What is the median rent in Lorton, VA?

Name: Median rent in Lorton, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Lorton, VA is $2,548 (±$211) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,302 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Lorton, the median gross rent went from $1,912 in 2015–2019 to $2,548 in 2020–2024 (+33.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,548 (±$211)
Rented homes: 2,302 (±468)
$2,000 or more: 77.4%
Since 2015–2019: +33.3%

How much rent costs in Lorton

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Lorton	Fairfax County	Virginia	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±1.7 points)	2.2%	5.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.4% (±0.8 points)	2.4%	16.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	2.7% (±2.5 points)	6.3%	25.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	19.4% (±8.9 points)	21.9%	24.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	25.2% (±9.2 points)	31.2%	15.5%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	23.0% (±9.5 points)	17.7%	6.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	29.2% (±11.0 points)	18.3%	7.0%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 29.2% of renting households.

77.4% of rented homes in Lorton cost $2,000 or more a month.

Lorton against Fairfax County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lorton	Fairfax County	Virginia	United States
Median gross rent	$2,548 (±$211)	$2,276 (±$15)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,302 (±468)	126,406 (±2,242)	1,045,770 (±8,216)	42,849,984

In Lorton, median gross rent is higher than in Fairfax County ($2,276).

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

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

In Fairfax County, Lorton ranks 24 of 66 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 38 of 428.

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

How rent in Lorton 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	$1,912 (±$104)	$2,548 (±$211)	+33.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	40.4% (±4.3 points)	35.6% (±5.5 points)	−4.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	7.7% (±5.0 points)	14.3% (±6.3 points)	+6.6 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 Lorton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lorton
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Lorton	—	$2,548 (±$211)	—
Laurel Hill	1.5 mi	$2,413 (±$366)	Not measurably different
Newington	2.6 mi	$2,805 (±$161)	Not measurably different
Occoquan	2.7 mi	$1,880 (±$221)	Lower
Newington Forest	2.9 mi	$2,618 (±$135)	Not measurably different
Crosspointe	3.1 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Fort Belvoir	4.0 mi	$3,236 (±$74)	Higher
Mason Neck	4.1 mi	$2,486 (±$766)	Not measurably different
Woodbridge	4.5 mi	$2,101 (±$54)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Occoquan, VA ($1,880), Woodbridge, VA ($2,101).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fort Belvoir, VA ($3,236).

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

Median gross rent across Fairfax County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
18	Fairfax Station	$2,794 (±$126)
19	Springfield	$2,656 (±$189)
20	Franklin Farm	$2,625 (±$232)
21	Newington Forest	$2,618 (±$135)
22	Franconia	$2,605 (±$132)
23	Kings Park West	$2,560 (±$348)
24	Lorton	$2,548 (±$211)
25	Burke Centre	$2,515 (±$148)
26	Tysons	$2,497 (±$74)
27	Mason Neck	$2,486 (±$766)
28	Rose Hill	$2,475 (±$196)
29	Pimmit Hills	$2,474 (±$373)
30	West Springfield	$2,455 (±$188)

Showing 13 of 66 places in Fairfax County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lorton 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 Lorton

What is the average rent in Lorton, VA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Lorton is $2,548 (±$211) 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 Lorton?

In Lorton, the median gross rent went from $1,912 in 2015–2019 to $2,548 in 2020–2024 (+33.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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

77.4% of rented homes in Lorton have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Lorton higher than in Fairfax County?

In Lorton, median gross rent is higher than in Fairfax County ($2,276).

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 Lorton CDP, Virginia (place:47064, 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.