Website cost guide · Virginia

How much does a website cost in Virginia?

What a small business in Virginia pays for a website, how Virginia Tax has treated web design work, and the state privacy and data breach rules a new site has to respect, each linked to the official page.

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The short answer

Website prices for Virginia businesses

For a small business in Virginia, a website of up to 5 pages on a premium WordPress theme starts at $799 with us and takes about 15 days. A custom-coded site of up to 8 pages, built in Astro, Next.js or React, starts at $1,999 and takes about 4 weeks. Fixing an existing site starts at $249, and looking after it costs $49 a month. Before you compare quotes, check how each one splits design work from any software or licenses it sells you.

01 · Basic Website
$799
02 · Business Website
$1,999
03 · Website Fix & Speed-up
$249
04 · Website Care Plan
$49

Our usual starting prices in USD. You get a written quote before any work starts, and the price we agree is the price you pay.

Official figures · Virginia

Virginia numbers worth knowing before you buy

Figures from Virginia Tax, the Code of Virginia and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, with the year each one applies to.

Virginia general sales tax rate
5.3%
As listed by Virginia Tax in 2026, the rate is 5.3% in most of the state, 6% in Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads and Central Virginia, and 6.3% in some southern counties and Danville. If a quote includes taxable items such as prewritten software, the rate depends on where you are.
Official source Virginia Tax · Retail Sales and Use Tax
Highest combined rate (listed in 2026)
7%
James City County, Williamsburg and York County have a combined 7% rate. A business there that buys a site bundled with licenses or other taxable items should check which rate a quote uses.
Official source Virginia Tax · Retail Sales and Use Tax
Virginia establishments, 2024 annual average
317,533
BLS counted an average of 317,533 business and government establishments in Virginia in 2024, employing 4,106,139 people. That is a lot of competitors for a website to stand out against.
Official source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · QCEW 2024 annual averages, Virginia
VCDPA applies from this many consumers a year
100,000
The Consumer Data Protection Act covers businesses that handle personal data of at least 100,000 Virginia consumers in a calendar year, or 25,000 if over half their gross revenue comes from selling personal data. A busy site with tracking can reach this.
Official source Code of Virginia · Title 59.1, Chapter 53, Consumer Data Protection Act
Most the Attorney General can fine per data breach
$150,000
Under the Virginia breach law, the Attorney General can impose a civil penalty of up to $150,000 per breach, or per series of similar breaches found in one investigation. Ask whoever builds your forms how customer data is stored and protected.
Official source Code of Virginia · § 18.2-186.6 Breach of personal information notification

Only in Virginia

Virginia rules that affect your website

These are state rules. They come on top of the federal points in the US guide. They are a checklist of questions to ask, not legal or tax advice.

  1. §1

    Web design work and Virginia sales tax

    In a ruling dated June 17, 2002 (P.D. 02-94), the Virginia Tax Commissioner said that the costs of web site or homepage production or design are not taxable. Virginia's software regulation (23VAC10-210-4040) exempts custom programs, and it exempts labor to modify prewritten programs only when that labor is charged separately. Ask every studio to list design work apart from any licenses or software it resells, and check with Virginia Tax if a quote adds sales tax.

    Official source Virginia Tax · Ruling of the Tax Commissioner 02-94; Virginia Administrative Code · 23VAC10-210-4040
  2. §2

    Privacy notice under the Consumer Data Protection Act

    Once a business reaches the VCDPA thresholds, its privacy notice must list the categories of personal data it processes, why it processes them, what it shares with third parties and with which kinds of third parties, and how people can use their rights, including how to appeal. If the site sells data or uses it for targeted advertising, it has to say so clearly and explain how to opt out. Ask whether your site's analytics and ad tags are covered in the privacy page.

    Official source Code of Virginia · § 59.1-578 Data controller responsibilities
  3. §3

    Only the Attorney General enforces the VCDPA, with 30 days to cure

    The Virginia Attorney General has exclusive authority to enforce the Consumer Data Protection Act, and the law gives consumers no private right of action. Before acting, the Attorney General must give 30 days' written notice so the business can cure the problem. If the violation continues, the penalty can be up to $7,500 per violation. Check that your site's consent and opt-out flows can be changed quickly.

    Official source Code of Virginia · § 59.1-584 Investigative authority and enforcement
  4. §4

    Breach notice to residents and the Attorney General

    If unencrypted personal information is exposed, Virginia's breach law requires notice to the Office of the Attorney General and affected residents without unreasonable delay. Personal information means a first name or initial and last name together with an SSN, driver's license or state ID number, financial account or card number with its access code, passport or military ID number. If more than 1,000 people are notified at one time, the nationwide consumer reporting agencies must be told too. Ask what your forms collect and where it is stored.

    Official source Code of Virginia · § 18.2-186.6 Breach of personal information notification
  5. §5

    SWaM certification for selling to the state

    Virginia's Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity certifies Small, Women-Owned and Minority-Owned (SWaM) businesses to enhance their procurement opportunities on state-funded projects, and many localities use it too. A small business qualifies with 250 or fewer employees or average annual gross receipts of $10 million or less over the previous three years. If you bid for public work, check whether your site should show the certification and what buyers ask for.

    Official source Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity · SWaM Certification

This is a builder's checklist, not legal or regulatory advice. Guidance changes, so check your regulator's current pages; we build the pages it asks for and make them easy for you to keep up to date.

What moves the price

Six things that decide the cost

Storvexa Your quote, line by line

  1. 01

    Pages and content

    Five pages cost less than twenty. Writing the copy, finding photos and moving content from an old site all take time, so say up front who supplies them.

  2. 02

    Theme or custom code

    A premium WordPress theme is the quickest and cheapest route. A site written in our own code costs more, loads faster and has no page-builder plugins to keep updating.

  3. 03

    What the site has to do

    A contact form is simple. Online booking, payments, client logins or a shop each add work, because each has to be built, tested and kept safe.

  4. 04

    Languages and markets

    Every extra language means translated pages and its own search setup. Prices in more than one currency add a little more.

  5. 05

    Connections to your tools

    Linking the site to a CRM, a booking calendar, an accounting tool or a payment provider is quoted per connection, after we have seen what the tool allows.

  6. 06

    Speed and search work

    Basic Google setup comes with every site. Full on-page SEO, a Google Business Profile and analytics come with the custom-coded package.

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FAQ · 06

Questions Virginia businesses ask about website costs

Asked before anyone asks for a quote.

Ask us anything else

It depends mostly on how the site is built, not where you are in Virginia. A few pages on a premium WordPress theme cost far less than a custom-coded site with integrations. Ask for a written quote that lists pages, features, timeline and what happens after launch, and compare like with like.

Virginia Tax has said that charges for website design and production are not taxable, in rulings such as P.D. 02-94 from 2002. Bundled prewritten software or licenses can be treated differently. Ask each studio to show design work separately on the quote, and check the current position with Virginia Tax.

It applies if you handle personal data of at least 100,000 Virginia consumers a year, or 25,000 if over half your revenue comes from selling data. Many small sites fall below that. If yours may reach it, check your privacy notice and your opt-out for targeted advertising.

Virginia's breach law requires notice to affected residents and the Attorney General without unreasonable delay, and to the consumer reporting agencies if more than 1,000 people are notified at once. The Attorney General can fine up to $150,000 per breach. Ask your developer how forms store data and whether it is encrypted.

We are a remote studio, so we arrange calls in Eastern Time to suit your working day. You see prices in US dollars and get a written quote that sets out the pages, features and timeline before any work starts. Files, feedback and reviews are handled online.

That depends on whether you bid for state-funded work. SWaM certification is run by the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity to widen procurement opportunities for small, women-owned and minority-owned firms. If you are certified, check the department's current rules on how the certification may be shown before adding it to your site.

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