Mathews, VA housing market
The typical Mathews home is worth about $330,000, up 2.4% in a year, 21% below the Virginia typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Mathews compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Mathews at a glance
Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Mathews | Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $238,000 | $253,000 |
| 2018 | $233,000 | $263,000 |
| 2019 | $235,000 | $271,000 |
| 2020 | $249,000 | $284,000 |
| 2021 | $272,000 | $311,000 |
| 2022 | $291,000 | $345,000 |
| 2023 | $299,000 | $367,000 |
| 2024 | $311,000 | $386,000 |
| 2025 | $323,000 | $405,000 |
| 2026 | $319,000 | $411,000 |
| August 2026 | $330,000 | $415,000 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,270
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Mathews is $1,270 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $1,110 · 4 bedrooms $2,070
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (23109; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area), 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.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. 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.