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Powhatan County, Virginia housing market

Updated

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

The median sale price in Powhatan County was $580,000 in September 2026, up 14.0% from Sep 2025. 29 homes closed, down 27.5% vs Sep 2025. Active inventory stood at 149 listings at month end, up 79.5% vs Sep 2025.

Powhatan County at a glance, September 2026

  • Median sale price

    $580,000

    +14.0% vs Sep 2025

  • Active listings

    149

    +79.5% vs Sep 2025

  • Homes sold

    29

    -27.5% vs Sep 2025

  • Median days on market

    17 days

    +4 days vs Sep 2025

  • Months of supply

    4.5 mo

    +2.5 mo vs Sep 2025

  • Sale-to-list ratio

    100.0%

    Flat vs Sep 2025

  • Had a price reduction

    27.6%

    -9.9 pts vs Sep 2025

  • Sales with seller concessions

    41.4%

    -11.1 pts vs Sep 2025

What is happening in the Powhatan County housing market?

The median sale price in Powhatan County was $580,000 in September 2026, up 14.0% from Sep 2025.

29 homes closed, down 27.5% vs Sep 2025.

Active inventory stood at 149 listings at month end, up 79.5% vs Sep 2025.

That is 4.5 months of supply at the recent sales pace, a balanced range.

The typical sale went under contract in 17 days (+4 days vs Sep 2025).

Homes sold for a median 100.0% of final list price; 27.6% 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 Powhatan 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.

Powhatan County by price range, September 2026
Price rangeHomes soldMedian sale priceMedian days on marketSale-to-list ratioHad a price reductionActive listingsMonths of supply
$1M+ 1————21—
$250k–$350k 3————133.9 mo
Under $250k 2————2—
$350k–$500k 7$459,90017 days100.0%42.9%313.1 mo
$500k–$750k 8$595,0008 days99.6%25%463.9 mo
$750k–$1M 8$842,70524 days99.4%12.5%366 mo

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

How do property types compare in Powhatan County?

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

Powhatan County by property type, September 2026
Property typeHomes soldMedian sale priceMedian days on marketSale-to-list ratioHad a price reductionActive listingsMonths of supply
Detached 29$580,00017 days100.0%27.6%1494.5 mo

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

Powhatan County new construction vs resale, September 2026
New vs resaleHomes soldMedian sale priceMedian days on marketHad a price reductionMonths of supply
New construction 1———19 mo
Resale 28$578,75018 days28.6%3.6 mo

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

What does this mean for sellers?

At 4.5 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 (4.5 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 17 days, so decide your walk-away price before you tour.

Active inventory is +79.5% vs Sep 2025, so there is more to choose from than last year.

How we work with buyers · Buyer agreements explained

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How have Powhatan 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
$368K$460K$552K$644K Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2025Apr 2026Sep 2026

Median sale price: $580,000 in Sep 2026, up 28.9% from $450,000 in Oct 2023. High $617,475 (Jun 2026), low $394,900 (Jan 2024).

Median sale price, monthly
MonthValue
Oct 2023$450,000
Nov 2023$440,000
Dec 2023$399,950
Jan 2024$394,900
Feb 2024$510,000
Mar 2024$467,625
Apr 2024$545,000
May 2024$505,000
Jun 2024$511,250
Jul 2024$438,500
Aug 2024$485,000
Sep 2024$470,000
Oct 2024$509,500
Nov 2024$425,000
Dec 2024$415,000
Jan 2025$499,950
Feb 2025$526,000
Mar 2025$492,000
Apr 2025$494,500
May 2025$565,000
Jun 2025$509,000
Jul 2025$503,625
Aug 2025$551,000
Sep 2025$508,750
Oct 2025$480,000
Nov 2025$520,000
Dec 2025$557,868
Jan 2026$575,000
Feb 2026$525,000
Mar 2026$480,000
Apr 2026$478,750
May 2026$484,975
Jun 2026$617,475
Jul 2026$486,250
Aug 2026$551,975
Sep 2026$580,000
Homes sold
0183653 Nov 2023May 2024Nov 2024May 2025Nov 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Homes sold: 3 in Oct 2026, down 72.7% from 11 in Nov 2023. High 48 (Jun 2026), low 3 (Oct 2026).

Homes sold, monthly
MonthValue
Nov 202311
Dec 202333
Jan 202429
Feb 202424
Mar 202428
Apr 202435
May 202433
Jun 202446
Jul 202436
Aug 202433
Sep 202434
Oct 202426
Nov 202425
Dec 202430
Jan 202521
Feb 202515
Mar 202532
Apr 202534
May 202539
Jun 202532
Jul 202542
Aug 202540
Sep 202540
Oct 202534
Nov 202540
Dec 202526
Jan 202625
Feb 202625
Mar 202630
Apr 202646
May 202638
Jun 202648
Jul 202646
Aug 202624
Sep 202629
Oct 20263
Share of sales with a price reduction
5%19%32%45% Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2025Apr 2026Sep 2026

Share of sales with a price reduction: 27.6% in Sep 2026, up 24.3% from 22.2% in Oct 2023. High 41.2% (Sep 2024), low 9.1% (Nov 2023).

Share of sales with a price reduction, monthly
MonthValue
Oct 202322.2%
Nov 20239.1%
Dec 202315.2%
Jan 202420.7%
Feb 202420.8%
Mar 202417.9%
Apr 202422.9%
May 202421.2%
Jun 202415.2%
Jul 202411.1%
Aug 202418.2%
Sep 202441.2%
Oct 202415.4%
Nov 202440%
Dec 202426.7%
Jan 202538.1%
Feb 202540%
Mar 202515.6%
Apr 202517.6%
May 202510.3%
Jun 202528.1%
Jul 202516.7%
Aug 202520%
Sep 202537.5%
Oct 202529.4%
Nov 202530%
Dec 202538.5%
Jan 202620%
Feb 202640%
Mar 202623.3%
Apr 202617.4%
May 202615.8%
Jun 202620.8%
Jul 202623.9%
Aug 202620.8%
Sep 202627.6%
Sale-to-list ratio
99%99%100%100% Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2025Apr 2026Sep 2026

Sale-to-list ratio: 100.0% in Sep 2026, up 0.0% from 100.0% in Oct 2023. High 100.0% (May 2024), low 98.7% (Dec 2025).

Sale-to-list ratio, monthly
MonthValue
Oct 2023100.0%
Nov 2023100.0%
Dec 2023100.0%
Jan 2024100.0%
Feb 2024100.0%
Mar 2024100.0%
Apr 2024100.0%
May 2024100.0%
Jun 2024100.0%
Jul 2024100.0%
Aug 2024100.0%
Sep 202499.0%
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 202599.2%
Sep 2025100.0%
Oct 2025100.0%
Nov 2025100.0%
Dec 202598.7%
Jan 202698.9%
Feb 2026100.0%
Mar 2026100.0%
Apr 2026100.0%
May 2026100.0%
Jun 2026100.0%
Jul 2026100.0%
Aug 2026100.0%
Sep 2026100.0%

How have Powhatan County inventory and sales pace trended?

Supply and speed, month by month.

Active listings at month end
2774122169 Nov 2023May 2024Nov 2024May 2025Nov 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Active listings at month end: 155 in Oct 2026, up 162.7% from 59 in Nov 2023. High 155 (Oct 2026), low 41 (Mar 2024).

Active listings at month end, monthly
MonthValue
Nov 202359
Dec 202345
Jan 202448
Feb 202451
Mar 202441
Apr 202451
May 202458
Jun 202461
Jul 202475
Aug 202461
Sep 202458
Oct 202468
Nov 202469
Dec 202458
Jan 202565
Feb 202567
Mar 202566
Apr 202582
May 2025107
Jun 2025101
Jul 2025100
Aug 202596
Sep 202583
Oct 202591
Nov 202587
Dec 202574
Jan 202675
Feb 202667
Mar 202685
Apr 202691
May 202698
Jun 2026115
Jul 2026128
Aug 2026134
Sep 2026149
Oct 2026155
Median days on market
0224465 Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2025Apr 2026Sep 2026

Median days on market: 17 days in Sep 2026, up 183.3% from 6 days in Oct 2023. High 59 days (Feb 2026), low 5 days (Apr 2024).

Median days on market, monthly
MonthValue
Oct 20236 days
Nov 20239 days
Dec 20238 days
Jan 202415 days
Feb 20246 days
Mar 20247 days
Apr 20245 days
May 20245 days
Jun 20247 days
Jul 20246 days
Aug 20249 days
Sep 202419 days
Oct 20246 days
Nov 202424 days
Dec 202410 days
Jan 202545 days
Feb 202524 days
Mar 202513 days
Apr 20258 days
May 20258 days
Jun 202515 days
Jul 202511 days
Aug 202513 days
Sep 202513 days
Oct 202520 days
Nov 202523 days
Dec 202521 days
Jan 202623 days
Feb 202659 days
Mar 202612 days
Apr 202615 days
May 20267 days
Jun 202613 days
Jul 20267 days
Aug 20266 days
Sep 202617 days
Months of supply
1245 Nov 2023May 2024Nov 2024May 2025Nov 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Months of supply: 4.7 mo in Oct 2026, up 88.0% from 2.5 mo in Nov 2023. High 4.7 mo (Oct 2026), low 1.5 mo (Mar 2024).

Months of supply, monthly
MonthValue
Nov 20232.5 mo
Dec 20231.9 mo
Jan 20242 mo
Feb 20241.8 mo
Mar 20241.5 mo
Apr 20241.6 mo
May 20241.8 mo
Jun 20241.6 mo
Jul 20242 mo
Aug 20241.6 mo
Sep 20241.7 mo
Oct 20242.2 mo
Nov 20242.4 mo
Dec 20242.1 mo
Jan 20252.6 mo
Feb 20253 mo
Mar 20252.8 mo
Apr 20252.9 mo
May 20253.1 mo
Jun 20252.8 mo
Jul 20252.7 mo
Aug 20252.5 mo
Sep 20252 mo
Oct 20252.4 mo
Nov 20252.3 mo
Dec 20252.2 mo
Jan 20262.5 mo
Feb 20262.6 mo
Mar 20263.1 mo
Apr 20262.6 mo
May 20262.6 mo
Jun 20262.6 mo
Jul 20262.9 mo
Aug 20263.4 mo
Sep 20264.5 mo
Oct 20264.7 mo
New listings
0295988 Nov 2023May 2024Nov 2024May 2025Nov 2025May 2026Oct 2026

New listings: 6 in Oct 2026, down 80.6% from 31 in Nov 2023. High 79 (Jul 2026), low 6 (Oct 2026).

New listings, monthly
MonthValue
Nov 202331
Dec 202320
Jan 202443
Feb 202431
Mar 202441
Apr 202449
May 202458
Jun 202439
Jul 202452
Aug 202439
Sep 202438
Oct 202444
Nov 202435
Dec 202422
Jan 202534
Feb 202544
Mar 202545
Apr 202559
May 202566
Jun 202554
Jul 202556
Aug 202546
Sep 202549
Oct 202565
Nov 202535
Dec 202528
Jan 202638
Feb 202630
Mar 202668
Apr 202665
May 202663
Jun 202674
Jul 202679
Aug 202657
Sep 202657
Oct 20266

How are these numbers calculated?

Geography. Powhatan 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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