Poquoson homes and real estate

Poquoson in Adam Triplett's record

Adam Triplett's closed-sales record, 2006 through July 2026, includes 11 closed sales with Poquoson addresses, the first in 2006 and 6 of them since 2020. Two closed at $500,000 or more, and the highest was $560,000.

Poquoson makes more sense as part of the lower-Peninsula market around it. It borders the Tabb area of York County, a county where Adam has closed 120 sales with Yorktown or Seaford addresses, and it faces Hampton, with 159 sales in his record, across Back River. Counting Newport News, Hampton, Yorktown, Seaford and Poquoson together, his record holds 488 sales in that core of the Peninsula.

What kind of place is Poquoson?

Poquoson is an independent city, not a neighborhood of York County or Hampton. It has its own city government, its own real estate tax rate and its own school division. It is surrounded by water on most sides: the Poquoson River to the north, Back River to the south and the Chesapeake Bay to the east, with York County to the west. The city notes that "most of Poquoson has an elevation lower than 7 feet above mean sea level" (City of Poquoson flood information).

Its housing stock is the most uniformly single-family of the localities covered on this site's area pages. The Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey counts 4,971 housing units in Poquoson, with a median year built of 1977; 88% are single-family detached, 6% attached and 5% in buildings of two or more units, and 85% are owner-occupied (ACS profile). Poquoson has a single ZIP code, 23662.

Poquoson compared with its neighbors

Tax rates are the adopted rates for 2026 (calendar year 2026 for York County; fiscal year 2027, starting July 1, 2026, for the three cities). Housing columns are ACS 2020–2024 estimates. A lower rate does not always mean a lower bill, because the bill also depends on the assessed value.

Poquoson City Public Schools

Poquoson City Public Schools has four schools: Poquoson Primary, Poquoson Elementary, Poquoson Middle and Poquoson High (Poquoson City Public Schools). With one school at each level, every Poquoson address follows the same path through the division, so there is no attendance-zone lookup to do. That is different from York County next door, where Tabb, Coventry and Grafton addresses can land in different high school zones.

For test results and accreditation, use Virginia's School Quality Profiles. This site does not rank schools.

Poquoson real estate taxes in 2026

Poquoson's real estate tax rate is $1.15 per $100 of assessed value, effective July 1, 2026 (City of Poquoson tax rates and important dates). Bills are issued twice a year on a fiscal-year basis: the first half is due December 5 and the second half June 5, with supplemental bills for improvements made during the year.

Flood zones and flood insurance in Poquoson

Because so much of the city is low-lying, flood zones and flood insurance come up for many Poquoson properties. A few facts from the city and from FEMA:

• Know the zone. The city directs owners to its Building Official or the library for current flood maps, and FEMA's Flood Map Service Center shows the official zone for any address.
• Elevation rules for building. City Code Chapter 42 requires the lowest floor of new and substantially improved homes in A and AE zones to be at least 3 feet above base flood elevation, and counts work worth 45 percent or more of the structure's market value as a substantial improvement; the city's flood page still describes an older 50 percent assessed-value test, so confirm with the Building Official (City of Poquoson).
• Community Rating System. The city's flood page posts its Community Rating System reports. CRS participation can lower flood insurance premiums for policyholders in a community.
• Lender requirements. Homes in Special Flood Hazard Areas financed with federally backed mortgages must carry flood insurance.

For sellers, the documents that answer most buyer questions are an elevation certificate, the current flood insurance declarations page, and records of any elevation or mitigation work. Adam's post on Poquoson flood zones and flood insurance goes through each one.

Poquoson waterfront

Poquoson waterfront includes frontage on creeks and coves off the Poquoson River and Back River, and some on the Bay itself. Water depth at the dock, the route to open water, shoreline condition and flood zone vary from lot to lot, and each one affects value. The Poquoson waterfront guide covers what to check, and the Back River guide covers the Hampton side of the same river.

Commutes from Poquoson

Measured from Poquoson City Hall. Drive estimates are approximate off-peak figures from OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), rounded up to the next five minutes, with distances to the nearest mile, as of October 2026. Base figures run to the same gates as the military relocation pages: the LaSalle Gate at Langley and Gate 3 at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown. Peak-hour traffic on I-64, Route 17 and the harbor crossings adds time. For moves on military orders, see Joint Base Langley-Eustis.

Working with Adam in Poquoson

Adam's Poquoson experience is modest, and the work around it is not: 120 York County sales next door, 159 in Hampton across Back River, and recognition from the Virginia Peninsula Association of REALTORS® as its #1 individual agent every year since 2018. His full record is on Sold and his background on About Adam. The York County and Hampton pages cover the neighboring markets, and Tabb is the York County community on Poquoson's western border.