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.
Top 40 counties, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2017 (%) | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appomattox County | 10.38 | +11.06 pts |
| 2 | Bath County | 10.02 | +4.66 pts |
| 3 | Craig County | 9.15 | +17.71 pts |
| 4 | Charlottesville city | 8.84 | +5.53 pts |
| 5 | Scott County | 8.52 | +19.53 pts |
| 6 | Richmond city | 8.04 | +2.58 pts |
| 7 | Middlesex County | 7.16 | +8.38 pts |
| 8 | Grayson County | 6.82 | +9.33 pts |
| 9 | Radford city | 6.41 | +6.25 pts |
| 10 | Greene County | 6.34 | +8.32 pts |
| 11 | Buckingham County | 6.31 | +1.02 pts |
| 11 | Spotsylvania County | 6.31 | +3.89 pts |
| 13 | Caroline County | 6.17 | +3.66 pts |
| 14 | Covington city | 6.12 | +1.99 pts |
| 15 | Henrico County | 6.03 | +2.61 pts |
| 16 | Colonial Heights city | 5.86 | +2.44 pts |
| 17 | Mecklenburg County | 5.82 | +6.43 pts |
| 18 | Northampton County | 5.64 | +3.64 pts |
| 19 | Prince Edward County | 5.61 | +5.42 pts |
| 20 | Alleghany County | 5.18 | +1.42 pts |
| 20 | Rappahannock County | 5.18 | +7.23 pts |
| 22 | Suffolk city | 5.15 | +3.11 pts |
| 23 | Gloucester County | 5.13 | +6.15 pts |
| 24 | Isle of Wight County | 5.01 | +4.65 pts |
| 25 | New Kent County | 4.96 | +2.51 pts |
| 26 | Prince William County | 4.92 | +2.01 pts |
| 27 | Winchester city | 4.9 | +2.03 pts |
| 28 | Frederick County | 4.85 | +1.76 pts |
| 29 | Dinwiddie County | 4.84 | +3.4 pts |
| 30 | King William County | 4.83 | +3.33 pts |
| 30 | Portsmouth city | 4.83 | +2.83 pts |
| 32 | Amelia County | 4.79 | +5.74 pts |
| 33 | Charles City County | 4.74 | +3.3 pts |
| 34 | Nottoway County | 4.73 | +6.19 pts |
| 34 | Rockingham County | 4.73 | +3.71 pts |
| 36 | Chesterfield County | 4.65 | +0.25 pts |
| 37 | Bristol city | 4.64 | +6.47 pts |
| 38 | Hanover County | 4.62 | +1.52 pts |
| 39 | Clarke County | 4.58 | +3.47 pts |
| 40 | Sussex County | 4.55 | +1.88 pts |
| 41 | Page County | 4.48 | -0.66 pts |
| 42 | Lunenburg County | 4.45 | +3.41 pts |
| 43 | Roanoke city | 4.23 | +3.13 pts |
| 44 | Fauquier County | 4.2 | +1.66 pts |
| 45 | Essex County | 4.12 | +6.84 pts |
| 46 | Shenandoah County | 4.05 | +1.8 pts |
| 47 | Fredericksburg city | 3.98 | -1.18 pts |
| 47 | Manassas city | 3.98 | +0.72 pts |
| 49 | Culpeper County | 3.86 | +1.41 pts |
| 50 | Carroll County | 3.72 | +1.2 pts |
| 51 | Rockbridge County | 3.68 | +8.35 pts |
| 52 | Powhatan County | 3.67 | +0.24 pts |
| 53 | Salem city | 3.58 | +2.71 pts |
| 54 | Harrisonburg city | 3.54 | +2.04 pts |
| 55 | Smyth County | 3.52 | +3.33 pts |
| 56 | Amherst County | 3.5 | +2.68 pts |
| 57 | Prince George County | 3.44 | +2.08 pts |
| 58 | Nelson County | 3.39 | +2.37 pts |
| 59 | Staunton city | 3.34 | +1.69 pts |
| 59 | Warren County | 3.34 | +1.41 pts |
| 61 | Franklin County | 3.25 | +2.34 pts |
| 62 | Patrick County | 3.21 | +7.08 pts |
| 63 | Roanoke County | 3.2 | +0.47 pts |
| 64 | Buena Vista city | 3.15 | -4.1 pts |
| 65 | Campbell County | 3.14 | +1.36 pts |
| 66 | Montgomery County | 3.11 | +1.5 pts |
| 67 | Waynesboro city | 3.04 | +0.88 pts |
| 68 | Chesapeake city | 3.03 | +0.92 pts |
| 69 | Fluvanna County | 3.02 | -0.22 pts |
| 70 | Loudoun County | 2.98 | +1.19 pts |
| 71 | Stafford County | 2.87 | +0.39 pts |
| 72 | Westmoreland County | 2.76 | +3.14 pts |
| 73 | Fairfax city | 2.72 | +1.45 pts |
| 74 | Albemarle County | 2.69 | +0.28 pts |
| 74 | Louisa County | 2.69 | -0.35 pts |
| 76 | King George County | 2.66 | -1.09 pts |
| 77 | Botetourt County | 2.62 | +2.75 pts |
| 78 | Lynchburg city | 2.57 | +0.08 pts |
| 79 | Virginia Beach city | 2.4 | +0.06 pts |
| 80 | Martinsville city | 2.39 | +0.32 pts |
| 81 | Richmond County | 2.33 | -3.39 pts |
| 82 | Giles County | 2.31 | -0.14 pts |
| 83 | Accomack County | 2.25 | +2.26 pts |
| 83 | Fairfax County | 2.25 | +0.65 pts |
| 85 | Hampton city | 2.23 | +3.97 pts |
| 86 | Norfolk city | 2.06 | +0.63 pts |
| 87 | King and Queen County | 2.01 | +3.41 pts |
| 88 | Alexandria city | 1.79 | -1.18 pts |
| 89 | Newport News city | 1.77 | -0.34 pts |
| 90 | Orange County | 1.75 | -0.69 pts |
| 91 | Bedford County | 1.68 | +0.77 pts |
| 92 | Charlotte County | 1.61 | -0.21 pts |
| 93 | Arlington County | 1.5 | -1.15 pts |
| 94 | Goochland County | 1.39 | -2.14 pts |
| 95 | Halifax County | 1.33 | -0.16 pts |
| 96 | James City County | 1.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 97 | Surry County | 1.08 | +3.13 pts |
| 98 | Pittsylvania County | 0.96 | -2.89 pts |
| 99 | Cumberland County | 0.94 | -7.94 pts |
| 100 | Augusta County | 0.88 | -2.52 pts |
| 101 | Poquoson city | 0.85 | -4.54 pts |
| 102 | York County | 0.64 | -1.29 pts |
| 103 | Hopewell city | 0.41 | -4.54 pts |
| 104 | Petersburg city | 0.39 | -5.78 pts |
| 105 | Buchanan County | 0.35 | +8.83 pts |
| 106 | Pulaski County | 0.28 | -2.87 pts |
| 107 | Washington County | 0.25 | -2.62 pts |
| 108 | Henry County | -0.02 | -3.18 pts |
| 109 | Falls Church city | -0.32 | -4 pts |
| 110 | Manassas Park city | -0.4 | -8.38 pts |
| 111 | Wythe County | -0.64 | -1.22 pts |
| 112 | Lexington city | -0.76 | -0.03 pts |
| 113 | Lancaster County | -0.78 | -3.77 pts |
| 114 | Mathews County | -0.8 | +1.59 pts |
| 115 | Floyd County | -0.83 | -5.2 pts |
| 116 | Williamsburg city | -1.08 | -3.55 pts |
| 117 | Brunswick County | -1.54 | -16.46 pts |
| 118 | Southampton County | -1.78 | -3.19 pts |
| 119 | Franklin city | -1.99 | -3.07 pts |
| 120 | Madison County | -2.11 | -5.71 pts |
| 121 | Tazewell County | -2.55 | -5.59 pts |
| 122 | Wise County | -3.64 | -1.73 pts |
| 123 | Danville city | -3.9 | -3.47 pts |
| 124 | Northumberland County | -4.11 | -8.24 pts |
| 125 | Russell County | -4.65 | -5.6 pts |
| 126 | Galax city | -4.73 | -12.57 pts |
| 127 | Greensville County | -7.11 | -14.9 pts |
| 128 | Emporia 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.
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. 1 counties have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.
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