Where are most waterfront homes in York County?

In the lower county: along the York River from Yorktown east to Dandy, on creeks like Wormley, Back and Queen, and around Seaford between Chisman Creek and Back Creek. Much of the upper county's shoreline is federal land.

Is the York River deep enough for a big boat?

The main channel is, with natural depths over 37 feet. Private piers on the creeks typically sit in about 5 to 7 feet of channel water, so measure depth at the pier at mean low water.

Waterfront homes in Yorktown and York 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.

York County waterfront

Private waterfront in York County is concentrated in the lower county. Roughly 40% of the county is federal land, and much of the upriver York River shore belongs to Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Cheatham Annex and Camp Peary. The open York River runs from Yorktown east to Dandy on Goodwin Neck, beside a main channel with natural depths over 37 feet. The creeks that feed it, including Wormley, Back and Queen creeks, have channel depths of about 5 to 7 feet.

Seaford, between Chisman Creek and Back Creek, is the county's most water-oriented community: about one in three residential parcels there is on the water. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science counted 713 docks in York County, only 15 of them on the open York River. The York River waterfront guide and the Seaford page go further.

What was on the market in November 2026

The list held about 14 homes at a median asking price near $1.15 million, all detached. Listings were in Dandy, Ship Point, Robanna Shores, Breezy Point, Piney Point and Mill Farms, and about 10 mentioned a private dock or boat lift.

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.