Cost of living in Madison Heights, Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $871 a month.
Madison Heights is a Census community, not a separate city government in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $60,215 a year.
- People
- 10,266
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $871
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $60,215
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $191,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,117
- Lynchburg, VA MSA
Madison Heights, Virginia has about 10,266 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $191,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Amherst County is $1,117 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Madison Heights. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Lynchburg, VA metro area, prices sit at 89.4 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 Madison Heights'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 Madison Heights'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, 274 have higher typical rent than Madison Heights.
Nearby places
- Lynchburg
Typical rent $1,073
Compare with Madison Heights - Amherst
Typical rent $718
Compare with Madison Heights - Concord
Typical rent $771
Compare with Madison Heights - Forest
Typical rent $1,315
Compare with Madison Heights - Timberlake
Typical rent $1,083
Compare with Madison Heights - Rustburg
Typical rent $910
Compare with Madison Heights - Appomattox
Typical rent $905
Compare with Madison Heights - Glasgow
Typical rent $764
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.