Metropolitan market · Virginia · September 2026 data

What is the Danville, VA real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Danville, VA asks $252,500, up 9.8% year over year. Homes spend a median of 86 days on market, with 372 active listings and 18% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 23% of active listings, and inventory sits at 98% of the same month in 2019 — a buyer's market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$252,500
▲ 9.8% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$149
1,498 sq ft median
Median days on market
86
September 2026
Active listings
372
For sale now
New listings
110
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
18%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
98%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
23%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$214,000
▲ 3.9% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
94.8%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
88
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Danville, VA housing market doing right now?

The Danville, VA housing market lists at a $252,500 median as of September 2026, up 9.8% year over year, with an 86-day median market time and 372 homes for sale (18% with a price cut). Active inventory is 98% of the 2019 level, reading as a buyer's market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Danville housing market statistics

The table summarizes Danville's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Danville.

Danville, VA housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$252,500+9.8% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1491,498 sq ft median
Median days on market86+23% YoY
Active listings372+35% YoY
New listings this month110September 2026
Listings with a price cut18%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$214,000+3.9% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio94.8%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio22.6%84 pending
Inventory vs 201998%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Danville?

Danville home prices are up 9.8% year over year and -1.2% month over month as of September 2026, at a $252,500 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$252K$239K$226K$213K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Danville VA · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$252K$215K$178K$142K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Danville VA · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Danville?

Danville has 372 active listings, 110 new this month, 84 pending as of September 2026. About 18% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 98% of its 2019 level — a buyer's market by pace.

Active listings
372
New this month
110
Pending
84
Price-reduced
66

Is Danville a good real estate investment?

Danville scores 40/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #659 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
40/100
#659 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-1.4%
Flat · model output, not advice
Momentum
42
Value
46
Rental yield
48
Supply risk
58
Market heat
13

Danville scores 40/100 on our composite Investor Score (#659 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 98% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 9.8% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Danville ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Danville?

A home at Danville's $252,500 median listing runs about $1,382 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,248/mo
−$134/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,382/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,522/mo
+$140/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $252,500 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Danville?

To buy Danville’s $252,500 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $65,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,510/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.3× the area’s $48,994 median household income, so a typical Danville household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Danville, VA — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$252,500September 2026
Down payment (20%)$50,500Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,382/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.61% effective rate)$128/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$65,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$48,994Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Danville housing market?

Longer-run demand in Danville shows up in 86 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +325 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
86
▼ 31.7% vs 2024
0.8 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+325
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$908,000/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Danville housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Danville?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Danville, VA is $252,500, up 9.8% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Danville, VA metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Danville?
The median home listed in Danville asks $252,500 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,382 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Danville?
The median property in Danville spends 86 days on the market, with 372 homes actively listed and 18% of them carrying a price cut — a buyer's market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Danville?
With a median 86 days on market and 18% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 23% of active listings, Danville reads as a buyer's market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Danville a good place to invest in real estate?
Danville scores 40/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #659 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Danville?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Danville and the wider Virginia market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Danville, VA metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Naomi Whitfield Real Estate Data Analyst

Naomi Whitfield is a real estate data analyst who builds metro-level price, inventory and days-on-market datasets from public MLS aggregates and county records. She reviews WealthyBud's market pages for data accuracy before they publish.

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