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Home values, rents and more in Ripplemead, VA

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

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Typical home value
$194,000
Metro: $287,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+10.9%
Metro: +3.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
294
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$79,000
Metro: $65,839 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Ripplemead, VA, shaded by typical home valueRipplemead
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  • $180k–$190k
  • $190k–$210k
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  • $220k+
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ZIP codes around Ripplemead, VA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Ripplemead is outlined.

How Ripplemead compares

The typical home in Ripplemead, VA is worth about $194,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Ripplemead are 32% below the typical value in the Blacksburg metro area ($287,000) and 47% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Ripplemead rose 10.9%, compared with +3.3% in the Blacksburg metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $79,000, against $65,839 in the Blacksburg metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 294 people live in Ripplemead (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Ripplemead has the 4th-lowest typical home value of the 16 cities in the Blacksburg metro area and the 87th-lowest of 382 in Virginia with Zillow figures.

Part of: Giles County, VA · Blacksburg metro area · 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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