BLACKSBURG, Va. – It’s well known that Blacksburg has many issues when it comes to housing. Availability, affordability and quality are all concerns among students and locals.
30 years ago, if you wanted to rent one of these apartments behind me, it would cost roughly $500 to $600. But in 2026, the average rent in Blacksburg is almost $2,000.
“You have some nicer, newer, more luxury-catered apartment complexes that will have rent sometimes as high as $1,500 per bedroom,” said James Craighead, a RE/MAX associate broker. “And then you have a lot of older inventory that’s been unupdated, potentially doesn’t even have air conditioning. And you don’t really have anything in between that.”…