Virginia in 2015

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

In 2015 the FHFA house price index for Virginia changed +2.4%, against +4.4% for the United States and +3.0% in 2014.

28,469 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (19,865 single-family), −0.7% on 2014; the national total was 1,182,582.

+2.4%Virginia index, 2014–2015US +4.4%

28,469housing units permitted in 201519,865 single-family

101 of 129counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.1%

1,182,582units permitted nationally in 2015

Counties in 2015

Ranked by the county index change from 2014 to 2015 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2015; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2015	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Greensville County	+17.9%	22	22	2.0
Charles City County	+11.7%	14	14	2.1
Bath County	+10.3%	12	12	2.9
Grayson County	+8.5%	24	24	1.6
Essex County	+8.4%	18	18	1.7
Wise County	+7.9%	6	6	0.2
Amelia County	+7.5%	34	34	2.5
Rockbridge County	+7.2%	109	109	4.8
Northampton County	+6.2%	50	31	4.2
Surry County	+6.1%	22	22	3.3
Scott County	+6.0%	27	25	1.3
Rappahannock County	+5.9%	26	26	3.5
Buchanan County	+5.7%	2	2	0.1
Culpeper County	+5.5%	216	216	3.7
Orange County	+5.5%	9	9	0.2
Charlotte County	+5.4%	14	14	1.2
Nottoway County	+5.3%	33	33	2.1
New Kent County	+5.2%	187	187	6.7
Spotsylvania County	+4.6%	390	390	2.5
Albemarle County	+4.2%	497	432	4.2
Caroline County	+4.2%	77	77	2.2
Louisa County	+4.2%	198	198	4.6
Patrick County	+4.2%	20	20	1.1
Nelson County	+4.1%	59	57	4.0
Chesterfield County	+4.0%	1,263	1,053	3.2
Franklin city	+4.0%	3	3	0.4
Lexington city	+4.0%	5	5	0.6
Richmond city	+4.0%	523	258	2.2
Winchester city	+4.0%	13	13	0.5
Smyth County	+3.9%	18	18	0.6
Dinwiddie County	+3.7%	60	60	2.1
Warren County	+3.6%	116	116	2.7
Fairfax city	+3.6%	30	30	1.1
Charlottesville city	+3.3%	231	66	5.2
Galax city	+3.2%	1	1	0.1
Amherst County	+3.1%	51	51	1.6
Henrico County	+3.1%	1,450	749	4.2
Fredericksburg city	+3.1%	53	53	1.7
Greene County	+3.0%	56	56	2.6
Stafford County	+3.0%	785	785	4.6
Chesapeake city	+3.0%	1,325	1,097	5.2
Staunton city	+3.0%	27	27	1.0
James City County	+2.9%	457	381	5.5
Powhatan County	+2.8%	171	171	5.2
Rockingham County	+2.8%	343	343	3.8
Harrisonburg city	+2.8%	63	58	1.2
Loudoun County	+2.7%	3,614	2,635	8.0
Prince William County	+2.7%	1,840	1,444	3.7
Alexandria city	+2.7%	193	193	1.2
Clarke County	+2.6%	45	45	2.9
Goochland County	+2.6%	136	136	4.7
Hampton city	+2.6%	162	162	1.2
Salem city	+2.6%	35	35	1.4
Accomack County	+2.5%	43	43	1.3
Botetourt County	+2.5%	83	83	2.4
Frederick County	+2.5%	669	532	6.7
King George County	+2.5%	108	108	3.6
Bristol city	+2.5%	10	10	0.6
Buena Vista city	+2.5%	1	1	0.1
Arlington County	+2.4%	652	245	2.7
Fauquier County	+2.4%	200	200	2.6
Bedford County	+2.3%	302	302	3.6
Virginia Beach city	+2.3%	1,493	696	3.3
Shenandoah County	+2.2%	92	92	2.0
Campbell County	+2.1%	112	110	2.0
Franklin County	+2.1%	142	138	2.6
Giles County	+2.1%	19	19	1.1
Middlesex County	+2.1%	45	45	4.2
Mecklenburg County	+2.0%	86	86	2.8
Russell County	+2.0%	17	17	0.7
Manassas city	+2.0%	137	137	3.1
Hanover County	+1.9%	637	637	5.5
Fairfax County	+1.7%	2,721	823	2.3
Floyd County	+1.6%	40	40	2.5
Mathews County	+1.6%	22	22	2.6
Prince George County	+1.6%	68	68	1.5
Radford city	+1.6%	4	4	0.2
Roanoke city	+1.6%	155	14	1.6
Suffolk city	+1.6%	798	362	7.6
Brunswick County	+1.4%	16	16	1.0
Lynchburg city	+1.4%	281	77	3.5
Newport News city	+1.4%	512	107	2.8
Danville city	+1.3%	13	13	0.3
Montgomery County	+1.2%	376	374	3.8
Pittsylvania County	+1.2%	0	0	0.0
Page County	+1.1%	46	44	1.9
York County	+1.1%	122	110	1.7
Norfolk city	+1.0%	931	405	4.0
Gloucester County	+0.9%	127	121	3.2
Isle of Wight County	+0.9%	329	121	8.0
Falls Church city	+0.8%	33	33	2.2
Manassas Park city	+0.8%	10	10	0.6
Halifax County	+0.6%	61	61	1.8
Southampton County	+0.6%	28	28	1.5
Pulaski County	+0.5%	37	37	1.1
Portsmouth city	+0.5%	94	94	1.0
Augusta County	+0.4%	217	217	2.7
Fluvanna County	+0.4%	99	99	3.4
Roanoke County	+0.4%	337	127	3.5
Colonial Heights city	+0.4%	4	4	0.2
Craig County	+0.3%	11	11	2.3
Madison County	−0.1%	41	41	2.9
Carroll County	−0.3%	53	53	1.8
Westmoreland County	−0.7%	72	72	3.7
Richmond County	−0.8%	8	8	0.9
Tazewell County	−0.9%	31	31	0.8
King William County	−1.0%	100	100	5.1
Poquoson city	−1.0%	18	18	1.4
Appomattox County	−1.2%	51	51	3.0
Lancaster County	−1.3%	18	18	1.6
Wythe County	−1.4%	34	28	1.2
Hopewell city	−1.4%	48	48	2.1
Williamsburg city	−1.4%	20	20	1.3
Northumberland County	−1.8%	57	57	4.5
Waynesboro city	−1.8%	43	43	1.8
Bland County	−2.0%	11	11	1.8
Henry County	−2.2%	26	26	0.5
Petersburg city	−2.3%	85	5	2.5
Washington County	−2.4%	63	57	1.2
Prince Edward County	−2.6%	45	45	2.0
Martinsville city	−2.6%	2	2	0.1
Cumberland County	−3.7%	18	16	1.7
Covington city	−3.8%	0	0	0.0
Sussex County	−4.3%	18	18	1.7
Alleghany County	−4.6%	15	15	1.0
King and Queen County	−6.6%	13	13	1.9
Buckingham County	−7.0%	47	47	2.7
Lunenburg County	−7.0%	20	20	1.7
Emporia city	−17.4%	8	8	1.5

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.