Cost of living in Tappahannock, Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $942 a month.
Tappahannock is a town in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $46,816 a year.
- People
- 1,908
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $942
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $46,816
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $218,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,155
- Essex County, VA
Tappahannock, Virginia has about 1,908 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $218,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Essex County is $1,155 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Tappahannock. 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 Tappahannock'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 Tappahannock'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, 260 have higher typical rent than Tappahannock.
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- Kilmarnock
Typical rent $630
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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.
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.