Waterfront homes for sale in Williamsburg and James City County

The homes below are every listing currently for sale whose description shows frontage on tidal water: a river, creek, bay, canal, marsh or navigable channel. Homes on ponds and lakes are left out, and so are homes that only have a water view. The list updates daily.

Williamsburg-area waterfront

Most Williamsburg-area waterfront is in James City County, along the James River from Kingsmill past Jamestown to Governor's Land at the mouth of the Chickahominy River, plus the creeks that feed it. Waterfront here is fewer homes at higher prices than anywhere else on the Peninsula.

A Williamsburg mailing address can sit in the City of Williamsburg, James City County or upper York County, each with its own taxes and permits. Queens Lake, on Queen Creek off the York River, has a Williamsburg address but is in York County. The James River waterfront guide covers the river side.

What was on the market in November 2026

The list held about 10 homes at a median asking price near $945,000, all detached. They were spread across Kingsmill, Kingspoint, Port Anne, Governor's Land, Landfall at Jamestown and Chickahominy Haven. Only a few mentioned a private dock, so check access and depth on every lot.

What to check on any waterfront listing

• Depth at mean low water at the pier, not the depth of the nearest channel.
• The FEMA flood zone and an elevation certificate. Insurance cost follows the zone and the elevation, not the view.
• Shoreline condition and the Chesapeake Bay buffer. Bulkheads age, and the 100-foot Bay Act buffer limits what can be built near the water.
• Who issues permits. Piers, bulkheads and living shorelines go through the local wetlands board and the state and federal agencies.