The Virginia cities with the strongest composite momentum scores.
Virginia cities ranked by our composite momentum score — recent price changes, distance from peak, and population growth.
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1Bedford, VALynchburg · pop 7,82380Hot$283,012median home+6.0%home YoY 2Bensley, VARichmond · pop 5,97178Hot$260,837median home+2.2%home YoY 5Bellwood, VARichmond · pop 7,67877Rising$325,601median home+2.8%home YoY 7Wakefield, VARichmond · pop 11,80576Rising$212,117median home+5.0%home YoY 8Montrose, VARichmond · pop 7,90976Rising$257,833median home+1.5%home YoY 9Culpeper, VAWashington-Arlington-Alexandria · pop 21,46475Rising$455,634median home+3.1%home YoY 10Sandston, VARichmond · pop 7,77975Rising$319,702median home+3.0%home YoY 11Suffolk, VAVirginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News · pop 103,10574Rising$386,146median home+2.2%home YoY 12Petersburg, VARichmond · pop 34,05874Rising$249,204median home+1.1%home YoY 13Staunton, VAStaunton · pop 26,36173Rising$311,517median home+3.9%home YoY 14Waynesboro, VAStaunton · pop 23,49873Rising$318,169median home+2.5%home YoY 15Radford, VABlacksburg-Christiansburg · pop 17,27373Rising$270,540median home+2.9%home YoY 16Lexington, VA · pop 7,80273Rising$359,915median home+4.4%home YoY 18Galax, VA · pop 6,73973Rising$184,451median home+7.3%home YoY 19Orange, VA · pop 5,21073Rising$340,838median home+2.9%home YoY 20Bealeton, VAWashington-Arlington-Alexandria · pop 5,88273Rising$517,564median home+3.4%home YoY 21Lakeside, VARichmond · pop 12,20373Rising$345,367median home+1.9%home YoY 22Collinsville, VAMartinsville · pop 7,38073Rising$163,293median home+1.7%home YoY 23Salem, VARoanoke · pop 25,90872Rising$306,910median home+3.9%home YoY 25Ashland, VARichmond · pop 7,91072Rising$463,248median home+3.7%home YoY Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.