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Home values, rents and more in Chilhowie, VA

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$196,000
Virginia: $412,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+3.6%
Virginia: +2.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
2,428
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$51,429
Virginia: $93,170 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Chilhowie, VA, shaded by typical home valueChilhowie
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  • $180k–$190k
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ZIP codes around Chilhowie, VA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Chilhowie is outlined.

How Chilhowie compares

The typical home in Chilhowie, VA is worth about $196,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Chilhowie are 52% below the typical value in Virginia ($412,000) and 47% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Chilhowie rose 3.6%, compared with +2.1% in Virginia and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $51,429, against $93,170 in Virginia and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 2,428 people live in Chilhowie (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Chilhowie has the 92nd-lowest typical home value of the 382 cities in Virginia with Zillow figures.

Part of: Smyth County, VA · Virginia

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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