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Wintergreen and Nelson County market update.

October 2026 edition. Every figure is dated and sourced; the monthly email carries the next one.

One email a month with the figures. Your address stays with the firm and is never sold.

Sales, prices and supply.

Nelson County in the second quarter of 2026: more sales than a year earlier, and many more homes for sale.

Sales, Nelson County
73up 9.0% on Q2 2025. Q2 2026. CAAR Q2 2026 Housing Market Report
Median sale price, Nelson County
$415,000down 4.6% on Q2 2025. Q2 2026. CAAR Q2 2026 Housing Market Report
Active listings, Nelson County
132up 36.1% on Q2 2025. Q2 2026. CAAR Q2 2026 Housing Market Report
Months of supply, Nelson County
5.4 months3.9 months a year earlier. Q2 2026. CAAR Q2 2026 Housing Market Report

So far this year

Sales, Nelson County, January–August
185down 6.1% on the same months of 2025. Jan–Aug 2026. CAAR Market Indicators Report, August 2026
Condo and townhome median, Nelson County
$255,00050 sales, down 13.8%. Jan–Aug 2026. CAAR Market Indicators Report, August 2026

How many homes are second homes.

Homes held for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, from the census. ZIP codes approximate the area: 22958 and 22967 are the two resort ZIPs.

Seasonal-use homes, ZIP 22958
48.0%of 2,877 housing units. ACS 2020–2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (tables B25004, B25002)
Seasonal-use homes, ZIP 22967
22.8%of 1,414 housing units. ACS 2020–2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (tables B25004, B25002)
Seasonal-use homes, Nelson County
20.6%of 9,995 housing units. ACS 2020–2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (tables B25004, B25002)

The visitors behind the rental market.

Visitor spending, Nelson County
$92.6 millionup 3.5% on 2024. 2025. Virginia Tourism Corporation, direct visitor impacts by locality

County-wide figures. A resort-only cut from the MLS by ZIP and property type, month by month, is what the firm's own edition of this update would add.