Market Dashboard

The Smith Mountain Lake market, by the numbers

A nightly aggregation of Roanoke Valley MLS data, rolled up by community and price band, with Craig's editorial read on what the numbers mean for buyers and sellers right now.

Updated Sep 3, 2026

Headline Numbers

vs 2026-05

141

Active Homes

▲ 15.6%

$1.04M

Median Price

▼ 5.0%

$405

Median $/SqFt

▲ 2.5%

96

Active Land

By community

Active inventory and median price across the lake's named communities. Click through for the full community guide.

By price band

How active inventory distributes across the four broad price tiers we track at the lake.

Under $500K
25
$500K – $1M
49
$1M – $2M
47
$2M+
20

Median price · 12-month trend

One sample per month, taken from the latest nightly snapshot in each calendar month.

Median list price by month$1.10M$1.07M$1.04M2026-052026-09

Quarterly Report

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Four times a year, the numbers plus the read behind them: what moved, what didn't, and where the lake market is heading next.

Source: Aggregated from Roanoke Valley MLS via Wilson Premier partner-authorized IDX bridge. Snapshot taken 2026-09-03.

Updated . Public JSON feed: /api/public/market.json.