Is Powhatan County, VA a good place to live? What the September 2026 housing data shows

Whether Powhatan is a good place to live is a call only you can make, and mostly on a visit. The housing data can still tell you what you would be walking into.

In September 2026, the median sale price in Powhatan County was $580,000, up 14% from a year ago, and active listings were up 79.5%. This post covers what that data says and what it can’t.

What does the housing market look like?

Measure	September 2026	vs a year ago
Median sale price	$580,000	+14%
Closed sales	29	-27.5%
Median days on market	17	+30.8%
Months of supply	4.5	+125%
Active listings	149	+79.5%

With 29 sales, a few homes can move a monthly median, so treat these as a snapshot rather than a trend.

What kind of homes are sold there?

All 29 September closings were detached homes, with a median of $580,000. If you are looking for a condo or townhouse, this month’s data shows none in the sold sample, so ask your agent what exists before you commit to the area.

Richmond metro detached homes had a median of $455,000 across 815 sales. The two figures describe different places and different home sizes, so don’t read the gap as a price difference for the same home.

Is there more choice than there used to be?

Yes, by the numbers. Months of supply was 4.5, up 125% from a year ago, compared with 2.8 for the Richmond metro. That is a measure of how long active listings would last at the recent sales pace.

By price band, supply was uneven:

Band	Closed sales	Active listings	Months of supply
$350K–$500K	7	31	3.1
$500K–$750K	8	46	3.9
$750K–$1M	8	36	6.0

Each band had under ten sales, so the ratios are directional only.

What does it mean for buyers and sellers?

This is interpretation, not data.

Buyers: more listings than a year ago may mean more time to compare homes and room to negotiate on homes that have been sitting. About 27.6% of sales had a price reduction, and 41.4% included seller concessions. Those are shares of all closings, not promises for your purchase.

Sellers: 27.6% of homes sold above list, which says nothing by itself about how many offers any home drew. With 149 active listings, a home that isn’t priced from recent comparable sales may wait longer.

What can’t the numbers tell me?

A lot. This data can’t say anything about schools, safety, commute, community feel or what you’d pay in taxes, and I won’t guess at them. Those are things to check yourself:

• Visit on a weekday morning and a weekend afternoon, and drive your real commute.
• Look at official state report cards for schools you would use.
• Ask your agent for recent sales of homes like the ones you want, not just the county median.

What should I do next?

If you’re weighing Powhatan against another county, tell us your budget, the commute you can live with and the home type you want, and we’ll compare recent sales across them with you. See our buying page, and meet Daniel Keeton. You can also read what Glen Allen is like for a different part of the Richmond area.

Source: Keeton & Co analysis of CVR MLS data, September 2026. Data through October 3, 2026. Prices are medians of closed sales (n=29); active listings and months of supply describe homes for sale at month end. Year-ago changes are relative percent changes. Full figures are on the Powhatan County market page.