Charlottesville, VA 22903 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 29
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Home Value
$534,630
+0.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
29
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
49 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
22%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
56%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,116/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
29%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$84
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 29% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 0.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 26% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+36% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (29/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.6% below their final list price; 22% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 56% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $129k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,384 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,099/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $84 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (70% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.1% to +10.2% (80% range; middle estimate +3.1%), chance of a rise 70%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlottesville, VA 22901 | $528.8K | +1.7% | 40 |
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