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Franklin City County, VA Housing Market Brief

county · VA · score computed October 2026

Deep Buyer's

What is Franklin City County, VA’s Alpha Score?

The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.

Price Momentum27%
●8
Inventory Health—No data
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Affordability27%
●17
Economic Strength27%
●19
Rental Yield20%
●25

Where is Franklin City County, VA in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Franklin City County, VA is classified as Recovering — turning back up after a downturn. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Franklin City County, VA?

County-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.

Franklin City County, VA housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$253K▼ -2%Redfin
Median Days on Market77 days▲ +92.5%Redfin
Months of Supply2.3▲ +27.8%Redfin
Homes for Sale54▲ +17.4%Redfin
Homes Sold24▼ -4%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$157▼ -3.2%Redfin

How has Franklin City County, VA’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 17
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Franklin City County, VA a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Franklin City County, VA is classified as a Deep Buyer's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 17 out of 100. It is based on the 4 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — price, affordability, economic, and rental-yield — whose weights are scaled up to cover the whole score. The rest are not measured here and are left out rather than filled in with a placeholder.

Are home prices rising or falling in Franklin City County, VA?

The median sale price in Franklin City County, VA is $253K, having fallen 2% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Franklin City County, VA?

Franklin City County, VA scores 17 out of 100 on affordability — relatively unaffordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Franklin City County, VA's Alpha Score?

Franklin City County, VA's strongest dimension is Rental Yield (25/100) and its weakest is Price Momentum (8/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.

Want the live, interactive view of Franklin City County, VA? Open the full market dashboard — charts, ZIP-level drill-down, and watchlist tracking. Explore the map or read the methodology.