Portsmouth, VA 23707 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 26
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Home Value
$256,727
+1.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
26
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
35 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
34%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
40%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,388/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
49%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$81
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 49% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 46% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+12% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (26/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.3% of list); 34% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 40% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $65k 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. Buying costs about $248/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $81 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (77% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.6% to +11.7% (80% range; middle estimate +4.6%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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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 23701 | $266.4K | +2.6% | 12 |
| Portsmouth, VA 23704 | $240K | −0.7% | 24 |
| Portsmouth, VA 23702 | $228.2K | +0.2% | 17 |
| Portsmouth, VA 23709 | – | – | 70 |
| ZIP 23708 | – | – | – |