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.
Median price · 12-month trend
One sample per month, taken from the latest nightly snapshot in each calendar month.
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.