Home Value Trail

Powhatan County, VA home price history and building permits

Powhatan CountyRichmond, VAVirginia

  • Price trail: Powhatan County
  • FHFA annual index 1985 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 Powhatan County, the county of Powhatan County. The FHFA annual house price index for Powhatan County increased by 87.9% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Powhatan County authorized 124 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 Powhatan County, the county of Powhatan County.

+87.9%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Powhatan County increased by 87.9%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +6.5%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Powhatan County+87.9%
Richmond, VA+93.8%
Virginia+74.6%
United States+85.0%
Powhatan County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1985
  • Powhatan County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

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

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Powhatan County, 1985 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025532.07+4.3%
2024510.04+10.0%
2023463.67+8.0%
2022429.14+14.6%
2021374.58+10.6%
2020338.71+3.1%
2019328.47+3.7%
2018316.64+4.3%
2017303.70+3.7%
2016292.94+3.4%
2015283.21+2.8%
2014275.44+3.3%
2013266.68−1.2%
2012269.80−1.2%
2011273.19−7.6%
2010295.54−7.0%
2009317.70−5.9%
2008337.45−0.4%
2007338.64+4.9%
2006322.95+14.9%
2005281.15+18.0%
2004238.36+9.9%
2003216.90+3.8%
2002208.96+4.8%
2001199.42+4.6%
2000190.72+4.5%
1999182.48+3.3%
1998176.68+4.3%
1997169.36+1.2%
1996167.38+5.7%
1995158.30+3.2%
1994153.34+2.8%
1993149.13+2.2%
1992145.87+3.5%
1991140.88+1.5%
1990138.82+2.7%
1989135.11+15.2%
1988117.29+7.4%
1987109.16+4.8%
1986104.14+4.1%
1985100.00n/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 Powhatan 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: Powhatan 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
Powhatan County+4.3%+57.1%+87.9%+89.2%+179.0%+6.5%
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 Powhatan County. The first row is the index of Powhatan County.

Building permits in Powhatan County

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Powhatan County authorized 124 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 117 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 Powhatan County, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026990
Jul 202612120
Jun 2026990
May 2026770
Apr 202612120
Mar 202611110
Feb 202612120
Jan 2026770
Dec 202515150
Nov 2025880
Oct 202514140
Sep 2025880
Aug 202515150
Jul 202510100
Jun 2025550
May 2025990
Apr 2025880
Mar 202515150
Feb 202513130
Jan 2025770
Dec 2024990
Nov 2024550
Oct 2024770
Sep 202414140
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigurePowhatan CountyPowhatan CountyVirginiaUnited States
All units12412437,5201,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit124 (100%)124 (100%)20,665 (55%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units0044834,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units0013017,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)0 (0%)16,277 (43%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a3.84.24.1
Change from the 12 months before+6.0%+6.0%+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 Powhatan County, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
20251271270
20241151150
202314513510
20222162160
20212132130
20202092072
20192382380
20181911910
20172232230
20162102082
20151711710
20141911910
20131431430
201291910
201168680
201070700
200969690
20081301300
20072222220
20063033030
20053603600
20043473470
20033373370
20023433430
20012622602
20002602600
19992982980
19982962960
19972962942
19963113110
19953013010

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

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 507000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Powhatan County, 1985 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 Powhatan County?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 124 units are in buildings with one unit. 0 units are in buildings with two to four units. 0 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 117 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 124 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count increased by 6.0% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Powhatan County authorized 6,756 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2005, with 360.