Chesterfield County, VA real estate

What the numbers say

Chesterfield County, VA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Chesterfield County listed for $453,475, up 1.7% from a year earlier. That is right in line with the Virginia median of $455,953.

Homes spent a median of 40 days on the market, faster than 45 days a year ago. That makes Chesterfield County the #13 fastest-selling of 37 Virginia counties we track.

Homeowners in Chesterfield County pay a median of $2,773 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $366,000, an effective rate of about 0.76%. The Virginia average is 0.73%, which makes Chesterfield County the #99 lowest-tax of 133 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,629 a month, and $1,584 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 23 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $453,000 home here comes to about $2,948 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $126,000 a year (the median household here earns $101,931).