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Cost of living in Narrows, Virginia

Simple answer

Typical rent is $931 a month.

Narrows is a town in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $62,708 a year.

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People
1,935
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$931
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$62,708
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$119,400
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$999
Giles County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area

Narrows, Virginia has about 1,935 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $119,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Giles County is $999 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Narrows. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area, prices sit at 92.7 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 Narrows'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 Narrows'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, 263 have higher typical rent than Narrows.

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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.

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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.