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August 21, 2026· Updated August 22, 2026
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Powhatan, VA Housing Market 2026: Median Home Price, Last 12 Months

What homes actually sell for in Powhatan: a median closing price of $725,000 across 29 closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, with the sample size and mix stated plainly.

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Powhatan, VA Housing Market 2026: Median Home Price, Last 12 Months

In a market the size of Powhatan, individual sales move the needle. The figures below rest on 29 tracked closings over the last 12 months, so read them as the direction of the market rather than a precise price for any one street.

The snapshot

  • Closings tracked, last 12 months: 29
  • Median sold price, last 12 months: $725,000 (low-volume sample)
  • Median sold $/sqft, last 12 months: $258 (low sample: 29 of 29 closings have usable living area)

What the numbers say

Resideline tracked 29 closed sales in Powhatan over the last 12 months, with a median closing price of $725,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. 97% of the Powhatan closings we track here are single-family houses, so these figures primarily reflect that segment, and the citywide $/sqft figure primarily reflects that segment as well.

Figures last updated August 22, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.

Median home price in Powhatan, VA (August 2026)

The median home price in Powhatan is $725,000, measured across the 29 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last 12 months.

The Powhatan angle

Powhatan lands near the middle of our coverage on both measures that matter for pricing. Run the standard sequence. A limited sample means that filtering leaves you with something to work from, which is the practical test of whether a market supports address level valuation. Direction is the detail to carry through.

From market read to offer price

A thin market punishes generic pricing; the way to firm up a number here is the specific property and its handful of true comps. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.

And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. As of August 2026, the public scoreboard showed 3.26% median error across 12,508+ graded closings. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.

Run any Powhatan address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.

Cite this

Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:

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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Powhatan, VA
Data updated: August 2026
Analysis period: last 12 months
Tracked closings: 29
Median sold price: $725,000
Median sold $/sqft: $258 (29 qualifying)
Property mix: 97% houses
https://resideline.com/blog/powhatan-va-housing-market

The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records. This is a low-volume sample: treat the statistics as directional rather than precise estimates of the entire local market.

Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Powhatan over the last 12 months, and is refreshed when the data is. This is a low-volume market: the figures below rest on 29 closings inside the city limits, so treat the median as indicative rather than precise.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median home price in Powhatan?

The median sold price in Powhatan over the last 12 months is $725,000, measured across 29 closings Resideline tracked.

What is the typical price per square foot in Powhatan?

Among qualifying Powhatan closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, the median sold price per square foot was $258, measured across 29 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.

What does Powhatan's data say about how to value a home there?

That the standard approach fits.

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