Home Value Trail

Henrico County, VA home price history and building permits

Henrico CountyRichmond, VAVirginia

  • Price trail: Henrico County
  • FHFA annual index 1975 to 2025
  • Developmental index
  • Permits through

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. The line on this page is the index of Henrico County, the county of Henrico County. The FHFA annual house price index for Henrico County increased by 96.3% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Henrico County authorized 1,908 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026.

2015

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. These figures are for the index of Henrico County, the county of Henrico County.

+96.3%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Henrico County increased by 96.3%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +7.0%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Henrico County+96.3%
Richmond, VA+93.8%
Virginia+74.6%
United States+85.0%
Henrico County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1975
  • Henrico County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Henrico County, not of Henrico County. The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city.

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Henrico County, 1975 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025878.98+4.9%
2024837.62+6.1%
2023789.34+9.5%
2022720.89+15.5%
2021624.08+11.3%
2020560.48+3.4%
2019542.11+4.8%
2018517.28+5.3%
2017491.11+6.0%
2016463.16+3.4%
2015447.83+3.1%
2014434.47+4.0%
2013417.67+1.7%
2012410.76−1.5%
2011416.86−5.5%
2010441.25−6.1%
2009470.01−6.9%
2008504.87−1.4%
2007511.84+4.2%
2006491.08+10.9%
2005442.97+15.8%
2004382.43+11.2%
2003343.78+4.7%
2002328.41+5.8%
2001310.30+5.2%
2000294.90+6.2%
1999277.76+4.1%
1998266.81+3.4%
1997258.14+2.2%
1996252.68+2.2%
1995247.34+3.0%
1994240.23+1.9%
1993235.71+1.7%
1992231.66+2.0%
1991227.03+0.3%
1990226.29+2.5%
1989220.87+5.6%
1988209.13+8.5%
1987192.66+5.7%
1986182.33+5.0%
1985173.68+4.2%
1984166.64+5.0%
1983158.64+6.0%
1982149.67+0.9%
1981148.32+5.6%
1980140.41+8.1%
1979129.90+7.5%
1978120.80+9.7%
1977110.12+5.8%
1976104.05+4.0%
1975100.00n/a

Each figure is the change of the FHFA annual all-transactions index, from the year that you pick to 2025. It is a change for the area. It is not the change in the value of your home, and it does not use the price that you paid.

The average for each year is a compounded annual change. The guide to values explains more.

When using the FHFA House Price Calculator, please note that it does not project the actual value of any particular house.

FHFA, about its own House Price Calculator: Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index Datasets, HPI Calculator, copied on . The calculator of FHFA uses quarterly figures. For the states and the 100 largest metro areas it uses the purchase-only index. Its figures can differ from the figures here.

Since the last FHFA release

No recorded FHFA release changed a figure of Henrico County. The record of releases starts with the next FHFA release. FHFA releases recorded by this site

Same span, every level

Change in the FHFA annual index to 2025: Henrico County and the areas above it
Area1 year2024 to 20255 years2020 to 202510 years2015 to 202520 years2005 to 2025Since 20002000 to 2025Each yearaverage of 10 years
Henrico County+4.9%+56.8%+96.3%+98.4%+198.1%+7.0%
Richmond, VA+3.4%+54.5%+93.8%+97.0%+190.5%+6.8%
Virginia+3.7%+48.7%+74.6%+70.8%+188.6%+5.7%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

The annual files of FHFA have no index for Henrico County. The first row is the index of Henrico County.

Building permits in Henrico County

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Henrico County authorized 1,908 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 1,691 units.

Housing units authorized by month, latest 24 months
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each month
Housing units authorized by building permits in Henrico County, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 202625866192
Jul 20261459946
Jun 202684768
May 2026957124
Apr 202614811434
Mar 20261138330
Feb 2026786414
Jan 202627270
Dec 2025685810
Nov 202537145326
Oct 202544958391
Sep 2025726012
Aug 2025763838
Jul 20251158134
Jun 20251375780
May 202555550
Apr 20251257550
Mar 2025254112142
Feb 202545669387
Jan 202514510144
Dec 2024675710
Nov 202437370
Oct 20241109812
Sep 20241148232
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureHenrico CountyHenrico CountyVirginiaUnited States
All units1,9081,90837,5201,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit821 (43%)821 (43%)20,665 (55%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units19819844834,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units9913017,298
In buildings with 5 or more units880 (46%)880 (46%)16,277 (43%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a5.64.24.1
Change from the 12 months before+12.8%+12.8%+12.1%−0.1%
Housing units authorized by year, 1995 to 2025
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each year
Housing units authorized by building permits in Henrico County, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
20252,3238091,514
20241,826921905
20232,7437302,013
20222,3867121,674
20212,1917481,443
20201,9157941,121
20191,775901874
20181,478998480
20171,626987639
2016958723235
20151,450749701
20146936930
2013945823122
20126606600
201164061327
20106356305
20094674670
20088348340
20071,2471,22819
20061,4751,4687
20052,0821,781301
20041,9561,811145
20032,1671,841326
20022,4761,886590
20012,6801,6381,042
20001,5661,5660
19992,3471,999348
19982,3422,067275
19972,9211,7551,166
19961,9641,666298
19951,7781,678100

A permit authorizes construction. It does not show that the work started or that it is complete. For a place that does not report each month, the Census Bureau imputes the monthly figures.

Agency pages

  • Building Permits SurveyUS Census BureauThe survey of housing units that building permits authorize.
  • FHFA House Price IndexFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe index page of FHFA: data, tools and the release dates.
  • FHFA HPI CalculatorFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe calculator of FHFA. It works by quarter, for a state or a metro area.

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Cite this page

Home Value Trail. Henrico County, VA home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/va/henrico-county/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Henrico County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 341000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Henrico County, 1975 to 2025. Release of March 31, 2026.
County of the place
The county code of the Building Permits Survey row, and the Census Bureau 2020 place by county file.
Residents
US Census Bureau, population estimates for 2025.

All files are works of the US government, in the public domain. To report an error, see Corrections.

Questions

What kinds of buildings have permits in Henrico County?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 821 units are in buildings with one unit. 207 units are in buildings with two to four units. 880 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 1,691 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 1,908 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count increased by 12.8% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Henrico County authorized 52,546 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 1997, with 2,921.