Virginia Beach housing market: home prices and forecast
For Virginia Beach home prices, the Zillow Home Value Index put a typical home in Virginia Beach, Virginia at $424,785 in September 2026, up +3.1% from a year earlier and at its highest monthly level recorded to date.
- Typical value for a home
- $424,785September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- +3.1%. compared with September 2025.
Virginia Beach home prices since 2000
Virginia Beach is drawn with the steel line, and the United States with the grey line. From January 2000, the typical Virginia Beach home rose from $129,027 to $424,785, or ×3.29. The US gained ×2.99 over the same period. The boom high was $289,368 in July 2007, and the low came in January 2012 at $234,600, −18.9% from that high.
Virginia Beach median home prices by year
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values, and 2026 shows the most recent month.
| Year | Virginia Beach | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $131,283 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $136,819 | +4.2% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $145,570 | +6.4% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $162,490 | +11.6% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $193,451 | +19.1% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $241,710 | +24.9% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $278,813 | +15.4% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $287,448 | +3.1% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $277,742 | −3.4% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $259,820 | −6.5% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $252,923 | −2.7% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $239,005 | −5.5% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $239,007 | 0% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $247,812 | +3.7% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $252,430 | +1.9% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $256,499 | +1.6% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $261,615 | +2.0% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $267,706 | +2.3% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $273,918 | +2.3% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $282,693 | +3.2% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $298,316 | +5.5% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $334,053 | +12.0% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $362,642 | +8.6% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $380,944 | +5.0% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $400,828 | +5.2% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $410,554 | +2.4% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $424,785 | +3.1% | $366,157 |
What a home bought in Virginia Beach in any year is worth today
An index-based estimate of a typical home, not an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values, and the value now comes from September 2026. Other options: home appreciation calculator.
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Virginia Beach housing market forecast
In the Virginia Beach, VA metro, Zillow's forecast shows +2.3% over the 12 months beginning September 2026, plus +0.5% for the next three months. With Virginia Beach's typical value at $424,785, the forecast would land near $434,600 a year on.
The metro figure comes from Zillow's central estimate, restated here; the site does not publish a forecast of its own. For a 12-month forecast like this, the realised change has typically differed by several percentage points, in both directions. No investment advice is offered.
See forecasts for every metro in one table: housing market forecast.
Virginia Beach housing market crash risk score
24 out of 100, moderate
Virginia Beach is ranked against 292 cities. Five conditions that were high before past price falls decide the ranking. Every input receives a score from 0 to 100 when compared with the other cities, and all five scores are averaged with equal weight. It shows conditions as they are now; it does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | −36.3% | 9 | 20% |
| Days on the market vs 2019 | −21.4% | 8 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 16.9 | 42 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 4.5 | 42 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +3.1% | 19 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. How the inputs get their scores: methodology. All 292 cities are ranked here: crash risk by city.
Virginia Beach housing inventory and days on market
In September 2026 the Virginia Beach, VA metro listed 5,760 homes for sale, +14.6% more than a year earlier and 36.3% lower than in the same month of 2019. Listings sold in a median of 44 days (−21.4% against 2019), and 21.6% of them came down in price.
| Virginia Beach, VA metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 5,760 | +14.6% |
| New listings | 2,566 | |
| Median days on market | 44 | 0% |
| Median list price | $429,950 | +4.9% |
| Share with a price cut | 21.6% |
Metro inventory data come from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data All metros: days listed by city.
Living costs in Virginia Beach
In Virginia Beach, the typical asking rent is $2,098 a month, according to the Zillow Observed Rent Index, up +7.8% on a year. For the typical home, the price equals 16.9 years of rent. Census ACS 2024 puts median household income at $94,579, which makes the typical home cost 4.5 times one year's income. BEA gives metro prices a score of 97.9, compared with a US average of 100, and gives housing costs 99.8.
Rent, prices, and the salary you need to move there: Virginia Beach cost of living.
Other Virginia housing markets
- Arlington, Virginia $801,809
- $361,844. Richmond housing market
- $310,673 for Norfolk.
- $662,843 for Alexandria.
- $277,549 for Roanoke.
- $511,398 for Charlottesville.
For the state as a whole: Virginia housing market.
How to read the chart
Each point shows the Zillow Home Value Index for Virginia Beach: a typical home's value in the market's middle third, with smoothing and seasonal adjustment, expressed as dollars for that month. The hollow dot identifies the month selected on the slider, while the terracotta dot identifies the most recent month. Inflation is not factored into these figures; an index tracks the typical home rather than a given house. To value a single home, use the card above with its own sale price, or try the home appreciation calculator.