How much acreage can I get in Keswick, VA?
From about 2 acres to a few hundred, based on homes that sold with land; land-only sales aren't counted. The five Keswick Estate homes that sold from June 2024 to August 2026 sat on 2 to 3.7 acres, and homes on the Louisa and Fluvanna sides typically on about 2. In Hunt Country, the typical $1M+ estate sold with about 36 acres, and around Cobham and Castle Hill the typical sale was 286 acres, per CAAR MLS.
Sources: CAAR MLS via Town Lux, June 2024 – August 2026. Home sales only; land-only sales not included.
Which Keswick areas should you look at for land?
Hunt Country for real acreage, Keswick Hall & Estate for a few acres without a farm to run. Hunt Country's $1M+ estates sold with a median of 36 acres; Keswick Estate homes sat on 2 to 3.7 acres, per CAAR MLS sales from June 2024 to August 2026.
Where is the land in Keswick?
Mostly in Hunt Country. Its $1M+ estates that sold from June 2024 to August 2026 came with a median of 36 acres of land, and around Cobham and Castle Hill, 286. In the named communities and on the Louisa and Fluvanna sides, the typical lot is 2.5 acres or less, per CAAR MLS.
These are home sales only. Every figure on this page is the land that came with a house that sold. Land-only sales, such as bare lots and farms without a house, aren't included yet, so if you're shopping for raw land, the picture may differ.
Lot size of homes sold, by area, June 2024 – August 2026 (acres, log scale). Hover or tap a row for the median and range.
Range 0.05 – 0.22 ac · 41 sales
Range 0.17 – 7.10 ac · 98 sales
Range 1.45 – 26 ac · 25 sales
Range 0.43 – 5.00 ac · 11 sales
Range 2.00 – 3.70 ac · 5 sales
Range 2.07 – 547 ac · 15 sales
Range 5.53 – 547 ac · 5 sales
Dot: median lot size. Bar: smallest to largest lot sold. Land-only sales not included. Hunt Country across all 39 sales, not just $1M+: median 3.8 acres.
Sources: CAAR MLS via Town Lux, June 2024 – August 2026.
What should you know before buying land in Keswick?
Four things to check on any Keswick land: whether it carries a conservation easement, whether it qualifies for land-use taxation, its well and septic, and whether it sits in the historic district.
Conservation easements
under easement in Albemarle, passed in 2018. Only Fauquier got there first in Virginia.
An easement can permanently limit subdividing and building. Land under a perpetual easement is assessed only on the uses it permits, which can lower the tax bill, depending on the property. Read the deed of easement before you offer.
Sources: Piedmont Environmental Council; Va. Code § 58.1-3205
Land-use taxation
minimum for farming · for forestry, not counting the house lot
In Albemarle, 3,768 parcels covering over 200,000 acres were enrolled as of April 2024. If the use changes, rollback taxes cover the five most recent complete tax years, with interest, and the current year is taxed at fair market value.
Sources: Virginia Tech, use-value assessment FAQ; WMRA, Albemarle land-use program (April 2024); Albemarle County, Conservation Program memo, Apr 22, 2024 (open space: 20 acres); Va. Code § 58.1-3237 (rollback taxes)
Well and septic
Hunt Country estates sold for $1M+ were on private septic
The MLS doesn’t record water source, so ask for well records and a septic inspection before you offer.
Source: CAAR MLS via Town Lux, June 2024 – August 2026
Historic district
in the Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District, listed on the National Register in 1992
The district covers much of eastern Albemarle, taking in Cismont, Castle Hill and Cobham Park. Being listed places no restrictions on what a private owner does with the land, per the National Park Service.
Sources: Virginia DHR, Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District; National Park Service, National Register FAQs
Land & Farms, answered
Do Hunt Country estates have public water and sewer?
Do these numbers include land-only sales?
Can Keswick acreage qualify for land-use taxation?
Sources: CAAR MLS via Town Lux, June 2024 – August 2026; Virginia Tech, use-value assessment FAQ; WMRA, Albemarle land-use program (April 2024).
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