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The median home value in Smyth County, VA is $163,396 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.78% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$163,396
Year-over-Year
+3.78%
National Rank
#2421 of 3071
Smyth County ranks 118th out of 133 counties in VA by median home price, and is -30.3% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within VA, the typical county has a median home value of $312,612, making Smyth County -47.7% below the VA state median.
Households here earn a median of $49,883 a year against a typical home value of $163,396 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 36% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Smyth County recorded a violent crime rate of 212 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,933 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 8,950 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Smyth County is $163,396. That's up 3.78% from a year earlier. That is about 30.3% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Smyth County the 118th most expensive of 133 counties in Virginia.
Median household income here is $49,883, so a typical home costs about 3.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Smyth County recorded 212 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 8,950 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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