Home values, rents and more in James City County, VA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How James City County, VA compares
The typical home in James City County, VA is worth about $484,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in James City County, VA are 30% above the typical value in the Virginia Beach metro area ($371,000) and 32% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in James City County, VA rose 1.8%, compared with +2.9% in the Virginia Beach metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,160 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 15% above the Virginia Beach metro area ($1,886) and 12% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 6.1% over the past year.
The median household income is $109,985, against $82,330 in the Virginia Beach metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 83,326 people live in James City County, VA (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
James City County, VA has the 2nd-highest typical home value of the 18 counties in the Virginia Beach metro area and the 16th-highest of 133 in Virginia with Zillow figures.
Part of: Virginia Beach 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.