Cost of living in Hopewell, Virginia
Hopewell, Virginia has about 22,959 people. Typical rent is $1,106 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $54,729 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 #92 in Virginia on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,106 a month.
Hopewell is a city in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $54,729 a year.
- People
- 22,959
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,106
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $54,729
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $181,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,651
- Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $4.035
- Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C), week of October 12, 2026
Hopewell, Virginia has about 22,959 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $181,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hopewell city is $1,651 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Hopewell. 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 Hopewell'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 Hopewell's bill.
EIA does not publish a Virginia gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) all-grades price was $4.035 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,936.80 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Virginia shares this price.
Among 343 places we list in Virginia with a rent figure, 217 have higher typical rent than Hopewell.
Nearby places
- Enon
Typical rent $1,770
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Typical rent $1,625
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Typical rent $1,234
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Typical rent $1,191
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Typical rent $1,174
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Typical rent $1,603
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Typical rent $1,039
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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.
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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.