Louisa, VA housing market
The typical Louisa home is worth about $381,000, up 3.4% in a year, 8% below the Virginia typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Louisa compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Louisa at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Louisa | Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $195,000 | $253,000 |
| 2018 | $209,000 | $263,000 |
| 2019 | $219,000 | $271,000 |
| 2020 | $233,000 | $284,000 |
| 2021 | $264,000 | $311,000 |
| 2022 | $300,000 | $345,000 |
| 2023 | $324,000 | $367,000 |
| 2024 | $344,000 | $386,000 |
| 2025 | $370,000 | $405,000 |
| 2026 | $375,000 | $411,000 |
| August 2026 | $381,000 | $415,000 |
5.9 years of income
The typical Louisa home costs about 5.9 years of the town's median household income, more than across Virginia (4.5 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,560
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Louisa is $1,560 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Louisa pay a median of $1,207, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 29% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,340 · 4 bedrooms $2,410
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (23093; Charlottesville, VA MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Recent listings in Louisa
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.