York County, VA real estate

What the numbers say

York County, VA real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in York County listed for $521,500, up 4.3% from a year earlier. That is 14% above the Virginia median of $455,953.

Homes spent a median of 42 days on the market, slower than 41 days a year ago. That makes York County the #17 fastest-selling of 37 Virginia counties we track.

Homeowners in York County pay a median of $2,794 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $433,200, an effective rate of about 0.64%. The Virginia average is 0.73%, which makes York County the #79 lowest-tax of 133 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,827 a month, and $1,689 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 24 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 $522,000 home here comes to about $3,341 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $143,000 a year (the median household here earns $109,956).