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Chesterfield County, Virginia housing market

Updated

Data through October 3, 2026 · part of the Richmond metro report

The median sale price in Chesterfield County was $435,500 in September 2026, up 2.5% from Sep 2025. 374 homes closed, down 14.0% vs Sep 2025. Active inventory stood at 1,284 listings at month end, up 16.9% vs Sep 2025.

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Chesterfield County at a glance, September 2026

  • Median sale price

    $435,500

    +2.5% vs Sep 2025

  • Active listings

    1,284

    +16.9% vs Sep 2025

  • Homes sold

    374

    -14.0% vs Sep 2025

  • Median days on market

    12 days

    -3 days vs Sep 2025

  • Months of supply

    3 mo

    +0.7 mo vs Sep 2025

  • Sale-to-list ratio

    100.0%

    Flat vs Sep 2025

  • Had a price reduction

    29.4%

    +2.3 pts vs Sep 2025

  • Sales with seller concessions

    58.2%

    -2.7 pts vs Sep 2025

What is happening in the Chesterfield County housing market?

The median sale price in Chesterfield County was $435,500 in September 2026, up 2.5% from Sep 2025.

374 homes closed, down 14.0% vs Sep 2025.

Active inventory stood at 1,284 listings at month end, up 16.9% vs Sep 2025.

That is 3 months of supply at the recent sales pace, a balanced range.

The typical sale went under contract in 12 days (-3 days vs Sep 2025).

Homes sold for a median 100.0% of final list price; 35.8% sold above list.

The figures above are computed from MLS records. Analyst commentary for this period is being reviewed and will appear here when approved.

How does the Chesterfield County market differ by price range?

The area-wide median hides a lot. Each band below shows sales, price, speed and supply for that range only.

Chesterfield County by price range, September 2026
Price rangeHomes soldMedian sale priceMedian days on marketSale-to-list ratioHad a price reductionActive listingsMonths of supply
Under $250k 20$225,0007 days100.0%15%673.6 mo
$250k–$350k 61$315,00011 days100.0%31.1%1692 mo
$350k–$500k 158$408,75012 days100.0%31%5503 mo
$500k–$750k 90$570,00012 days100.0%27.8%3403.3 mo
$750k–$1M 34$823,92025 days100.0%29.4%1103.3 mo
$1M+ 11$1,114,00017 days100.0%36.4%483.4 mo

Cells showing n=… have too few sales to publish a reliable figure.

How do the areas within Chesterfield County compare?

Each area has its own report page with the same measures, charts and history.

Chesterfield County by area, September 2026
AreaHomes soldMedian sale priceMedian days on marketMonths of supplyHad a price reduction
Midlothian 114$473,7259 days3.2 mo29.8%

Cells showing n=… have too few sales to publish a reliable figure.

How do property types compare in Chesterfield County?

Detached homes, townhouses and condos behave differently, and new construction moves on its own schedule.

Chesterfield County by property type, September 2026
Property typeHomes soldMedian sale priceMedian days on marketSale-to-list ratioHad a price reductionActive listingsMonths of supply
Detached 305$466,90011 days100.0%28.2%9292.6 mo
Townhouse / attached 39$379,99018 days100.0%38.5%2265 mo
Condo 30$364,46513 days100.0%30%1294.7 mo

Cells showing n=… have too few sales to publish a reliable figure.

Chesterfield County new construction vs resale, September 2026
New vs resaleHomes soldMedian sale priceMedian days on marketHad a price reductionMonths of supply
New construction 53$568,01027 days35.8%6.4 mo
Resale 321$430,00011 days28.3%2.4 mo

Cells showing n=… have too few sales to publish a reliable figure.

What does this mean for sellers?

At 3 months of supply the market is balanced: buyers have choices, so condition and first-two-weeks pricing matter more than a year ago.

Median sale-to-list of 100.0% means sellers are getting full price on well-presented homes.

Find out what this means for your home · What it costs to sell

What does this mean for buyers?

Balanced supply (3 months) means you can negotiate on homes that have sat, while the best-priced listings still move quickly.

The median home went under contract in 12 days, so decide your walk-away price before you tour.

Active inventory is +16.9% vs Sep 2025, so there is more to choose from than last year.

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How have Chesterfield County prices trended?

Monthly series from the same MLS records, computed with the same method for every month shown. Toggle 12, 24 or 36 months.

Median sale price
$369K$406K$443K$481K Nov 2023May 2024Nov 2024May 2025Nov 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Median sale price: $470,000 in Oct 2026, up 15.4% from $407,160 in Nov 2023. High $470,000 (Oct 2026), low $379,500 (Dec 2023).

Median sale price, monthly
MonthValue
Nov 2023$407,160
Dec 2023$379,500
Jan 2024$390,000
Feb 2024$410,000
Mar 2024$400,000
Apr 2024$418,738
May 2024$419,950
Jun 2024$432,531
Jul 2024$424,900
Aug 2024$410,000
Sep 2024$420,000
Oct 2024$405,303
Nov 2024$401,500
Dec 2024$415,000
Jan 2025$401,497
Feb 2025$400,000
Mar 2025$415,000
Apr 2025$425,000
May 2025$420,000
Jun 2025$439,790
Jul 2025$432,988
Aug 2025$422,750
Sep 2025$425,000
Oct 2025$420,000
Nov 2025$420,000
Dec 2025$410,975
Jan 2026$410,000
Feb 2026$430,000
Mar 2026$422,990
Apr 2026$435,000
May 2026$431,310
Jun 2026$443,000
Jul 2026$425,000
Aug 2026$435,000
Sep 2026$435,500
Oct 2026$470,000
Homes sold
0210419629 Nov 2023May 2024Nov 2024May 2025Nov 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Homes sold: 13 in Oct 2026, down 96.3% from 355 in Nov 2023. High 563 (Jun 2026), low 13 (Oct 2026).

Homes sold, monthly
MonthValue
Nov 2023355
Dec 2023399
Jan 2024262
Feb 2024371
Mar 2024416
Apr 2024446
May 2024551
Jun 2024496
Jul 2024463
Aug 2024464
Sep 2024419
Oct 2024458
Nov 2024396
Dec 2024452
Jan 2025292
Feb 2025310
Mar 2025357
Apr 2025422
May 2025502
Jun 2025547
Jul 2025532
Aug 2025470
Sep 2025435
Oct 2025459
Nov 2025385
Dec 2025458
Jan 2026293
Feb 2026346
Mar 2026473
Apr 2026488
May 2026557
Jun 2026563
Jul 2026473
Aug 2026452
Sep 2026374
Oct 202613
Share of sales with a price reduction
11%20%29%38% Nov 2023May 2024Nov 2024May 2025Nov 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Share of sales with a price reduction: 30.8% in Oct 2026, up 54.0% from 20% in Nov 2023. High 35.2% (Dec 2025), low 13.6% (May 2024).

Share of sales with a price reduction, monthly
MonthValue
Nov 202320%
Dec 202326.3%
Jan 202427.1%
Feb 202420.8%
Mar 202417.8%
Apr 202419.3%
May 202413.6%
Jun 202416.7%
Jul 202416.4%
Aug 202422.2%
Sep 202428.4%
Oct 202426%
Nov 202426.8%
Dec 202430.1%
Jan 202525%
Feb 202528.4%
Mar 202528.6%
Apr 202521.3%
May 202518.1%
Jun 202521.2%
Jul 202527.1%
Aug 202528.1%
Sep 202527.1%
Oct 202529.4%
Nov 202533.5%
Dec 202535.2%
Jan 202634.5%
Feb 202629.5%
Mar 202621.1%
Apr 202620.1%
May 202617.1%
Jun 202619.5%
Jul 202623.9%
Aug 202629%
Sep 202629.4%
Oct 202630.8%
Sale-to-list ratio
100%100%100%100% Nov 2023May 2024Nov 2024May 2025Nov 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Sale-to-list ratio: 100.1% in Oct 2026, up 0.1% from 100.0% in Nov 2023. High 100.3% (May 2024), low 100.0% (Nov 2023).

Sale-to-list ratio, monthly
MonthValue
Nov 2023100.0%
Dec 2023100.0%
Jan 2024100.0%
Feb 2024100.0%
Mar 2024100.0%
Apr 2024100.0%
May 2024100.3%
Jun 2024100.0%
Jul 2024100.0%
Aug 2024100.0%
Sep 2024100.0%
Oct 2024100.0%
Nov 2024100.0%
Dec 2024100.0%
Jan 2025100.0%
Feb 2025100.0%
Mar 2025100.0%
Apr 2025100.0%
May 2025100.0%
Jun 2025100.0%
Jul 2025100.0%
Aug 2025100.0%
Sep 2025100.0%
Oct 2025100.0%
Nov 2025100.0%
Dec 2025100.0%
Jan 2026100.0%
Feb 2026100.0%
Mar 2026100.0%
Apr 2026100.0%
May 2026100.0%
Jun 2026100.0%
Jul 2026100.0%
Aug 2026100.0%
Sep 2026100.0%
Oct 2026100.1%

How have Chesterfield County inventory and sales pace trended?

Supply and speed, month by month.

Active listings at month end
6498971.1K1.4K Nov 2023May 2024Nov 2024May 2025Nov 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Active listings at month end: 1,320 in Oct 2026, up 53.8% from 858 in Nov 2023. High 1,320 (Oct 2026), low 721 (Mar 2024).

Active listings at month end, monthly
MonthValue
Nov 2023858
Dec 2023757
Jan 2024747
Feb 2024749
Mar 2024721
Apr 2024766
May 2024796
Jun 2024857
Jul 2024903
Aug 2024892
Sep 2024895
Oct 2024934
Nov 2024889
Dec 2024778
Jan 2025793
Feb 2025787
Mar 2025787
Apr 2025907
May 2025992
Jun 20251,027
Jul 20251,039
Aug 20251,055
Sep 20251,098
Oct 20251,086
Nov 2025998
Dec 2025812
Jan 2026799
Feb 2026797
Mar 2026831
Apr 2026906
May 2026952
Jun 2026998
Jul 20261,121
Aug 20261,112
Sep 20261,284
Oct 20261,320
Median days on market
4101723 Nov 2023May 2024Nov 2024May 2025Nov 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Median days on market: 15 days in Oct 2026, up 114.3% from 7 days in Nov 2023. High 21 days (Jan 2026), low 6 days (May 2024).

Median days on market, monthly
MonthValue
Nov 20237 days
Dec 202311 days
Jan 202415 days
Feb 202411 days
Mar 20247 days
Apr 20247 days
May 20246 days
Jun 20247 days
Jul 20247 days
Aug 20249 days
Sep 202411 days
Oct 202410 days
Nov 202414 days
Dec 202416 days
Jan 202516 days
Feb 202514 days
Mar 202512 days
Apr 20258 days
May 20256 days
Jun 20257 days
Jul 20259 days
Aug 202511 days
Sep 202515 days
Oct 202512 days
Nov 202517 days
Dec 202518 days
Jan 202621 days
Feb 202619 days
Mar 20269 days
Apr 20267 days
May 20267 days
Jun 20268 days
Jul 20269 days
Aug 202613 days
Sep 202612 days
Oct 202615 days
Months of supply
2233 Nov 2023May 2024Nov 2024May 2025Nov 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Months of supply: 3.1 mo in Oct 2026, up 47.6% from 2.1 mo in Nov 2023. High 3.1 mo (Oct 2026), low 1.7 mo (May 2024).

Months of supply, monthly
MonthValue
Nov 20232.1 mo
Dec 20232 mo
Jan 20242.2 mo
Feb 20242.1 mo
Mar 20242.1 mo
Apr 20241.8 mo
May 20241.7 mo
Jun 20241.7 mo
Jul 20241.8 mo
Aug 20241.9 mo
Sep 20242 mo
Oct 20242.1 mo
Nov 20242.1 mo
Dec 20241.8 mo
Jan 20252.1 mo
Feb 20252.2 mo
Mar 20252.4 mo
Apr 20252.4 mo
May 20252.3 mo
Jun 20252.1 mo
Jul 20252 mo
Aug 20252 mo
Sep 20252.3 mo
Oct 20252.4 mo
Nov 20252.3 mo
Dec 20251.9 mo
Jan 20262.1 mo
Feb 20262.2 mo
Mar 20262.2 mo
Apr 20262 mo
May 20261.9 mo
Jun 20261.8 mo
Jul 20262.1 mo
Aug 20262.2 mo
Sep 20263 mo
Oct 20263.1 mo
New listings
0275549824 Nov 2023May 2024Nov 2024May 2025Nov 2025May 2026Oct 2026

New listings: 52 in Oct 2026, down 86.5% from 384 in Nov 2023. High 741 (Apr 2026), low 52 (Oct 2026).

New listings, monthly
MonthValue
Nov 2023384
Dec 2023253
Jan 2024449
Feb 2024497
Mar 2024520
Apr 2024619
May 2024591
Jun 2024577
Jul 2024604
Aug 2024542
Sep 2024529
Oct 2024579
Nov 2024468
Dec 2024326
Jan 2025473
Feb 2025446
Mar 2025583
Apr 2025728
May 2025734
Jun 2025632
Jul 2025631
Aug 2025564
Sep 2025617
Oct 2025590
Nov 2025432
Dec 2025305
Jan 2026467
Feb 2026516
Mar 2026689
Apr 2026741
May 2026708
Jun 2026649
Jul 2026684
Aug 2026600
Sep 2026650
Oct 202652

How are these numbers calculated?

Geography. Chesterfield County as defined in Keeton & Co's market model (MLS county, city, ZIP and area codes).

Source. Closed and active listings recorded in CVR MLS, replicated nightly. Data through October 3, 2026. Property types: Residential (detached, townhouse/attached, condo, 2–4 unit). Leases, land and commercial are excluded.

Exclusions. Sales under $25,000; distressed and non-arm's-length sales (Auction, Bankruptcy Property, In Foreclosure, REO…).

Sample rules. A figure is suppressed below 5 records, flagged low-confidence below 10, and moderate below 25. Year-over-year comparisons are shown only when both periods have at least 5 records.

Days on market
MLS-reported DaysOnMarket for closings (list-to-contract). Fallback contract_date - on_market_date.
Cumulative DOM
CumulativeDaysOnMarket where reported (CAAR)
Price per square foot
ClosePrice / LivingArea where LivingArea >= 300
Seller concessions
ConcessionsAmount > 0 (CVR only); pct of close price
Contract date
CVR: PendingTimestamp::date; CAAR: on_market_date + DaysOnMarket (proxy). Only Pending/ActiveUnderContract/Closed.
Months of supply
active_at_period_end / (closings in trailing 3 months / 3)
Stale listing
active at period end with (end - on_market_date) > 90 days
On-market date
COALESCE(OnMarketDate, ListingContractDate)
Resolution date
OffMarketDate, else CloseDate/WithdrawnDate/CancellationDate/ExpirationDate by status; NULL while Active/ComingSoon
Price reduction
closed listings with OriginalListPrice > ListPrice; amount = OriginalListPrice - ListPrice
Closed sales
StandardStatus='Closed' AND CloseDate in [start,end]
Went under contract
contract_date in [start,end]
Sale-to-list
median(ClosePrice / ListPrice)
Absorption rate
closed_in_period / active_at_period_end * 100 (period normalized to 30.4 days)
Active listings
on_market_date <= end AND (contract_date IS NULL OR contract_date > end) AND (off_market_date IS NULL OR off_market_date > end); excludes ComingSoon
Sale-to-original-list
median(ClosePrice / OriginalListPrice)
New listings
on_market_date in [start,end]
Under contract
contract_date <= end AND (off_market_date IS NULL OR off_market_date > end)

Methodology Residential sales methodology v1 (v1). Statistics are computed by Keeton & Co's market-intelligence engine from the MLS records above; the commentary interprets those figures and never alters them. Reviewed by Keeton & Co.

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