What is the median rent in County Center, VA?

Name: Median rent in County Center, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in County Center, VA is $1,918 (±$248) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 184 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In County Center, the median gross rent went from $1,872 in 2015–2019 to $1,918 in 2020–2024 (+2.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,918 (±$248)
Rented homes: 184 (±92)
$2,000 or more: 42.4%
Since 2015–2019: +2.5%

How much rent costs in County Center

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	County Center	Prince William County	Virginia	United States
Less than $500	11.4% (±20.5 points)	1.4%	5.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±19.4 points)	2.7%	16.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	0.0% (±19.4 points)	9.3%	25.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	46.2% (±24.3 points)	32.5%	24.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	22.3% (±17.8 points)	30.9%	15.5%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	20.1% (±20.8 points)	14.8%	6.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±19.4 points)	8.4%	7.0%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 46.2% of renting households.

42.4% of rented homes in County Center cost $2,000 or more a month.

County Center against Prince William County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	County Center	Prince William County	Virginia	United States
Median gross rent	$1,918 (±$248)	$2,067 (±$34)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	184 (±92)	39,193 (±1,374)	1,045,770 (±8,216)	42,849,984

In County Center, median gross rent is not measurably different from Prince William County ($2,067).

It is also higher than in Virginia ($1,579).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Prince William County, County Center ranks 16 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 113 of 428.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in County Center has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,872 (±$121)	$1,918 (±$248)	+2.5%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	32.6% (±10.2 points)	14.9% (±7.3 points)	−17.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±9.2 points)	0.0% (±19.4 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near County Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with County Center
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
County Center	—	$1,918 (±$248)	—
Lake Ridge	2.7 mi	$2,033 (±$124)	Not measurably different
Dale City	3.0 mi	$1,876 (±$82)	Not measurably different
Potomac Mills	4.0 mi	$1,956 (±$448)	Not measurably different
Independent Hill	5.0 mi	$2,295 (±$901)	Not measurably different
Occoquan	5.1 mi	$1,880 (±$221)	Not measurably different
Buckhall	5.2 mi	$2,478 (±$330)	Higher
Crosspointe	5.5 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Montclair	5.5 mi	$2,366 (±$185)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Buckhall, VA ($2,478), Montclair, VA ($2,366).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Prince William County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
10	Sudley	$2,139 (±$104)
11	Woodbridge	$2,101 (±$54)
12	Lake Ridge	$2,033 (±$124)
13	Bull Run (Prince William County)	$2,002 (±$99)
14	Potomac Mills	$1,956 (±$448)
15	Cherry Hill	$1,931 (±$123)
16	County Center	$1,918 (±$248)
17	Occoquan	$1,880 (±$221)
18	Dale City	$1,876 (±$82)
19	Yorkshire	$1,777 (±$83)
20	Innovation	$1,757 (±$57)
21	Dumfries	$1,732 (±$128)
22	Triangle	$1,554 (±$119)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Prince William County, ranked from highest to lowest.

County Center is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about County Center

What is the average rent in County Center, VA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in County Center is $1,918 (±$248) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in County Center?

In County Center, the median gross rent went from $1,872 in 2015–2019 to $1,918 in 2020–2024 (+2.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in County Center cost more than $2,000 a month?

42.4% of rented homes in County Center have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 11.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in County Center higher than in Prince William County?

In County Center, median gross rent is not measurably different from Prince William County ($2,067).

It is also higher than in Virginia ($1,579).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for County Center CDP, Virginia (place:19571, in state:51).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.