Charlottesville, VA 22902 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 57
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Home Value
$480,156
+0.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
57
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
67 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
26%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
37%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,986/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
3.6%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$98
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+4% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 3% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+17% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (57/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.9% below their final list price; 26% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 37% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $116k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,375 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $921/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $98 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +9% over the next 12 months (61% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.8% to +8.5% (80% range; middle estimate +1.5%), chance of a rise 61%, of a 5%+ drop 16%.
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Other ZIP codes in Albemarle County, VA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlottesville, VA 22903 | $534.6K | +0.8% | 29 |
| Charlottesville, VA 22901 | $528.8K | +1.7% | 40 |
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| Barboursville, VA 22923 | $435.5K | +2.3% | 35 |
| Charlottesville, VA 22904 | – | – | 71 |
| Keswick, VA 22947 | $824.7K | +2.5% | 11 |
| North Garden, VA 22959 | $534.8K | +3.7% | 24 |
| Esmont, VA 22937 | $305.5K | +2.2% | 50 |
| Free Union, VA 22940 | $626.7K | +3.2% | 41 |
| Greenwood, VA 22943 | $591.7K | +4.1% | 0 |
| Keene, VA 22946 | – | – | 0 |
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