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Richmond VA Apartment Market Read
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data still reads a landlord's market, but the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs are cooling.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 2,400 searches in August 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 2,400 searches in August 2026, for Richmond on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Cooling
Job growth has cooled (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
−1.0%
▼ Cooling, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$1,605 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 1.6% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +3.7% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,546/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · RichmondNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, yesterday. softer neutral firmer
Solomon buys 748-unit Richmond, Virginia, multifamily portfolio in $143 million dealRichmond region addresses housing affordability gapNewmark Arranges $108M Sale of Multifamily Community in Metro RichmondView all 8 Richmond news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs−1.0%
Migration 2025+5.4/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+28%
Vacancy 20246.1%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$1,274/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,546 · own $2,820
$1,546RENT
$2,820OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
+5.4/1k
▲ More people moved in from elsewhere in the US than left. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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