Home values, rents and more in Petersburg city, VA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Petersburg city, VA compares
The typical home in Petersburg city, VA is worth about $197,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Petersburg city, VA are 50% below the typical value in the Richmond metro area ($392,000) and 46% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Petersburg city, VA rose 1.2%, compared with +2.6% in the Richmond metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,365 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 20% below the Richmond metro area ($1,706) and 29% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 4.5% over the past year.
The median household income is $50,698, against $86,679 in the Richmond metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 33,734 people live in Petersburg city, VA (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Petersburg city, VA has the 2nd-lowest typical home value of the 17 counties in the Richmond metro area and the 29th-lowest of 133 in Virginia with Zillow figures.
Part of: Richmond 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.