Portsmouth, VA 23701 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 12
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Home Value
$266,389
+2.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
12
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
28 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
35%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
33%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,698/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
39%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$91
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 39% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 63% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−31% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (12/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.6% below their final list price; 35% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 33% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $69k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $91 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +13% over the next 12 months (81% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.7% to +12.6% (80% range; middle estimate +5.6%), chance of a rise 81%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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Other ZIP codes in Portsmouth city, VA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth, VA 23703 | $324.7K | +3.2% | 7 |
| Portsmouth, VA 23704 | $240K | −0.7% | 24 |
| Portsmouth, VA 23707 | $256.7K | +1.5% | 26 |
| Portsmouth, VA 23702 | $228.2K | +0.2% | 17 |
| Portsmouth, VA 23709 | – | – | 70 |
| ZIP 23708 | – | – | – |