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

Appomattox County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 128 counties in 2017, at 10.38%. Emporia city had the lowest, at -10.35%. The median was 3.15%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest10.38Appomattox County
Lowest-10.35Emporia city
Median3.15128 counties

Top 40 counties, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Appomattox CountyAppomattox County: 10.38 %10.38Bath CountyBath County: 10.02 %10.02Craig CountyCraig County: 9.15 %9.15Charlottesville cityCharlottesville city: 8.84 %8.84Scott CountyScott County: 8.52 %8.52Richmond cityRichmond city: 8.04 %8.04Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 7.16 %7.16Grayson CountyGrayson County: 6.82 %6.82Radford cityRadford city: 6.41 %6.41Greene CountyGreene County: 6.34 %6.34Buckingham CountyBuckingham County: 6.31 %6.31Spotsylvania CountySpotsylvania County: 6.31 %6.31Caroline CountyCaroline County: 6.17 %6.17Covington cityCovington city: 6.12 %6.12Henrico CountyHenrico County: 6.03 %6.03Colonial Heights cityColonial Heights city: 5.86 %5.86Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 5.82 %5.82Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 5.64 %5.64Prince Edward CountyPrince Edward County: 5.61 %5.61Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 5.18 %5.18Rappahannock CountyRappahannock County: 5.18 %5.18Suffolk citySuffolk city: 5.15 %5.15Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 5.13 %5.13Isle of Wight CountyIsle of Wight County: 5.01 %5.01New Kent CountyNew Kent County: 4.96 %4.96Prince William CountyPrince William County: 4.92 %4.92Winchester cityWinchester city: 4.9 %4.9Frederick CountyFrederick County: 4.85 %4.85Dinwiddie CountyDinwiddie County: 4.84 %4.84King William CountyKing William County: 4.83 %4.83Portsmouth cityPortsmouth city: 4.83 %4.83Amelia CountyAmelia County: 4.79 %4.79Charles City CountyCharles City County: 4.74 %4.74Nottoway CountyNottoway County: 4.73 %4.73Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 4.73 %4.73Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 4.65 %4.65Bristol cityBristol city: 4.64 %4.64Hanover CountyHanover County: 4.62 %4.62Clarke CountyClarke County: 4.58 %4.58Sussex CountySussex County: 4.55 %4.55
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Appomattox County10.38+11.06 pts
2Bath County10.02+4.66 pts
3Craig County9.15+17.71 pts
4Charlottesville city8.84+5.53 pts
5Scott County8.52+19.53 pts
6Richmond city8.04+2.58 pts
7Middlesex County7.16+8.38 pts
8Grayson County6.82+9.33 pts
9Radford city6.41+6.25 pts
10Greene County6.34+8.32 pts
11Buckingham County6.31+1.02 pts
11Spotsylvania County6.31+3.89 pts
13Caroline County6.17+3.66 pts
14Covington city6.12+1.99 pts
15Henrico County6.03+2.61 pts
16Colonial Heights city5.86+2.44 pts
17Mecklenburg County5.82+6.43 pts
18Northampton County5.64+3.64 pts
19Prince Edward County5.61+5.42 pts
20Alleghany County5.18+1.42 pts
20Rappahannock County5.18+7.23 pts
22Suffolk city5.15+3.11 pts
23Gloucester County5.13+6.15 pts
24Isle of Wight County5.01+4.65 pts
25New Kent County4.96+2.51 pts
26Prince William County4.92+2.01 pts
27Winchester city4.9+2.03 pts
28Frederick County4.85+1.76 pts
29Dinwiddie County4.84+3.4 pts
30King William County4.83+3.33 pts
30Portsmouth city4.83+2.83 pts
32Amelia County4.79+5.74 pts
33Charles City County4.74+3.3 pts
34Nottoway County4.73+6.19 pts
34Rockingham County4.73+3.71 pts
36Chesterfield County4.65+0.25 pts
37Bristol city4.64+6.47 pts
38Hanover County4.62+1.52 pts
39Clarke County4.58+3.47 pts
40Sussex County4.55+1.88 pts
41Page County4.48-0.66 pts
42Lunenburg County4.45+3.41 pts
43Roanoke city4.23+3.13 pts
44Fauquier County4.2+1.66 pts
45Essex County4.12+6.84 pts
46Shenandoah County4.05+1.8 pts
47Fredericksburg city3.98-1.18 pts
47Manassas city3.98+0.72 pts
49Culpeper County3.86+1.41 pts
50Carroll County3.72+1.2 pts
51Rockbridge County3.68+8.35 pts
52Powhatan County3.67+0.24 pts
53Salem city3.58+2.71 pts
54Harrisonburg city3.54+2.04 pts
55Smyth County3.52+3.33 pts
56Amherst County3.5+2.68 pts
57Prince George County3.44+2.08 pts
58Nelson County3.39+2.37 pts
59Staunton city3.34+1.69 pts
59Warren County3.34+1.41 pts
61Franklin County3.25+2.34 pts
62Patrick County3.21+7.08 pts
63Roanoke County3.2+0.47 pts
64Buena Vista city3.15-4.1 pts
65Campbell County3.14+1.36 pts
66Montgomery County3.11+1.5 pts
67Waynesboro city3.04+0.88 pts
68Chesapeake city3.03+0.92 pts
69Fluvanna County3.02-0.22 pts
70Loudoun County2.98+1.19 pts
71Stafford County2.87+0.39 pts
72Westmoreland County2.76+3.14 pts
73Fairfax city2.72+1.45 pts
74Albemarle County2.69+0.28 pts
74Louisa County2.69-0.35 pts
76King George County2.66-1.09 pts
77Botetourt County2.62+2.75 pts
78Lynchburg city2.57+0.08 pts
79Virginia Beach city2.4+0.06 pts
80Martinsville city2.39+0.32 pts
81Richmond County2.33-3.39 pts
82Giles County2.31-0.14 pts
83Accomack County2.25+2.26 pts
83Fairfax County2.25+0.65 pts
85Hampton city2.23+3.97 pts
86Norfolk city2.06+0.63 pts
87King and Queen County2.01+3.41 pts
88Alexandria city1.79-1.18 pts
89Newport News city1.77-0.34 pts
90Orange County1.75-0.69 pts
91Bedford County1.68+0.77 pts
92Charlotte County1.61-0.21 pts
93Arlington County1.5-1.15 pts
94Goochland County1.39-2.14 pts
95Halifax County1.33-0.16 pts
96James City County1.3-1.7 pts
97Surry County1.08+3.13 pts
98Pittsylvania County0.96-2.89 pts
99Cumberland County0.94-7.94 pts
100Augusta County0.88-2.52 pts
101Poquoson city0.85-4.54 pts
102York County0.64-1.29 pts
103Hopewell city0.41-4.54 pts
104Petersburg city0.39-5.78 pts
105Buchanan County0.35+8.83 pts
106Pulaski County0.28-2.87 pts
107Washington County0.25-2.62 pts
108Henry County-0.02-3.18 pts
109Falls Church city-0.32-4 pts
110Manassas Park city-0.4-8.38 pts
111Wythe County-0.64-1.22 pts
112Lexington city-0.76-0.03 pts
113Lancaster County-0.78-3.77 pts
114Mathews County-0.8+1.59 pts
115Floyd County-0.83-5.2 pts
116Williamsburg city-1.08-3.55 pts
117Brunswick County-1.54-16.46 pts
118Southampton County-1.78-3.19 pts
119Franklin city-1.99-3.07 pts
120Madison County-2.11-5.71 pts
121Tazewell County-2.55-5.59 pts
122Wise County-3.64-1.73 pts
123Danville city-3.9-3.47 pts
124Northumberland County-4.11-8.24 pts
125Russell County-4.65-5.6 pts
126Galax city-4.73-12.57 pts
127Greensville County-7.11-14.9 pts
128Emporia city-10.35-25.3 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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?

Appomattox County, with 10.38% in 2017, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Emporia city, with -10.35% in 2017.

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