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Put in your current ZIP and income, and you'll see how the cost of living, taxes, and home prices differ here.
- You can afford
- $729,495
- ~$4,667/mo · $145,899 down in Petersburg City
- Costs more on taxes
- $1,567/yr
- income −$1,242 · property −$324
- Equivalent salary here
- $168,000
- cost of living ~16% lower than a typical large metro
- Median home there
- -
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Estimates only, not financial or legal advice. Verify with a licensed professional.
What homes cost, by area
Median sale price (last 2–8 years), the typical range, assessed $/sqft, and the local real-estate tax rate per $100 of value. All of it pulled from public parcel and sales records.
| Area | Metro | Median price | $/sqft | Tax /$100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George County | PETERSBURG_TRI_CITIES | $336,982 | - | 0.82 |
| Petersburg City | PETERSBURG_TRI_CITIES | few recorded sales | - | 1.27 |
| Colonial Heights City | PETERSBURG_TRI_CITIES | $154,000 assessed | - | 1.20 |
| Hopewell City | PETERSBURG_TRI_CITIES | few recorded sales | - | 1.17 |
| Dinwiddie County | PETERSBURG_TRI_CITIES | few recorded sales | - | 0.64 |
| Sussex County | PETERSBURG_TRI_CITIES | few recorded sales | - | 0.53 |
Sources and freshnessLast rebuilt 2026-09-14 with public records and source notes for Petersburg and the Tri-Cities.
- Last rebuilt 2026-09-14 from the latest records synced into this guide.
- Home-price medians use 800 recorded public sale rows across 1 area.
- 1 area uses assessed value because usable sale-price coverage is limited.
- 4 areas show an explicit coming-soon state rather than a guessed price.
- Property and tax figures come from county/city parcel, sales, and assessor records.
- School metrics use Virginia Department of Education profiles when available.
- Amenity and business counts use OpenStreetMap, so hours and listings can change.
- Jobs, events, news, and business-directory layers are included only after their feeds or curated sources sync.
- Use these figures as planning estimates, then verify taxes, listings, and school details before making an offer.
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What your money buys, by area
Petersburg City
The region's historic core: Old Towne on the Appomattox River, Petersburg National Battlefield, and rowhouse-and-cottage housing stock at the junction of I-95 and I-85.
Colonial Heights City
A compact suburban city of about eight square miles between the Appomattox River and Swift Creek, with the region's main retail corridor around Southpark Mall.
Hopewell City
A working river city where the Appomattox meets the James. City Point holds Grant's 1864-65 Civil War headquarters, and the riverfront neighborhoods sit minutes from the region's industrial employers.
Prince George County
The rural-suburban county east and south of Petersburg, home to Fort Gregg-Adams (formerly Fort Lee) and subdivision growth along the I-295 and Route 10 corridors.
Dinwiddie County
Rural acreage southwest of Petersburg, from Lake Chesdin's south shore to the Five Forks battlefield and Virginia Motorsports Park.
Sussex County
Timber and peanut country along I-95 and US 460 south of Petersburg, with the small towns of Waverly, Wakefield, and Stony Creek and the lowest real-estate tax rate in the region.
Where homes are most affordable
Median sale price by area. The cheaper counties, like Floyd and Pulaski, tend to give you more land for the money and fewer amenities nearby.
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