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Counties in Virginia by county house price annual change, sales and refinances

Emporia city had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 129 counties in 2016, at 14.95%. Scott County had the lowest, at -11.01%. The median was 2.11%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest14.95Emporia city
Lowest-11.01Scott County
Median2.11129 counties

Top 40 counties, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Emporia cityEmporia city: 14.95 %14.95Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 14.92 %14.92Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 8.88 %8.88Manassas Park cityManassas Park city: 7.98 %7.98Galax cityGalax city: 7.84 %7.84Greensville CountyGreensville County: 7.79 %7.79Buena Vista cityBuena Vista city: 7.25 %7.25Petersburg cityPetersburg city: 6.17 %6.17Richmond CountyRichmond County: 5.72 %5.72Richmond cityRichmond city: 5.46 %5.46Poquoson cityPoquoson city: 5.39 %5.39Bath CountyBath County: 5.36 %5.36Buckingham CountyBuckingham County: 5.29 %5.29Fredericksburg cityFredericksburg city: 5.16 %5.16Page CountyPage County: 5.14 %5.14Hopewell cityHopewell city: 4.95 %4.95Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 4.4 %4.4Floyd CountyFloyd County: 4.37 %4.37Covington cityCovington city: 4.13 %4.13Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 4.13 %4.13Pittsylvania CountyPittsylvania County: 3.85 %3.85Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 3.76 %3.76King George CountyKing George County: 3.75 %3.75Falls Church cityFalls Church city: 3.68 %3.68Madison CountyMadison County: 3.6 %3.6Goochland CountyGoochland County: 3.53 %3.53Powhatan CountyPowhatan County: 3.43 %3.43Colonial Heights cityColonial Heights city: 3.42 %3.42Henrico CountyHenrico County: 3.42 %3.42Augusta CountyAugusta County: 3.4 %3.4Charlottesville cityCharlottesville city: 3.31 %3.31Manassas cityManassas city: 3.26 %3.26Fluvanna CountyFluvanna County: 3.24 %3.24Henry CountyHenry County: 3.16 %3.16Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 3.15 %3.15Hanover CountyHanover County: 3.1 %3.1Frederick CountyFrederick County: 3.09 %3.09Louisa CountyLouisa County: 3.04 %3.04Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 3.04 %3.04James City CountyJames City County: 3 %3
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Emporia city14.95+32.33 pts
2Brunswick County14.92+13.57 pts
3Cumberland County8.88+12.56 pts
4Manassas Park city7.98+7.21 pts
5Galax city7.84+4.62 pts
6Greensville County7.79-10.1 pts
7Buena Vista city7.25+4.8 pts
8Petersburg city6.17+8.5 pts
9Richmond County5.72+6.5 pts
10Richmond city5.46+1.5 pts
11Poquoson city5.39+6.34 pts
12Bath County5.36-4.96 pts
13Buckingham County5.29+12.29 pts
14Fredericksburg city5.16+2.05 pts
15Page County5.14+3.99 pts
16Hopewell city4.95+6.32 pts
17Chesterfield County4.4+0.39 pts
18Floyd County4.37+2.77 pts
19Covington city4.13+7.89 pts
19Northumberland County4.13+5.94 pts
21Pittsylvania County3.85+2.65 pts
22Alleghany County3.76+8.31 pts
23King George County3.75+1.25 pts
24Falls Church city3.68+2.87 pts
25Madison County3.6+3.75 pts
26Goochland County3.53+0.94 pts
27Powhatan County3.43+0.61 pts
28Colonial Heights city3.42+3.01 pts
28Henrico County3.42+0.35 pts
30Augusta County3.4+3.01 pts
31Charlottesville city3.31-0.01 pts
32Manassas city3.26+1.29 pts
33Fluvanna County3.24+2.89 pts
34Henry County3.16+5.4 pts
35Pulaski County3.15+2.61 pts
36Hanover County3.1+1.24 pts
37Frederick County3.09+0.58 pts
38Louisa County3.04-1.19 pts
38Tazewell County3.04+3.96 pts
40James City County3+0.12 pts
41Lancaster County2.99+4.33 pts
42Alexandria city2.97+0.27 pts
43Prince William County2.91+0.18 pts
44Washington County2.87+5.22 pts
44Winchester city2.87-1.1 pts
46Roanoke County2.73+2.29 pts
47Sussex County2.67+7.01 pts
48Arlington County2.65+0.24 pts
49Fauquier County2.54+0.16 pts
50Carroll County2.52+2.86 pts
51Caroline County2.51-1.66 pts
52Lynchburg city2.49+1.09 pts
53Stafford County2.48-0.48 pts
54Williamsburg city2.47+3.83 pts
55Culpeper County2.45-3.03 pts
55Giles County2.45+0.33 pts
55New Kent County2.45-2.74 pts
58Orange County2.44-3.11 pts
59Spotsylvania County2.42-2.17 pts
60Albemarle County2.41-1.82 pts
61Virginia Beach city2.34+0.05 pts
62Shenandoah County2.25+0.04 pts
63Waynesboro city2.16+3.98 pts
64Chesapeake city2.11-0.85 pts
64Newport News city2.11+0.74 pts
66Martinsville city2.07+4.65 pts
67Suffolk city2.04+0.47 pts
68Northampton County2-4.19 pts
68Portsmouth city2+1.53 pts
70Warren County1.93-1.65 pts
70York County1.93+0.86 pts
72Charlotte County1.82-3.57 pts
73Loudoun County1.79-0.93 pts
74Campbell County1.78-0.36 pts
75Staunton city1.65-1.36 pts
76Montgomery County1.61+0.43 pts
77Fairfax County1.6-0.11 pts
78Harrisonburg city1.5-1.33 pts
78King William County1.5+2.53 pts
80Halifax County1.49+0.94 pts
81Charles City County1.44-10.28 pts
81Dinwiddie County1.44-2.23 pts
83Norfolk city1.43+0.45 pts
84Southampton County1.41+0.79 pts
85Prince George County1.36-0.27 pts
86Fairfax city1.27-2.28 pts
87Clarke County1.11-1.51 pts
88Roanoke city1.1-0.48 pts
89Franklin city1.08-2.94 pts
90Lunenburg County1.04+8.08 pts
91Nelson County1.02-3.07 pts
91Rockingham County1.02-1.79 pts
93Russell County0.95-1.01 pts
94Bedford County0.91-1.4 pts
94Franklin County0.91-1.2 pts
96Salem city0.87-1.69 pts
97Amherst County0.82-2.3 pts
98Wythe County0.58+2.02 pts
99Isle of Wight County0.36-0.51 pts
100Prince Edward County0.19+2.81 pts
100Smyth County0.19-3.75 pts
102Radford city0.16-1.42 pts
103Accomack County-0.01-2.47 pts
104Botetourt County-0.13-2.59 pts
105Westmoreland County-0.38+0.33 pts
106Danville city-0.43-1.72 pts
107Mecklenburg County-0.61-2.62 pts
108Appomattox County-0.68+0.56 pts
109Lexington city-0.73-4.76 pts
110Amelia County-0.95-8.41 pts
111Gloucester County-1.02-1.97 pts
112Middlesex County-1.22-3.33 pts
113King and Queen County-1.4+5.25 pts
114Nottoway County-1.46-6.76 pts
115Hampton city-1.74-4.33 pts
116Bristol city-1.83-4.33 pts
117Wise County-1.91-9.76 pts
118Greene County-1.98-4.97 pts
119Rappahannock County-2.05-7.99 pts
119Surry County-2.05-8.16 pts
121Mathews County-2.39-4.01 pts
122Grayson County-2.51-10.99 pts
123Essex County-2.72-11.09 pts
124Patrick County-3.87-8.03 pts
125Rockbridge County-4.67-11.89 pts
126Buchanan County-8.48-14.13 pts
127Craig County-8.56-8.83 pts
128Bland County-10.75-8.78 pts
129Scott County-11.01-16.99 pts

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About this ranking

Published percentage change from the previous year in the FHFA all-transactions house price index for US counties.

Developmental nominal series, not seasonally adjusted. Includes sale prices and refinance appraisals, unlike purchase-only series. Uses the published annual change directly; it is unaffected by the index base year. Missing estimates remain absent and historical estimates can be revised.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?

Emporia city, with 14.95% in 2016, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Which county has the lowest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?

Scott County, with -11.01% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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