Virginia in 2021

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

In 2021 the FHFA house price index for Virginia changed +9.6%, against +11.6% for the United States and +3.3% in 2020.

39,388 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (25,118 single-family), +16.5% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.

+9.6%Virginia index, 2020–2021US +11.6%

39,388housing units permitted in 202125,118 single-family

129 of 129counties with a rising indexmedian county +9.8%

1,736,982units permitted nationally in 2021

Counties in 2021

Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2021	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Scott County	+27.4%	32	32	1.5
Brunswick County	+23.9%	40	40	2.5
Emporia city	+16.4%	6	6	1.1
Hopewell city	+16.1%	17	17	0.7
Page County	+16.0%	139	87	5.8
Warren County	+14.1%	200	200	4.7
Martinsville city	+14.1%	1	1	0.1
Charles City County	+13.7%	23	23	3.5
Buchanan County	+13.6%	9	9	0.5
Cumberland County	+13.4%	56	42	5.4
Colonial Heights city	+13.4%	13	13	0.7
Northumberland County	+13.3%	61	61	4.9
Spotsylvania County	+13.2%	1,615	888	10.4
Madison County	+12.9%	76	76	5.3
Stafford County	+12.9%	977	865	5.7
Westmoreland County	+12.9%	203	192	10.3
Orange County	+12.8%	261	261	6.5
Frederick County	+12.3%	687	667	6.9
Harrisonburg city	+12.3%	36	9	0.7
Roanoke city	+12.3%	393	57	4.0
Winchester city	+12.3%	209	20	7.4
Culpeper County	+12.2%	237	237	4.1
Chesterfield County	+12.1%	3,831	2,362	9.6
Fauquier County	+12.1%	248	248	3.2
Portsmouth city	+12.1%	196	196	2.0
Manassas Park city	+11.9%	13	13	0.8
Waynesboro city	+11.9%	102	98	4.3
Accomack County	+11.8%	206	194	6.1
Prince William County	+11.8%	2,189	1,346	4.4
Shenandoah County	+11.7%	194	194	4.2
Nottoway County	+11.5%	57	30	3.6
Pulaski County	+11.5%	53	53	1.6
Prince George County	+11.4%	78	78	1.8
Manassas city	+11.4%	97	97	2.2
Henrico County	+11.3%	2,191	748	6.4
Buena Vista city	+11.3%	8	6	1.2
Hampton city	+11.2%	242	242	1.8
Loudoun County	+11.1%	2,099	1,543	4.7
Northampton County	+11.1%	106	106	8.9
Petersburg city	+11.1%	116	27	3.4
Richmond city	+11.1%	1,067	502	4.5
Amelia County	+11.0%	58	58	4.3
Norfolk city	+11.0%	1,473	303	6.4
Middlesex County	+10.9%	52	52	4.8
Chesapeake city	+10.9%	1,383	942	5.4
Dinwiddie County	+10.8%	93	93	3.2
Mathews County	+10.8%	43	43	5.0
Charlotte County	+10.7%	23	23	2.0
Lynchburg city	+10.7%	143	103	1.8
Newport News city	+10.7%	106	106	0.6
King George County	+10.6%	232	232	7.8
Nelson County	+10.6%	82	82	5.5
Powhatan County	+10.6%	213	213	6.5
Clarke County	+10.4%	115	115	7.4
Covington city	+10.4%	3	3	0.5
Suffolk city	+10.4%	1,363	828	13.0
Franklin County	+10.2%	169	169	3.0
King William County	+10.2%	198	198	10.1
Louisa County	+10.2%	513	513	12.0
Roanoke County	+10.2%	192	168	2.0
Washington County	+10.2%	101	94	1.9
Caroline County	+10.1%	348	348	10.1
Gloucester County	+9.9%	168	159	4.2
Rappahannock County	+9.9%	28	28	3.8
Isle of Wight County	+9.8%	350	312	8.5
Montgomery County	+9.8%	297	269	3.0
Halifax County	+9.6%	102	102	3.0
Staunton city	+9.6%	63	43	2.4
Virginia Beach city	+9.6%	463	335	1.0
Lancaster County	+9.5%	48	48	4.4
Bedford County	+9.4%	141	32	1.7
Essex County	+9.1%	44	44	4.1
Appomattox County	+9.0%	66	66	3.8
Botetourt County	+9.0%	91	91	2.7
Fluvanna County	+9.0%	184	184	6.4
Danville city	+9.0%	244	16	5.9
Franklin city	+9.0%	0	0	0.0
New Kent County	+8.9%	451	416	16.1
Richmond County	+8.9%	26	22	2.8
Salem city	+8.9%	0	0	0.0
Augusta County	+8.8%	248	200	3.1
Campbell County	+8.8%	272	272	4.9
Sussex County	+8.8%	33	33	3.1
Floyd County	+8.7%	6	6	0.4
Rockingham County	+8.7%	619	619	6.9
Greene County	+8.6%	108	108	4.9
Henry County	+8.6%	30	30	0.6
Mecklenburg County	+8.6%	188	134	6.1
Pittsylvania County	+8.5%	71	71	1.2
Wythe County	+8.5%	40	40	1.4
Amherst County	+8.4%	70	70	2.2
Giles County	+8.4%	27	27	1.6
King and Queen County	+8.4%	23	23	3.4
Bristol city	+8.4%	0	0	0.0
Albemarle County	+8.3%	862	544	7.3
Hanover County	+8.3%	789	789	6.8
Radford city	+8.3%	9	9	0.5
James City County	+8.2%	349	341	4.2
Carroll County	+7.9%	79	79	2.7
Charlottesville city	+7.7%	191	81	4.3
Fredericksburg city	+7.7%	142	142	4.7
Fairfax city	+7.5%	12	12	0.4
Russell County	+7.4%	21	17	0.8
Fairfax County	+7.3%	2,105	1,331	1.8
Lexington city	+7.3%	11	11	1.4
Bath County	+7.2%	18	18	4.4
Goochland County	+7.2%	353	353	12.1
Greensville County	+7.1%	14	14	1.3
Williamsburg city	+6.9%	33	12	2.1
Southampton County	+6.8%	72	72	4.0
Surry County	+6.8%	31	31	4.7
Poquoson city	+6.7%	19	19	1.4
Patrick County	+6.3%	32	32	1.8
Smyth County	+6.2%	17	17	0.6
Wise County	+6.2%	6	6	0.2
Grayson County	+6.1%	36	36	2.4
Prince Edward County	+6.1%	101	86	4.5
Lunenburg County	+6.0%	42	38	3.5
York County	+5.9%	485	170	6.8
Galax city	+5.6%	9	9	1.3
Alleghany County	+5.5%	5	5	0.3
Rockbridge County	+5.5%	59	59	2.6
Bland County	+5.3%	6	6	1.0
Falls Church city	+5.1%	19	19	1.3
Alexandria city	+4.8%	200	12	1.2
Buckingham County	+4.6%	84	84	4.9
Arlington County	+4.3%	3,323	226	13.6
Tazewell County	+3.1%	7	7	0.2
Craig County	+2.3%	24	24	5.0

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.