What is the median rent in Lake Ridge, VA?

Name: Median rent in Lake Ridge, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Lake Ridge, VA is $2,033 (±$124) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,690 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Lake Ridge, the median gross rent went from $1,819 in 2015–2019 to $2,033 in 2020–2024 (+11.8%).

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: $2,033 (±$124)
Rented homes: 3,690 (±487)
$2,000 or more: 52.0%
Since 2015–2019: +11.8%

How much rent costs in Lake Ridge

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Lake Ridge	Prince William County	Virginia	United States
Less than $500	4.1% (±1.9 points)	1.4%	5.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.7% (±1.6 points)	2.7%	16.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	3.8% (±2.5 points)	9.3%	25.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	38.4% (±7.4 points)	32.5%	24.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	30.5% (±6.8 points)	30.9%	15.5%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	11.8% (±5.2 points)	14.8%	6.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	9.7% (±3.0 points)	8.4%	7.0%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 38.4% of renting households.

52.0% of rented homes in Lake Ridge cost $2,000 or more a month.

Lake Ridge against Prince William County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Ridge	Prince William County	Virginia	United States
Median gross rent	$2,033 (±$124)	$2,067 (±$34)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	3,690 (±487)	39,193 (±1,374)	1,045,770 (±8,216)	42,849,984

In Lake Ridge, 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, Lake Ridge ranks 12 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 103 of 428.

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

How rent in Lake Ridge 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	$1,819 (±$53)	$2,033 (±$124)	+11.8%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	25.4% (±2.3 points)	23.6% (±2.8 points)	−1.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	7.2% (±3.6 points)	5.9% (±3.8 points)	−1.3 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 Lake Ridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Ridge
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Lake Ridge	—	$2,033 (±$124)	—
Potomac Mills	2.1 mi	$1,956 (±$448)	Not measurably different
Occoquan	2.4 mi	$1,880 (±$221)	Not measurably different
County Center	2.7 mi	$1,918 (±$248)	Not measurably different
Dale City	3.4 mi	$1,876 (±$82)	Lower
Crosspointe	3.5 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Laurel Hill	3.6 mi	$2,413 (±$366)	Not measurably different
Woodbridge	4.2 mi	$2,101 (±$54)	Not measurably different
South Run	4.6 mi	$3,500 or more	—

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dale City, VA ($1,876).

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
6	Leesylvania	$2,289 (±$79)
7	Gainesville	$2,283 (±$214)
8	Haymarket	$2,259 (±$77)
9	Loch Lomond	$2,161 (±$201)
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)

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

Lake Ridge 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 Lake Ridge

What is the average rent in Lake Ridge, VA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Lake Ridge is $2,033 (±$124) 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 Lake Ridge?

In Lake Ridge, the median gross rent went from $1,819 in 2015–2019 to $2,033 in 2020–2024 (+11.8%).

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 Lake Ridge cost more than $2,000 a month?

52.0% of rented homes in Lake Ridge have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Lake Ridge higher than in Prince William County?

In Lake Ridge, 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 Lake Ridge CDP, Virginia (place:43432, 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.