Housing in Chester, Virginia

The housing market in Chester, VA is booming. The median value of a house in the area is $331,300, slightly below the US median house value of $338,100. However, despite this small difference in value, Chester's homes have seen an impressive 1 year appreciation of 12.84%, significantly higher than the 8.27% national average. This indicates that there is a high demand for property in Chester and that the city is growing rapidly.

The median home cost in Chester is $331,300. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 77.1%. Home Appreciation in Chester is up 18.6%.

Average Age of Homes

- The median age of Chester real estate is 32 years old

The Rental Market in Chester

- Renters make up 33.2% of the Chester population
- 1.4% of houses and apartments in Chester, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW

Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

MEDIAN MONTHLY RENT BY NUMBER OF BEDROOMS

HOUSING BY YEAR BUILT

HOUSING	Chester, Virginia	United States
	9,032	139,647,020
	32	42
	$331,300	$338,100
	18.6%	16.6%
	58.1%	57.0%
	77.1%	101.1%
	$8.00	$10.98
	$2,002	$2,690
	67.2%	57.4%
	5.4%	11.2%
	27.4%	31.4%
VACANT HOUSING
	1.4%	1.9%
	0.7%	0.4%
	1.4%	0.7%
	0.0%	0.4%
	0.0%	3.6%
	1.9%	4.1%
VALUE OF OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING
	2.7%	2.6%
	1.4%	2.4%
	0.0%	2.8%
	0.8%	3.9%
	0.0%	4.5%
	4.0%	11.3%
	18.8%	13.0%
	49.0%	20.1%
	18.8%	13.6%
	2.1%	8.3%
	1.0%	9.7%
	0.3%	3.9%
	0.9%	2.2%
	0.2%	0.8%
	0.0%	1.1%
HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
	0.0%	0.2%
	22.5%	13.6%
	22.5%	13.6%
	17.1%	13.6%
	22.4%	13.2%
	14.6%	14.8%
	17.1%	13.6%
	5.6%	10.0%
	0.8%	4.7%
	1.2%	12.2%

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Reviews for Chester 6 Reviews

Chester VA - What a lovely area - 7/3/2007
I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -... Read More

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Chester's Not a Bad Place To Live - 4/24/2007
I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond... Read More

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Chester - Bedroom Community to Richmond, VA - 4/29/2006
Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County... Read More

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