Vinton, Virginia

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

ALMANAC

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.7% to the 3,875 homes here.

13–26

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

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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Population

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

7,967

people, the 47th-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
The workday

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

90.4%

of 2,573 jobs located in Vinton are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 66% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$992

a month. Virginia's median is $1,579.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

A $982 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Roanoke County.
- $778 Tract 312.01
- $1,760 Tract 312.02
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$747–$1,120

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $992 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
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 87% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.7% to the 3,875 homes here.

13–26

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

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
Home value

A median home costs 50% less than Virginia's.

$190,900

median home value in Vinton.
- $190,900 Vinton
- $383,700 Virginia
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Vinton, Virginia

Vinton,
Virginia.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is up 66% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.7% to the 3,875 homes here.

A median home costs 50% less than Virginia's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is up 66% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.7% to the 3,875 homes here.

A median home costs 50% less than Virginia's.

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