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Sandston, VA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Sandston, VA Housing Market Trends

With 7,779 people, 3,003 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $262,686, Sandston real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Sandston, accounting for 67.19% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Sandston include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 23.63%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 6.35%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 2.84%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Sandston are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 47.61% owning and 52.39% renting.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Sandston's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 42.73% of the town's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Sandston include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 40.85%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 11.03%). There's also some housing in Sandston built before 1939 ( 5.39%).

Sandston Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Sandston's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.06% during the period.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Sandston that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Sandston real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Sandston appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 7.76%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 83.46% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Sandston. Sandston appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.23%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 5.02%.

Relative to Virginia, our data show that Sandston's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Virginia.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within Sandston differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Sandston - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Sandston real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$262,686

Sandston, VA Home Prices
> $1,331,000
$998,001 - $1,331,000
$665,001 - $998,000
$532,001 - $665,000
$399,001 - $532,000
$266,001 - $399,000
$133,001 - $266,000
$66,001 - $133,000
$0 - $66,000
2.8%
2.8%
0.1%
0.1%
0.3%
0.3%
0.9%
0.9%
9.7%
9.7%
36.1%
36.1%
44.8%
44.8%
2.5%
2.5%
2.7%
2.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Virginia

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,003

Sandston Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,961 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
47.6%
47.6%
52.4%
52.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
4.2%
4.2%
95.8%
95.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
11.0%
11.0%
40.8%
40.8%
42.7%
42.7%
5.4%
5.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
67.2%
67.2%
2.8%
2.8%
6.3%
6.3%
23.6%
23.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.0%
0.0%
4.4%
4.4%
39.7%
39.7%
33.4%
33.4%
21.1%
21.1%
1.5%
1.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes