Rocky Mount, VA housing market
The typical Rocky Mount home is worth about $276,000, up 4.9% in a year, 33% below the Virginia typical home. Homes typically sell in 29 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Rocky Mount compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Rocky Mount at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.1 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Rocky Mount | Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $144,000 | $253,000 |
| 2018 | $147,000 | $263,000 |
| 2019 | $152,000 | $271,000 |
| 2020 | $163,000 | $284,000 |
| 2021 | $184,000 | $311,000 |
| 2022 | $203,000 | $345,000 |
| 2023 | $224,000 | $367,000 |
| 2024 | $239,000 | $386,000 |
| 2025 | $261,000 | $405,000 |
| 2026 | $269,000 | $411,000 |
| August 2026 | $276,000 | $415,000 |
Rocky Mount and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount | $276K | +4.9% | $950 | $63,280 |
| Henry Fork | — | +7.4%† | $950 | $70,150 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
4.4 years of income
The typical Rocky Mount home costs about 4.4 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Virginia (4.5).
How Rocky Mount ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $950
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Rocky Mount is $950 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Rocky Mount pay a median of $890. A two-bedroom takes about 18% of the town's median household income.
Studio $780 · 4 bedrooms $1,590
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (24151; Franklin County, VA 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.
Recent listings in Rocky Mount
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.