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Cost of living in Waverly, Virginia

Simple answer

Typical rent is $836 a month.

Waverly is a town in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $50,156 a year.

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People
2,324
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$836
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$50,156
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$145,700
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,651
Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area

Waverly, Virginia has about 2,324 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $145,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sussex County is $1,651 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Waverly. 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 Waverly'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 Waverly'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, 287 have higher typical rent than Waverly.

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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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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.