
- Prince George
Typical rent $1,625
Compare with Fort Lee - Petersburg
Typical rent $1,174
Compare with Fort Lee - Colonial Heights
Typical rent $1,234
Compare with Fort Lee - Hopewell
Typical rent $1,106
Compare with Fort Lee - Ettrick
Typical rent $1,191
Compare with Fort Lee - Enon
Typical rent $1,770
Compare with Fort Lee - Matoaca
Typical rent $1,039
Compare with Fort Lee - Chester
Typical rent $1,603
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.