Charlottesville, VA investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Charlottesville, VA metropolitan area recorded 314 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 2,803 sales (11% of sales) across 74,593 single-family homes in 5 county-equivalents — 0.4 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 44% year over year (218 prior). Ranked #293 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Albemarle County at 0.5 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Charlottesville, VAmetro area · Virginia

🔥 #293 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

314

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.4

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+44%

218 → 314 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

11%

314 of 2,803 recorded sales

Turnover

3.8%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

74,593

Where inside Charlottesville? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Albemarle County229 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 46,361 homes5 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
72	22902	Albemarle County	48	0.7	12%	5.6%
86	22901	Albemarle County	64	0.6	12%	5.3%
101	22903	Albemarle County	47	0.6	14%	3.9%
164	22932	Albemarle County	17	0.4	6%	6.2%
176	22911	Albemarle County	22	0.3	7%	4.7%

Greene County23 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 17% of sales · 7,124 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Greene County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Fluvanna County36 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 10% of sales · 11,819 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
181	22963	Fluvanna County	24	0.3	9%	3.4%

Nelson County26 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 19% of sales · 9,289 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Nelson County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Charlottesville City0 investor purchases · 0.0 per 100 homes · 0% of sales · 0 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Charlottesville City clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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