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Richmond VA
Current market read
Balanced market
ConditionBalanced
Balanced on the yearly data, with the recent monthly signals easing.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 1,900 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 1,900 searches in July 2026, for Richmond on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Cooling
Easing lately, job growth has cooled, as of Aug 2026.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+1.4%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +3.7% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,546/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · RichmondNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 3 days ago.● softer● neutral● firmer
RRHA Expands Public-Private Partnership Model for Housing & Economic DevelopmentRecords: Public housing staffers accused of trading maintenance work for sexual favorsVUU seeks exception to build apartments on historic Richmond hospital propertyView all 7 Richmond news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs-0.8%
Migration 2025+5.43/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+28.3%
Vacancy 20246.1%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$1,239/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,546 · own $2,785
$1,546RENT
$2,785OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
+5.43/1k
▲ Net inflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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