Home › Counties › Essex County, VA
The median home value in Essex County, VA is $299,134 as of 2026-08-31, up 2.55% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$299,134
Year-over-Year
+2.55%
National Rank
#947 of 3071
Essex County ranks 69th out of 133 counties in VA by median home price, and is +27.3% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within VA, the typical county has a median home value of $307,999, making Essex County -2.9% below the VA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.2%, from $299,658 in May 2026 to $299,134 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $299,658 | +1.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $303,493 | +1.7% |
| Jul 2026 | $300,728 | +2.0% |
| Aug 2026 | $299,134 | +2.5% |
Households here earn a median of $56,520 a year against a typical home value of $299,134 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.3×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 88% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Essex County is $299,134. That's up 2.55% from a year earlier. That is about 27.3% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Essex County the 69th most expensive of 133 counties in Virginia.
Median household income here is $56,520, so a typical home costs about 5.3× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Northampton County · Page County · Westmoreland County · Dinwiddie County · King and Queen County · Waynesboro City · Newport News City · Salem City