Market Snapshot
Report generated March 2026
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 113,683 ↑ 1.1% since 2020 |
| Median Household Income | $102,617 38% above national median |
| Median Home Value | $471,000 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.3% |
| Median Age | 39.8 years |
| Housing Vacancy Rate | 6.8% |
| Total Land Sales (Past 12 Months) | 115 transactions |
| Active Listings | 108 properties |
| Avg Days on Market | 309 days |
Rural Land Sales (1+ Acres) (Mar 2025 – Mar 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Price/Acre | $36,132 |
| Recent Sales | 112 transactions |
| Avg Days on Market | 191 days |
| Avg Parcel Size | 29.37 acres |
| Active Listings | 97 properties |
Recent Rural Land Sales
| Date | Acres | Price | $/Acre | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 22.00 | $279,000 | $12,682 | 1 Coles Rolling Rd | Scottsville |
| Mar 2026 | 21.00 | $300,000 | $14,286 | 6 Coles Rolling Rd | Scottsville |
| Feb 2026 | 96.00 | $700,000 | $7,292 | Blackwells Hollow Rd | Crozet |
| Feb 2026 | 5.03 | $225,000 | $44,732 | Carters Mountain Rd | Charlottesville |
| Feb 2026 | 9.68 | $225,000 | $23,244 | Burnt Mill Rd | Charlottesville |
| Feb 2026 | 5.05 | $415,000 | $82,178 | 13 Stockton Creek Ln | Afton |
| Feb 2026 | 2.04 | $415,000 | $203,431 | 18 Stockton Creek Ln | Afton |
| Feb 2026 | 5.40 | $235,000 | $43,519 | Carters Mountain Rd | Charlottesville |
| Feb 2026 | 2.47 | $380,000 | $153,846 | LOT 79 Palmer Dr | Keswick |
| Feb 2026 | 8.01 | $345,000 | $43,071 | LOT 15 Lofton Ln | North Garden |
| Date | Acres | Price | $/Acre | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 5.56 | $225,000 | $40,468 | Carters Mountain Rd #4 | Charlottesville |
| Feb 2026 | 5.56 | $225,000 | $40,468 | Carters Mountain Rd | Charlottesville |
| Feb 2026 | 5.00 | $199,000 | $39,800 | 1 Frays Ridge Rd | Earlysville |
| Feb 2026 | 1.51 | $65,000 | $43,046 | 0 Old Lynchburg Rd | North Garden |
| Jan 2026 | 5.70 | $225,000 | $39,474 | Carters Mountain Rd | Charlottesville |
| Jan 2026 | 5.70 | $225,000 | $39,474 | Carters Mountain Rd #3 | Charlottesville |
| Jan 2026 | 2.45 | $48,500 | $19,796 | 3481 Solitude Ln | Esmont |
| Jan 2026 | 7.53 | $660,000 | $87,649 | 0A Wesley Chapel Rd | Free Union |
| Dec 2025 | 60.00 | $645,000 | $10,750 | Thorn Rose Ln | Charlottesville |
| Dec 2025 | 76.99 | $785,000 | $10,196 | Coles Rolling Rd | Scottsville |
| Dec 2025 | 3.79 | $55,000 | $14,512 | 0 Irish Rd | Esmont |
| Dec 2025 | 3.07 | $150,000 | $48,860 | LOT 36 Foxwood Dr | Barboursville |
| Dec 2025 | 7.28 | $390,000 | $53,571 | PARCEL 54 Free Union Rd | Charlottesville |
| Dec 2025 | 32.50 | $325,000 | $10,000 | Lost Valley Rd | Earlysville |
| Dec 2025 | 6.00 | $655,000 | $109,167 | Owensville Rd | Charlottesville |
| Dec 2025 | 6.94 | $525,000 | $75,649 | 5045 Sugar Hollow Rd | Crozet |
| Dec 2025 | 17.97 | $440,000 | $24,485 | 0 White Hall Rd | Crozet |
| Dec 2025 | 27.26 | $985,000 | $36,132 | LOT F13 Carpenter Dr Lot F13 | North Garden |
| Dec 2025 | 177.93 | $1,025,000 | $5,761 | Stony Point Pass | Keswick |
| Dec 2025 | 64.89 | $1,400,000 | $21,575 | 40B-37 Thurston Dr | Crozet |
| Nov 2025 | 7.22 | $250,000 | $34,626 | 6 Frays Mill Rd | Ruckersville |
| Nov 2025 | 8.46 | $250,000 | $29,551 | 2 Frays Mill Rd | Ruckersville |
| Nov 2025 | 7.35 | $350,000 | $47,619 | 0 Dudley Mountain Rd | Charlottesville |
| Nov 2025 | 5.67 | $230,000 | $40,564 | Saint John Rd | Gordonsville |
| Nov 2025 | 4.83 | $285,000 | $59,006 | 1 Frays Mill Rd | Ruckersville |
| Nov 2025 | 21.12 | $462,500 | $21,899 | LOT C Link Evans Ln | Earlysville |
| Oct 2025 | 6.93 | $325,000 | $46,898 | LOT 2 Grand View Dr | Charlottesville |
| Oct 2025 | 2.05 | $410,000 | $200,000 | LOT 48 Palmer Dr | Keswick |
| Oct 2025 | 13.50 | $200,000 | $14,815 | Dudley Mountain Rd | North Garden |
| Oct 2025 | 2.01 | $93,700 | $46,617 | Arlanda Ln | Charlottesville |
| Oct 2025 | 17.97 | $370,000 | $20,590 | Rivanna Rdg | Troy |
| Oct 2025 | 2.39 | $110,000 | $46,025 | Plank Rd | Batesville |
| Oct 2025 | 8.50 | $75,000 | $8,824 | 5498 Irish Rd | Schuyler |
| Oct 2025 | 24.43 | $125,000 | $5,117 | 5400 Irish Rd | Schuyler |
| Oct 2025 | 2.65 | $490,000 | $184,906 | LOT 10 Eagle Vw | Charlottesville |
| Sep 2025 | 1.52 | $125,000 | $82,237 | Mountain View Dr | Charlottesville |
| Sep 2025 | 4.09 | $125,000 | $30,562 | Laurel Cove Rd | Charlottesville |
| Sep 2025 | 283.80 | $625,000 | $2,202 | Browns Gap Tpke | Crozet |
| Sep 2025 | 81.45 | $4,865,000 | $59,730 | 2292 Browns Gap Tpke | Charlottesville |
| Sep 2025 | 2.30 | $750,000 | $326,087 | 732 Club View Dr | Keswick |
| Sep 2025 | 11.45 | $129,995 | $11,353 | Secretarys Sand Rd Lot 5 | Schuyler |
| Sep 2025 | 24.12 | $415,000 | $17,206 | LOT Eight Hightop Dr N #H | North Garden |
| Sep 2025 | 22.36 | $450,000 | $20,125 | 0 Derry Ln | North Garden |
| Sep 2025 | 6.22 | $280,000 | $45,016 | 3 Frays Mill Rd | Ruckersville |
| Sep 2025 | 2.14 | $149,000 | $69,626 | NULLB Greenwood Rd | Crozet |
| Sep 2025 | 8.17 | $115,000 | $14,076 | LOT 17 Woods Gap Rd | Crozet |
| Aug 2025 | 62.47 | $235,000 | $3,762 | Turnpike Route Giannini Tract 602 | Scottsville |
| Aug 2025 | 12.22 | $110,000 | $9,002 | Buddys Place Ln | Earlysville |
| Aug 2025 | 5.45 | $160,000 | $29,358 | 2191 Secretarys Rd | Scottsville |
| Aug 2025 | 3.46 | $185,000 | $53,468 | 0 N Garden Ln | North Garden |
| Aug 2025 | 5.74 | $312,500 | $54,443 | LOT Link Evans Ln #D | Earlysville |
| Aug 2025 | 6.27 | $200,000 | $31,898 | Marymart Farm Rd | Crozet |
| Aug 2025 | 7.47 | $330,000 | $44,177 | 1537 Black Cat Rd | Keswick |
| Aug 2025 | 21.06 | $570,000 | $27,066 | LOT 33 Thomas Ridge Ln | Charlottesville |
| Jul 2025 | 47.12 | $1,009,300 | $21,420 | 7337 Dick Woods Rd | Afton |
| Jul 2025 | 21.73 | $430,000 | $19,788 | 0 Stony Point Rd | Charlottesville |
| Jul 2025 | 9.51 | $270,000 | $28,391 | 0 Sulphur Mine Rd | Charlottesville |
| Jul 2025 | 2.14 | $625,000 | $292,056 | LOT 61 Palmer Dr | Keswick |
| Jul 2025 | 12.00 | $115,000 | $9,583 | 0 Mount Alto Rd | Esmont |
| Jul 2025 | 23.06 | $775,000 | $33,608 | 5 Catterton Rd | Free Union |
| Jul 2025 | 22.78 | $250,000 | $10,975 | LOT 8C Buffalo River Rd | Earlysville |
| Jul 2025 | 3.73 | $75,000 | $20,107 | LOT 19 Durrett Ridge Rd | Stanardsville |
| Jun 2025 | 4.02 | $85,000 | $21,144 | 2900 Secretarys Rd | Scottsville |
| Jun 2025 | 7.79 | $80,000 | $10,270 | Irish Rd | Esmont |
| Jun 2025 | 2.59 | $95,000 | $36,680 | 2927 Old Lynchburg Rd | North Garden |
| Jun 2025 | 2.10 | $380,000 | $180,952 | Tbd Palmer Dr | Keswick |
| Jun 2025 | 6.73 | $375,000 | $55,721 | Pounding Creek Rd | Charlottesville |
| Jun 2025 | 118.15 | $340,000 | $2,878 | 0 Porters Rd | Esmont |
| Jun 2025 | 21.64 | $225,000 | $10,397 | Secretarys Rd | Scottsville |
| Jun 2025 | 1052.00 | $1,800,000 | $1,711 | Old Roberts Mountain Rd | Covesville |
| Jun 2025 | 21.29 | $615,000 | $28,887 | White Eagle Ln Lot 42 | Charlottesville |
| Jun 2025 | 11.58 | $95,000 | $8,204 | Hog Creek Ln | Esmont |
| Jun 2025 | 3.03 | $365,000 | $120,462 | LOT 45 Keswick Ln | Keswick |
| Jun 2025 | 2.61 | $266,000 | $101,916 | Rubin Ln | Charlottesville |
| Jun 2025 | 5.09 | $606,000 | $119,057 | 0 Seminole Trl | Charlottesville |
| Jun 2025 | 6.41 | $605,000 | $94,384 | LOT 5 Stable Ln | Charlottesville |
| May 2025 | 7.86 | $120,000 | $15,267 | Monacan Trail Rd | Charlottesville |
| May 2025 | 2.90 | $415,000 | $143,103 | 15 Stockton Creek Ln | Afton |
| May 2025 | 2.00 | $450,000 | $225,000 | 704 Grassmere Rd | Charlottesville |
| May 2025 | 51.85 | $725,000 | $13,983 | Boonesville Rd | Free Union |
| May 2025 | 21.17 | $370,000 | $17,478 | 8 Blenheim Ln | Charlottesville |
| May 2025 | 22.52 | $280,000 | $12,433 | Avalon Way | Crozet |
| May 2025 | 35.91 | $300,000 | $8,354 | 0 Esmont Rd | Esmont |
| May 2025 | 21.00 | $385,000 | $18,333 | LOT 1 Villa Deste Dr | Charlottesville |
| May 2025 | 21.56 | $477,500 | $22,147 | Ballyshannon Ln | North Garden |
| May 2025 | 1.04 | $160,000 | $153,846 | Glenorchy Dr | Charlottesville |
| May 2025 | 2.65 | $242,000 | $91,321 | 1193 Club Dr | Keswick |
| May 2025 | 3.47 | $475,000 | $136,888 | 20 Stockton Creek Ln | Afton |
| May 2025 | 3.51 | $165,000 | $47,009 | LOT 4 Gilbert Station Rd | Barboursville |
| Apr 2025 | 187.00 | $745,000 | $3,984 | 0 Albevanna Spring Rd | Scottsville |
| Apr 2025 | 9.02 | $139,500 | $15,466 | Old Lynchburg Rd | North Garden |
| Apr 2025 | 2.13 | $130,000 | $61,033 | Old Lynchburg Rd | Charlottesville |
| Apr 2025 | 10.53 | $499,000 | $47,388 | Louisa Rd | Keswick |
| Apr 2025 | 4.14 | $392,500 | $94,807 | LOT 76 Palmer Dr | Keswick |
| Apr 2025 | 4.07 | $475,000 | $116,708 | LOT 66 Palmer Dr | Keswick |
| Apr 2025 | 3.06 | $130,000 | $42,484 | 19 Langdon Woods Dr | Dyke |
| Apr 2025 | 2.00 | $65,000 | $32,500 | 2 Toco Hl | North Garden |
| Mar 2025 | 41.00 | $388,900 | $9,485 | 5110 Green Creek Rd | Schuyler |
| Mar 2025 | 4.76 | $360,000 | $75,630 | LOT 30 Palmer Dr | Keswick |
| Mar 2025 | 2.50 | $355,000 | $142,000 | LOT 34 Keswick Ln | Keswick |
| Mar 2025 | 6.60 | $195,000 | $29,545 | Tbd Blenheim Rd | Scottsville |
| Mar 2025 | 1.17 | $55,000 | $47,009 | 2833 Vest Walker Rd | North Garden |
Suburban/Urban Land Sales (Under 1 Acre) (Nov 2025 – Feb 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Lot Price | $360,000 |
| Recent Sales | 3 transactions |
| Avg Days on Market | 78 days |
| Avg Parcel Size | 0.58 acres |
| Active Listings | 11 properties |
Recent Suburban/Urban Land Sales
| Date | Acres | Price | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 0.49 | $124,000 | Tbd10 Woodhaven Ct | Charlottesville |
| Nov 2025 | 0.63 | $360,000 | 0 Railroad Ave | Crozet |
| Nov 2025 | 0.63 | $360,000 | 0 Railroad Ave #122 | Crozet |
County Profile
| Demographic | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Population (2023) | 113,683 |
| Population (2020) | 112,395 |
| Population Growth | 1.15% |
| Median Household Income | $102,617 |
| Median Home Value | $471,000 |
| Total Housing Units | 48,360 |
| Vacant Housing Units | 3,296 |
| Housing Vacancy Rate | 6.8% |
| Median Age | 39.8 |
| Bachelor's Degree or Higher | 23,272 (20.5%) |
| Unemployment Rate (BLS) | 3.0% |
Market Overview
Albemarle County, Virginia has a population of 113,683, which has grown 1.15% since 2020. The median household income is $102,617, above the national median of $74,580 by 37.6%. With a median home value of $471,000 and an unemployment rate of 3.0%, the local economy is strong. The housing vacancy rate of 6.8% suggests tight market conditions. As part of Virginia, Albemarle County benefits from the state's growing interest in vacant land investment. Recent rural land sales show a median price of $29,545 per acre, with properties averaging 32.90 acres. There are currently 108 active land listings in the county.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current population of Albemarle County, Virginia?
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, Albemarle County has a population of 113,683. The county has grown 1.15% since the 2020 Census, indicating a growing community.
What is the median household income in Albemarle County?
The median household income in Albemarle County is $102,617, which is 37.6% above the national median of $74,580.
Is Albemarle County growing or shrinking?
Albemarle County is growing. The population has increased 1.15% since 2020.
What is the housing market like in Albemarle County?
The median home value in Albemarle County is $471,000. The housing vacancy rate is 6.8%, which suggests tight market conditions. The unemployment rate is 3.0%, indicating a strong local economy. Recent rural land sales (1+ acres) show a median price of $29,545 per acre. Suburban/urban lots under 1 acre have a median lot price of $140,000.
Does Reelvest buy land in Albemarle County, Virginia?
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Data Sources: Market data reflects recent vacant land transactions in the county. Demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025). Updated monthly.