The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: NORTHERN MECHANICSVILLE, ASHLAND, AND MONTPELIER HOUSING MARKET AUGUST 2025

Zip Code(s): 23005, 23015, 23047, 23069, 23116, 23146 and 23192
Units Sold
80
Active Inventory
202
Median Sale Price
$509,975
Days On Market
26
Down -6%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -19%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -5%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -30%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was an increase in total units sold in August, with 80 sold this month in Northern Mechanicsville, Ashland, and Montpelier Real Estate versus 71 last month, an increase of 13%. This month's total units sold was lower than at this time last year, a decrease of 6% versus August 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is lower by 46 units or 19%. The total number of active inventory this August was 202 compared to 248 in August 2024. This month's total of 202 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 226, a decrease of 11%.

Median Sale Price
Last August, the median sale price for Northern Mechanicsville, Ashland, and Montpelier Homes was $538,000. This August, the median sale price was $509,975, a decrease of 5% or $28,025 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 6% lower than in July.

Median sale price is the middle sale price in a given month. The same number of properties are above & below the median.


New Listings
76
Current Contracts
66
Sold Vs. List Price
99.7%
Months of Supply
2.5
Down -28%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -10%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -1.4%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -13%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In August, there was 2.5 months of supply available in Northern Mechanicsville, Ashland, and Montpelier, compared to 2.9 in August 2024. That is a decrease of 13% versus a year ago.

Months of supply is calculated by dividing current inventory by current sales. It indicates how many months would be needed to sell all of the inventory available at the current rate of demand.

New Listings & Current Contracts
This month there were 76 homes newly listed for sale in Northern Mechanicsville, Ashland, and Montpelier compared to 105 in August 2024, a decrease of 28%. There were 66 current contracts pending sale this August compared to 73 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 10% lower than last August.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In August, the average sale price in Northern Mechanicsville, Ashland, and Montpelier was 99.7% of the average list price, which is 1.4% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 26, lower than the average last year, which was 37, a decrease of 30%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute Northern Mechanicsville, Ashland, and Montpelier are defined as properties listed in zip code/s 23005, 23015, 23047, 23069, 23116, 23146 and 23192.
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REALTOR, Equal Opportunity HousingInformation included in this report is based on data supplied by CVRMLS and its member Association(s) of REALTORS, who are not responsible for its accuracy. Does not reflect all activity in the marketplace. Information contained in this report is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, should be independently verified, and does not constitute an opinion of CVRMLS or Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.