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

What does the housing data say about Short Pump?

Short Pump is a small, mostly detached-home sample in the September 2026 data. The median sale price was $460,000, down 5.2% from a year ago, based on 35 closed sales. Of those, 21 were detached homes with a median of $525,000.

Housing data can tell you what homes cost and how fast they sell. It cannot tell you whether the place suits your life, and I won’t pretend otherwise.

Is Short Pump getting more affordable or just different?

A 5.2% lower median on 35 sales does not mean prices fell. A small month can swing on which homes happen to close. Median price per square foot was $255.62, up 5.4% from a year ago, which points the other way, so the two figures disagree.

My read, which is interpretation: the mix of homes that sold changed. I can’t confirm that from the printed data. Use the figure as a snapshot, not a trend.

How does Short Pump compare with Henrico County overall?

Short Pump sits inside Henrico County, so the county figures give useful context. The countywide median in September 2026 was $401,045 on 308 sales, and Short Pump’s was $460,000. Short Pump’s median days on market was 17 against 13 countywide.

Those are different samples, and I would not read a ranking into them. Short Pump’s 35 sales are part of a much larger county.

Measure (September 2026)	Short Pump	Henrico County
Median sale price	$460,000	$401,045
Closed sales	35	308
Median days on market	17	13
Months of supply	2.5	2.5
Median price per sq ft	$255.62	$237.14

Source: Keeton & Co analysis of CVR MLS data, September 2026.

Is there more to choose from now?

Yes, somewhat. Active listings ended at 106, up 55.9% from a year ago, and new listings were 54, up 28.6%. 37.1% of sales had a price reduction, up 39% from a year ago, and 40% had seller concessions, up 100%.

The percentages come off small bases. Read them as a hint that buyers had more leverage this September, not as a rule.

What can’t the data tell me?

It can’t tell you about schools, commute, safety or who your neighbors will be. Those decide whether a place is good for you, and they need a visit, local records and questions. The data covers one month; you want your own price range and the street itself.

In the $350,000 to $500,000 band, 14 homes sold at a median of $426,543 in 31 days, with 3.4 months of supply. That is one band and 14 sales, so I would not generalize.

What should I do next?

If Short Pump is on your list, tell us your budget and what you need, and we will show you what is available and what recently sold. Start on our buyer page or contact us. Daniel Keeton and the Glen Allen office cover Short Pump. You may also like our post on whether Glen Allen is a good place to live.

Source and methodology: Keeton & Co analysis of CVR MLS data, September 2026. Data through October 3, 2026. Prices are medians of closed sales; active listings and months of supply describe homes on the market. See the live Short Pump market page.