Metro area · CBSA 13980
Blacksburg
The Blacksburg, VA metro area has 181,664 people. Median rent is $1,104, 20.1% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Montgomery County at $1,340. Of the 18 places we track here, Rich Creek has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$65,839
Median home value
$240,900
Unemployment
3.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,340
HUD, Montgomery County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksburg | 45,446 | $1,359 | 32.5% |
| Christiansburg | 22,720 | $1,181 | 18.4% |
| Radford | 16,726 | $1,033 | 21.6% |
| Pulaski | 8,893 | $736 | 17.8% |
| Pearisburg | 2,860 | $848 | 13.5% |
| Merrimac | 2,733 | $1,101 | 24.6% |
| Dublin | 2,671 | $756 | 14.5% |
| Fairlawn | 2,488 | $1,621 | 29.1% |
| Narrows | 1,935 | $931 | 17.8% |
| Shawsville | 1,411 | $1,087 | 17.9% |
| Plum Creek | 1,068 | $1,169 | 33.7% |
| Riner | 1,038 | $1,240 | 14.1% |
| Pembroke | 996 | $796 | 16.6% |
| Belview | 990 | $1,289 | 28.0% |
| Elliston | 952 | $920 | 15.2% |
| Prices Fork | 900 | $1,084 | 18.8% |
| Rich Creek | 776 | $478 | 11.8% |
| Lafayette | 628 | $1,240 | 43.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.