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The median home value in Southampton County, VA is $275,119 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.02% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$275,119
Year-over-Year
+2.02%
National Rank
#1149 of 3071
Southampton County ranks 84th out of 133 counties in VA by median home price, and is +17.4% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within VA, the typical county has a median home value of $312,612, making Southampton County -12.0% below the VA state median.
Households here earn a median of $70,795 a year against a typical home value of $275,119 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.9×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 59% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Southampton County recorded a violent crime rate of 460 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,539 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 8,469 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Southampton County is $275,119. That's up 2.02% from a year earlier. That is about 17.4% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Southampton County the 84th most expensive of 133 counties in Virginia.
Median household income here is $70,795, so a typical home costs about 3.9× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Southampton County recorded 460 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 8,469 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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