Virginia in 2022

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

In 2022 the FHFA house price index for Virginia changed +14.0%, against +15.5% for the United States and +9.6% in 2021.

39,701 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (21,130 single-family), +0.8% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.

+14.0%Virginia index, 2021–2022US +15.5%

39,701housing units permitted in 202221,130 single-family

128 of 128counties with a rising indexmedian county +14.5%

1,680,368units permitted nationally in 2022

Counties in 2022

Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2022	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Martinsville city	+35.1%	56	4	4.0
Bristol city	+29.8%	29	20	1.8
Buckingham County	+25.5%	100	100	5.8
Appomattox County	+25.3%	107	95	6.2
Patrick County	+24.3%	32	32	1.8
Danville city	+24.2%	168	18	4.0
Galax city	+23.3%	10	10	1.5
Madison County	+23.1%	61	61	4.3
Giles County	+22.5%	36	36	2.2
Buena Vista city	+21.4%	3	1	0.4
Mecklenburg County	+21.3%	225	156	7.3
Smyth County	+20.6%	14	10	0.5
Surry County	+20.6%	37	37	5.6
Charlotte County	+20.5%	16	16	1.4
Washington County	+20.4%	94	70	1.7
Grayson County	+20.2%	44	44	2.9
Lynchburg city	+18.9%	211	94	2.6
Petersburg city	+18.6%	118	20	3.5
King William County	+18.3%	134	125	6.8
Staunton city	+17.8%	70	50	2.6
Caroline County	+17.6%	270	194	7.8
Greene County	+17.5%	113	113	5.1
Charles City County	+17.3%	21	21	3.2
Middlesex County	+17.3%	45	45	4.2
Louisa County	+17.2%	417	417	9.7
Fluvanna County	+17.1%	289	169	10.0
Pittsylvania County	+16.9%	74	74	1.2
Amherst County	+16.7%	92	92	2.9
Northampton County	+16.7%	122	115	10.3
Tazewell County	+16.6%	7	7	0.2
Westmoreland County	+16.6%	215	215	10.9
Roanoke city	+16.4%	377	62	3.8
Accomack County	+16.3%	207	207	6.1
Botetourt County	+16.2%	83	83	2.4
Albemarle County	+16.1%	927	628	7.8
Campbell County	+16.1%	227	192	4.1
Chesterfield County	+16.1%	3,233	1,385	8.1
Page County	+16.1%	169	169	7.1
Manassas Park city	+16.0%	59	1	3.6
Wythe County	+15.9%	38	38	1.4
Hampton city	+15.7%	125	125	0.9
Frederick County	+15.6%	657	594	6.6
Halifax County	+15.6%	118	86	3.5
King and Queen County	+15.6%	37	37	5.5
Rappahannock County	+15.6%	40	40	5.4
Suffolk city	+15.6%	669	607	6.4
Greensville County	+15.5%	15	15	1.3
Henrico County	+15.5%	2,386	712	7.0
Lancaster County	+15.5%	68	66	6.2
Rockingham County	+15.3%	655	619	7.3
Richmond city	+15.3%	2,649	457	11.2
Winchester city	+15.3%	259	22	9.2
Spotsylvania County	+15.2%	1,652	766	10.6
Bedford County	+15.1%	168	26	2.0
Goochland County	+15.1%	325	325	11.1
New Kent County	+15.0%	356	356	12.7
Northumberland County	+15.0%	63	63	5.0
Newport News city	+15.0%	393	102	2.1
Essex County	+14.8%	41	41	3.8
Hopewell city	+14.8%	19	19	0.8
Culpeper County	+14.7%	306	306	5.3
Franklin County	+14.7%	152	152	2.7
Lexington city	+14.7%	5	5	0.6
Powhatan County	+14.6%	216	216	6.6
York County	+14.5%	211	158	3.0
Augusta County	+14.4%	255	218	3.2
Franklin city	+14.4%	0	0	0.0
Radford city	+14.4%	30	30	1.7
Carroll County	+14.3%	80	80	2.7
Rockbridge County	+14.2%	80	70	3.5
Clarke County	+14.1%	93	93	6.0
Mathews County	+14.1%	23	23	2.7
Roanoke County	+14.1%	114	110	1.2
Waynesboro city	+14.1%	117	111	4.9
Hanover County	+13.9%	564	474	4.8
King George County	+13.9%	161	161	5.4
Nelson County	+13.9%	70	70	4.7
Prince Edward County	+13.9%	87	82	3.9
Salem city	+13.9%	35	35	1.4
Lunenburg County	+13.8%	25	23	2.1
Warren County	+13.7%	156	156	3.6
Isle of Wight County	+13.6%	514	274	12.4
Loudoun County	+13.6%	2,330	1,257	5.2
Cumberland County	+13.5%	54	54	5.2
Orange County	+13.4%	241	241	6.0
Fredericksburg city	+13.4%	183	183	6.0
James City County	+13.3%	283	261	3.4
Virginia Beach city	+13.3%	1,197	231	2.6
Pulaski County	+13.2%	64	64	1.9
Henry County	+13.1%	25	25	0.5
Prince George County	+13.1%	161	161	3.7
Harrisonburg city	+13.1%	55	30	1.1
Southampton County	+12.9%	64	64	3.5
Manassas city	+12.9%	79	79	1.8
Falls Church city	+12.8%	872	12	57.5
Poquoson city	+12.8%	28	15	2.1
Montgomery County	+12.7%	370	247	3.8
Portsmouth city	+12.7%	106	106	1.1
Dinwiddie County	+12.6%	84	84	2.9
Shenandoah County	+12.6%	175	175	3.8
Norfolk city	+12.6%	1,208	255	5.2
Stafford County	+12.4%	759	582	4.4
Chesapeake city	+12.4%	834	834	3.3
Nottoway County	+12.3%	86	44	5.4
Gloucester County	+12.2%	171	154	4.3
Sussex County	+12.2%	32	32	3.0
Charlottesville city	+12.2%	101	37	2.3
Richmond County	+12.0%	26	20	2.8
Wise County	+11.7%	6	6	0.2
Colonial Heights city	+11.5%	6	6	0.3
Prince William County	+11.3%	1,654	979	3.3
Williamsburg city	+11.0%	46	30	2.9
Alleghany County	+10.8%	8	8	0.5
Floyd County	+10.8%	51	44	3.2
Fauquier County	+10.6%	203	203	2.7
Fairfax County	+9.9%	1,987	980	1.7
Amelia County	+9.5%	73	73	5.4
Fairfax city	+9.5%	22	22	0.8
Scott County	+9.4%	25	25	1.2
Arlington County	+7.9%	1,877	205	7.7
Bath County	+7.4%	13	13	3.2
Alexandria city	+7.1%	1,490	25	9.3
Brunswick County	+7.0%	40	40	2.5
Bland County	+6.6%	6	6	1.0
Covington city	+5.8%	0	0	0.0
Russell County	+5.5%	11	11	0.4
Emporia city	+5.5%	3	3	0.6
Craig County	+3.0%	10	10	2.1
Buchanan County	—	10	10	0.5

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.