Cost of living in Lake of the Woods, Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,765 a month.
Lake of the Woods is a Census community, not a separate city government in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $109,153 a year.
- People
- 7,984
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,765
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $109,153
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $399,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,262
- Orange County, VA
Lake of the Woods, Virginia has about 7,984 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $399,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Orange County is $1,262 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lake of the Woods. 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 Lake of the Woods'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 Lake of the Woods'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, 133 have higher typical rent than Lake of the Woods.
Nearby places
- Lake Wilderness
Typical rent $1,859
Compare with Lake of the Woods - Spotsylvania Courthouse
Typical rent $1,398
Compare with Lake of the Woods - Southern Gateway
Typical rent $2,073
Compare with Lake of the Woods - Fredericksburg
Typical rent $1,619
Compare with Lake of the Woods - Falmouth
Typical rent $1,873
Compare with Lake of the Woods - Culpeper
Typical rent $1,416
Compare with Lake of the Woods - Bealeton
Typical rent $1,561
- Stafford Courthouse
Typical rent $2,130
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.