Home values, rents and more in Bristol city, VA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Bristol city, VA compares
The typical home in Bristol city, VA is worth about $178,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Bristol city, VA are 27% below the typical value in the Kingsport metro area ($243,000) and 51% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Bristol city, VA fell 3.0%, compared with +1.1% in the Kingsport metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,382 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 4% above the Kingsport metro area ($1,330) and 28% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $50,404, against $57,792 in the Kingsport metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 16,418 people live in Bristol city, VA (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Bristol city, VA has the 2nd-lowest typical home value of the 5 counties in the Kingsport metro area and the 19th-lowest of 133 in Virginia with Zillow figures.
Part of: Kingsport 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.