A80/100

Virginia Tap Water Quality Rankings 2026

185 cities · 7,277,964 people served

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Copper (90th percentile)PFOSPFOA

All Cities in Virginia

#	City	Score	Population	Violations
1	Herndon	A (96)	1,146,214	1
2	Virginia Beach	B (60)	458,076	33
3	Newport News	A (86)	407,300	11
4	Chesterfield	A (100)	389,897	0
5	Ashburn	B (76)	334,808	13
6	Henrico	A (82)	330,000	3
7	Hopewell	B (79)	310,047	58
8	Woodbridge	A (93)	306,959	2
9	Norfolk	A (88)	298,051	18
10	Richmond	B (61)	229,395	25
11	Arlington	A (83)	216,352	16
12	Chesapeake	B (76)	197,566	20
13	Roanoke	A (90)	188,221	14
14	Suffolk	A (85)	167,737	17
15	Charlottesville	A (94)	137,842	7
16	Fredericksburg	A (92)	124,036	8
17	Stafford	F (16)	123,684	69
18	Lynchburg	A (86)	105,261	31
19	Williamsburg	B (73)	75,391	28
20	Harrisonburg	A (80)	74,654	50
21	Winchester	B (75)	74,454	27
22	Leesburg	A (100)	67,629	0
23	Hanover	A (92)	57,931	1
24	Abingdon	B (63)	47,574	21
25	Danville	B (72)	43,055	4
26	Manassas	C (59)	42,696	15
27	Rockville	C (58)	42,672	376
28	Petersburg	B (72)	42,229	38
29	Fort Belvoir	C (52)	39,303	9
30	Bedford	B (77)	38,794	3
31	Verona	A (89)	38,472	34
32	Christiansburg	A (90)	35,349	22
33	Blacksburg	A (95)	34,578	1
34	Vienna	A (87)	30,000	3
35	Collinsville	A (86)	29,721	3
36	Mcincr, Mcb Quantico	C (40)	27,689	67
37	Warrenton	B (64)	26,597	64
38	Staunton	C (56)	25,750	33
39	Salem	A (82)	25,643	15
40	Waynesboro	B (64)	22,630	10
41	Culpeper	A (81)	22,584	26
42	Wise	C (50)	20,376	66
43	Bristol	A (82)	20,000	18
44	Vansant	D (27)	19,326	18
45	Radford	B (71)	19,022	23
46	Pulaski	C (55)	18,925	41
47	Colonial Heights	A (82)	18,273	3
48	Portsmouth	F (7)	17,000	19
49	Fort Eustis	D (37)	16,900	25
50	Front Royal	C (46)	16,500	62
51	Marion	B (76)	15,027	62
52	Lebanon	B (73)	14,879	93
53	Madison Heights	B (65)	14,799	11
54	Emporia	C (41)	14,784	39
55	Manassas Park	C (54)	14,051	22
56	Wytheville	B (69)	13,870	59
57	Martinsville	C (48)	13,600	10
58	New Kent	A (89)	13,561	6
59	Madison	F (7)	13,274	26
60	Covington	A (80)	13,002	62
61	North Tazewell	B (74)	12,775	94
62	Clintwood	B (72)	12,564	37
63	Lexington	B (72)	12,211	41
64	Hillsville	B (74)	11,880	48
65	Lawrenceville	C (43)	11,463	94
66	Dahlgren	B (68)	11,000	8
67	Hampton	C (58)	10,886	18
68	Gloucester	B (79)	10,724	6
69	Woodstock	B (63)	10,081	30
70	Prince George	A (87)	10,054	9
71	Weber City	D (29)	10,012	89
72	Chatham	B (75)	9,811	59
73	Louisa	C (43)	9,653	68
74	Big Stone Gap	C (58)	9,372	27
75	South Boston	F (0)	9,364	76
76	Lovingston	D (20)	9,354	134
77	Franklin	F (0)	9,000	51
78	Purcellville	A (88)	8,929	12
79	Goochland	B (66)	8,873	43
80	Isle Of Wight	B (78)	8,520	16
81	Ruckersville	D (35)	8,500	46
82	Jonesville	B (60)	8,478	151
83	Farmville	A (95)	8,212	2
84	Smithfield	F (0)	8,089	36
85	Strasburg	C (53)	7,410	23
86	Galax	B (63)	6,837	37
87	Buena Vista	B (62)	6,566	11
88	Dublin	A (95)	6,538	1
89	Blackstone	F (0)	6,345	28
90	Bridgewater	B (65)	6,177	32
91	Rocky Mount	A (87)	6,000	6
92	Berryville	C (54)	5,861	41
93	Bluefield	A (83)	5,811	17
94	Buckingham	F (10)	5,759	26
95	Pennington Gap	B (73)	5,581	41
96	Ruther Glen	A (87)	5,352	14
97	Orange	C (59)	5,022	26
98	Round Hill	C (50)	5,019	15
99	Tazewell	C (55)	5,007	38
100	Luray	B (69)	4,794	7
101	Coeburn	B (72)	4,630	24
102	Chilhowie	B (61)	4,625	12
103	South Hill	B (72)	4,600	12
104	Richlands	B (60)	4,564	24
105	Timberville	B (64)	4,393	48
106	Yorktown	B (72)	4,336	23
107	Stanley	D (26)	4,185	22
108	Broadway	B (63)	4,015	30
109	Norton	B (67)	3,958	22
110	Clifton Forge	B (66)	3,884	23
111	Colonial Beach	C (59)	3,875	17
112	Pearisburg	B (69)	3,874	47
113	Altavista	C (59)	3,850	18
114	Bracey	A (93)	3,525	3
115	Chincoteague	A (89)	3,344	4
116	Grottoes	A (92)	3,328	1
117	Waverly	A (81)	3,214	4
118	Amelia	A (82)	3,100	11
119	West Point	A (87)	3,063	2
120	Mount Jackson	B (76)	2,997	44
121	Lovettsville	B (62)	2,964	35
122	Appalachia	B (70)	2,745	26
123	Courtland	D (26)	2,714	81
124	Alexandria	C (56)	2,640	13
125	Elkton	A (83)	2,595	6
126	Ft. Eustis	A (92)	2,510	1
127	Gretna	C (54)	2,500	22
128	Rural Retreat	B (70)	2,500	26
129	Crewe	C (43)	2,465	18
130	Vint Hill	A (94)	2,449	6
131	Windsor	C (53)	2,400	12
132	Shenandoah	C (45)	2,378	23
133	Tappahannock	A (80)	2,375	9
134	Craigsville	A (93)	2,340	4
135	Floyd	D (33)	2,300	31
136	New Market	A (85)	2,274	15
137	King William	A (98)	2,263	2
138	Honaker	A (84)	2,250	12
139	Chase City	F (12)	2,242	45
140	Hamilton	A (91)	2,240	9
141	Amherst	F (5)	2,231	60
142	Saltville	A (85)	2,204	7
143	Bremo Bluff	A (84)	2,150	12
144	Stanardsville	F (0)	2,141	180
145	Rappahannock Academy	F (0)	2,065	101
146	Hot Springs	A (85)	2,058	7
147	Gate City	D (22)	2,034	47
148	Narrows	F (10)	2,029	87
149	Exmore	B (78)	2,000	14
150	Mitchells	A (100)	2,000	0
151	Charlotte Courthouse	D (35)	1,975	30
152	Stephens City	A (86)	1,967	14
153	Dryden	B (79)	1,922	9
154	Edinburg	F (17)	1,908	72
155	Victoria	B (72)	1,900	12
156	Cumberland	A (94)	1,840	3
157	Warsaw	A (89)	1,815	4
158	State Farm	B (65)	1,810	11
159	Gordonsville	B (77)	1,800	15
160	Appomattox	A (81)	1,761	15
161	Dayton	B (76)	1,700	13
162	Troy	A (93)	1,650	3
163	Saluda	A (99)	1,628	1
164	Wallops Island	F (0)	1,625	21
165	Remington	F (0)	1,540	35
166	Onancock	A (87)	1,525	6
167	Brookneal	F (0)	1,500	53
168	Kilmarnock	B (66)	1,500	11
169	Stuart	A (85)	1,500	15
170	Warm Springs	A (86)	1,418	3
171	Cedar Bluff	A (82)	1,400	15
172	Clarksville	F (18)	1,400	55
173	Kenbridge	B (63)	1,400	10
174	Middletown	A (89)	1,390	11
175	Hurt	C (52)	1,300	24
176	Sugar Grove	F (19)	1,276	73
177	New Castle	A (88)	1,238	5
178	Bowling Green	F (0)	1,233	46
179	Buchanan	A (84)	1,220	4
180	Pembroke	F (0)	1,167	84
181	Montross	A (85)	1,163	7
182	Wakefield	C (50)	1,116	15
183	Easvtille	D (20)	1,030	21
184	Hampden-Sydney	B (75)	1,027	14
185	St. Paul	C (59)	1,010	29