Housing Market Overview

Housing market data including home prices, rent costs, affordability metrics, and housing stock characteristics.

$162,499
$1,076

Housing Market Overview

Metric Charles City County Virginia Avg US Average
Median Home Price $162,499 $257,048 $242,182
Price Trend (Annual %) 1.2% 4.1% 8.2%
Median Gross Rent $1,076 $1,514 $1,342
Rent Trend (Annual %) 3.2% 4.2% 5.1%
Household Income Trend (Annual %)

Housing Cost & Rent Trends

Median Home Price Over Time
Charles City County
Virginia
United States
Year Charles City County Virginia United States
Median Rent Over Time
Charles City County
Virginia
United States
Year Charles City County Virginia United States

Affordability

On average, housing unit costs 2.3 yearly household incomes in Charles City County.

Metric Charles City County Virginia Avg US Average
Median Home Price $162,499 $257,048 $242,182
Median Household Income $71,184 $91,409 $78,145
Price-to-Income Ratio 2.3 2.8 3.1
Home Prices vs Income Over Time
Home Prices
Household Income
Income Growth vs Housing Cost Growth (Year-over-Year %)

Compare income and housing cost trends.

Household Income Growth %
Housing Cost Growth %
Year Income Growth % Housing Cost Growth % Gap (Cost - Income)

Occupancy & Tenure

Metric Charles City County Virginia Avg US Average
Homeownership Rate 77.3% 61.1% 58.2%
Rental Rate 12.8% 29.9% 31.3%
Vacancy Rate 9.9% 9.0% 10.6%
Median Tenure (years) 18.0 15.0 15.0
Median Year Moved In 2008 2011 2011

Housing Stock

Metric Charles City County Virginia Avg US Average
Average Household Size 2.27 people 2.53 people 2.54 people
Median Structure Built Year 1989 1981 1978
Median Number of Rooms 6.1 6.0 5.5