Jarratt, Virginia
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Down 2.6% since 2020.
646
people, the 156th-largest of Virginia's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Virginia's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.
96.3%
of 54 jobs located in Jarratt are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 71% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$933
a month. Virginia's median is $1,579.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $225.
A $225 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Greensville County.
- $885 Tract 8802
- $1,110 Tract 8801.01
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$891–$1,337
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $933 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
67% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 67% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.2% to the 476 homes here.
1
is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 44% less than Virginia's.
$216,700
median home value in Jarratt.
- $216,700 Jarratt
- $383,700 Virginia
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year