Virginia in 2008

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Virginia changed −4.6%, against −4.5% for the United States and +1.6% in 2007.

27,577 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (19,939 single-family), −28.1% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

−4.6%Virginia index, 2007–2008US −4.5%

27,577housing units permitted in 200819,939 single-family

39 of 124counties with a rising indexmedian county −1.3%

905,359units permitted nationally in 2008

Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2008	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Covington city	+8.8%	2	2	0.4
Charlotte County	+5.4%	36	36	3.2
Carroll County	+4.9%	82	82	2.8
Radford city	+3.5%	19	13	1.1
Galax city	+3.1%	10	10	1.5
Grayson County	+3.0%	49	49	3.2
Northumberland County	+2.6%	82	82	6.5
Lexington city	+2.5%	3	3	0.4
Floyd County	+2.1%	88	88	5.6
Essex County	+1.9%	63	55	5.9
Amherst County	+1.8%	76	68	2.4
Smyth County	+1.8%	43	43	1.5
Lynchburg city	+1.8%	249	249	3.1
Wythe County	+1.7%	98	98	3.5
Amelia County	+1.5%	60	60	4.4
Mecklenburg County	+1.5%	146	146	4.7
Middlesex County	+1.5%	61	59	5.6
Alleghany County	+1.3%	23	23	1.6
Brunswick County	+1.3%	38	38	2.4
New Kent County	+1.3%	235	235	8.4
Patrick County	+1.3%	77	75	4.4
Rockbridge County	+1.3%	97	93	4.3
Buena Vista city	+1.2%	11	11	1.6
Salem city	+1.2%	53	44	2.1
Dinwiddie County	+1.1%	118	118	4.1
Franklin County	+1.0%	244	244	4.4
Bedford County	+0.7%	282	282	3.4
Nottoway County	+0.7%	81	81	5.1
Roanoke County	+0.7%	294	219	3.0
Greensville County	+0.6%	29	29	2.6
Nelson County	+0.6%	77	77	5.2
Washington County	+0.6%	234	140	4.3
Roanoke city	+0.6%	140	140	1.4
Montgomery County	+0.5%	844	328	8.6
Russell County	+0.3%	37	34	1.5
Botetourt County	+0.2%	104	104	3.0
Campbell County	+0.1%	195	195	3.5
Surry County	+0.1%	58	58	8.8
Staunton city	+0.1%	140	48	5.2
Harrisonburg city	−0.1%	641	186	12.6
Petersburg city	−0.1%	41	41	1.2
Appomattox County	−0.2%	93	93	5.4
Pulaski County	−0.2%	138	78	4.1
Rockingham County	−0.2%	302	302	3.4
Danville city	−0.2%	51	51	1.2
Falls Church city	−0.2%	13	13	0.9
Goochland County	−0.4%	98	98	3.4
Powhatan County	−0.4%	130	130	4.0
Prince Edward County	−0.5%	77	77	3.4
Sussex County	−0.5%	45	45	4.2
York County	−0.5%	402	183	5.6
Charlottesville city	−0.6%	193	163	4.3
Poquoson city	−0.6%	26	26	2.0
Richmond city	−0.6%	358	253	1.5
Pittsylvania County	−0.7%	101	86	1.7
Southampton County	−0.7%	78	74	4.3
Richmond County	−0.8%	44	44	4.7
Tazewell County	−0.9%	55	53	1.4
Hampton city	−0.9%	245	187	1.8
Hanover County	−1.2%	370	370	3.2
Northampton County	−1.2%	53	53	4.5
Bristol city	−1.2%	20	6	1.2
Fluvanna County	−1.3%	110	106	3.8
Halifax County	−1.3%	63	63	1.9
Wise County	−1.3%	67	62	1.9
Waynesboro city	−1.3%	38	38	1.6
Giles County	−1.4%	43	43	2.6
Gloucester County	−1.4%	194	194	4.8
Henrico County	−1.4%	834	834	2.4
Isle of Wight County	−1.4%	146	146	3.5
Henry County	−1.5%	59	59	1.2
James City County	−1.5%	413	413	5.0
Williamsburg city	−1.5%	22	22	1.4
Prince George County	−1.6%	101	101	2.3
Colonial Heights city	−1.7%	24	24	1.3
Charles City County	−1.8%	30	30	4.5
Chesterfield County	−1.8%	1,728	804	4.4
Newport News city	−1.8%	395	159	2.2
Mathews County	−1.9%	41	41	4.8
Norfolk city	−2.0%	821	257	3.6
Portsmouth city	−2.0%	337	95	3.5
Augusta County	−2.2%	268	238	3.4
Hopewell city	−2.2%	109	109	4.7
Virginia Beach city	−2.3%	767	501	1.7
Accomack County	−2.4%	150	150	4.4
Albemarle County	−2.4%	432	374	3.7
Franklin city	−2.4%	5	5	0.6
King and Queen County	−2.7%	50	50	7.4
Suffolk city	−2.9%	336	332	3.2
King William County	−3.0%	127	127	6.5
Chesapeake city	−3.0%	811	589	3.2
Arlington County	−3.4%	1,179	119	4.8
Greene County	−3.4%	101	101	4.6
Page County	−3.9%	76	76	3.2
Cumberland County	−4.0%	43	41	4.2
Louisa County	−4.1%	306	306	7.1
Alexandria city	−4.2%	467	65	2.9
Lancaster County	−4.4%	77	75	7.0
Buckingham County	−4.7%	85	85	5.0
Lunenburg County	−4.9%	38	38	3.2
Martinsville city	−5.1%	11	11	0.8
Emporia city	−5.3%	29	24	5.3
Madison County	−5.6%	45	45	3.2
Rappahannock County	−6.3%	32	32	4.3
Shenandoah County	−6.4%	147	135	3.2
Westmoreland County	−6.4%	135	135	6.8
King George County	−6.6%	150	144	5.1
Orange County	−6.8%	104	104	2.6
Caroline County	−8.0%	175	175	5.1
Fredericksburg city	−8.4%	88	88	2.9
Fairfax city	−9.1%	9	9	0.3
Warren County	−10.2%	127	127	3.0
Clarke County	−10.3%	44	41	2.8
Culpeper County	−10.5%	113	113	2.0
Fairfax County	−10.7%	1,385	892	1.2
Frederick County	−11.0%	322	322	3.2
Winchester city	−11.6%	27	27	1.0
Fauquier County	−12.1%	105	105	1.4
Spotsylvania County	−13.6%	131	131	0.8
Stafford County	−14.4%	419	371	2.5
Loudoun County	−14.9%	2,457	1,468	5.5
Manassas city	−25.8%	55	55	1.2
Prince William County	−26.1%	2,139	1,887	4.3
Manassas Park city	−45.9%	0	0	0.0
Bath County	—	26	26	6.4
Bland County	—	46	44	7.5
Buchanan County	—	34	18	1.8
Craig County	—	23	23	4.8
Scott County	—	35	35	1.7

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Virginia by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.