State population ranking
25 Largest Places in Virginia by Population
Ranked from largest to smallest using 2024 population estimates. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.
Largest to smallest
Population-ranked places
461 of 688 published places have the selected population vintage.
- 1
Arlington, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 236,254
- Median home value
- $895,000
- Median rent
- $2,322
- 2
Centreville, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 71,706
- Median home value
- $590,500
- Median rent
- $2,299
- 3
Dale City, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 71,016
- Median home value
- $425,500
- Median rent
- $1,876
- 4
Reston, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 64,414
- Median home value
- $642,000
- Median rent
- $2,231
- 5
McLean, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 49,627
- Median home value
- $1,412,700
- Median rent
- $3,422
- 6
Tuckahoe, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 49,183
- Median home value
- $462,800
- Median rent
- $1,536
- 7
Lake Ridge, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 46,049
- Median home value
- $471,200
- Median rent
- $2,033
- 8
Ashburn, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 46,026
- Median home value
- $699,300
- Median rent
- $2,455
- 9
Burke, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 44,029
- Median home value
- $747,700
- Median rent
- $2,894
- 10
Woodbridge, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 43,945
- Median home value
- $422,400
- Median rent
- $2,101
- 11
Linton Hall, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 41,876
- Median home value
- $617,000
- Median rent
- $2,575
- 12
Annandale, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 41,705
- Median home value
- $681,300
- Median rent
- $1,933
- 13
Mechanicsville, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 38,683
- Median home value
- $351,000
- Median rent
- $1,724
- 14
Oakton, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 36,528
- Median home value
- $792,100
- Median rent
- $2,276
- 15
Fair Oaks, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 35,545
- Median home value
- $608,200
- Median rent
- $2,275
- 16
South Riding, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 34,352
- Median home value
- $746,200
- Median rent
- $2,905
- 17
Sterling, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 32,411
- Median home value
- $526,000
- Median rent
- $2,138
- 18
West Falls Church, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 31,279
- Median home value
- $706,800
- Median rent
- $2,066
- 19
Springfield, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 31,154
- Median home value
- $640,300
- Median rent
- $2,656
- 20
Short Pump, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 29,026
- Median home value
- $568,900
- Median rent
- $1,847
- 21
Tysons, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 28,936
- Median home value
- $640,000
- Median rent
- $2,497
- 22
Cherry Hill, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 26,044
- Median home value
- $492,500
- Median rent
- $1,931
- 23
Cave Spring, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 25,742
- Median home value
- $325,800
- Median rent
- $1,285
- 24
Brambleton, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 24,537
- Median home value
- $865,800
- Median rent
- $2,479
- 25
Chester, VA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 24,474
- Median home value
- $327,200
- Median rent
- $1,603
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by population, descending, using one common statewide vintage; ties are ordered by place name. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.