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

Buchanan County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 127 counties in 2018, at 12.73%. Bath County had the lowest, at -12.51%. The median was 3.14%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest12.73Buchanan County
Lowest-12.51Bath County
Median3.14127 counties

Top 40 counties, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 12.73 %12.73Galax cityGalax city: 12.73 %12.73Franklin cityFranklin city: 11.42 %11.42Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 10.3 %10.3Hopewell cityHopewell city: 9.92 %9.92Lunenburg CountyLunenburg County: 9.81 %9.81King and Queen CountyKing and Queen County: 8.52 %8.52Manassas Park cityManassas Park city: 8.51 %8.51Richmond cityRichmond city: 8.46 %8.46Sussex CountySussex County: 8.37 %8.37Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 7.7 %7.7Goochland CountyGoochland County: 7.7 %7.7Surry CountySurry County: 7.62 %7.62Buckingham CountyBuckingham County: 7.59 %7.59Caroline CountyCaroline County: 7.4 %7.4Petersburg cityPetersburg city: 7.39 %7.39Mathews CountyMathews County: 6.72 %6.72Louisa CountyLouisa County: 6.5 %6.5Southampton CountySouthampton County: 6.13 %6.13Charlottesville cityCharlottesville city: 6.11 %6.11Madison CountyMadison County: 6.01 %6.01Albemarle CountyAlbemarle County: 5.8 %5.8Augusta CountyAugusta County: 5.78 %5.78Waynesboro cityWaynesboro city: 5.7 %5.7Lexington cityLexington city: 5.61 %5.61Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 5.55 %5.55Harrisonburg cityHarrisonburg city: 5.38 %5.38Henrico CountyHenrico County: 5.33 %5.33Prince George CountyPrince George County: 5.31 %5.31Colonial Heights cityColonial Heights city: 5.21 %5.21Wythe CountyWythe County: 5.12 %5.12Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 5.03 %5.03Orange CountyOrange County: 4.88 %4.88Staunton cityStaunton city: 4.86 %4.86Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 4.78 %4.78Fluvanna CountyFluvanna County: 4.73 %4.73Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 4.65 %4.65Lynchburg cityLynchburg city: 4.56 %4.56Floyd CountyFloyd County: 4.5 %4.5Botetourt CountyBotetourt County: 4.28 %4.28
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Buchanan County12.73+12.38 pts
1Galax city12.73+17.46 pts
3Franklin city11.42+13.41 pts
4Northampton County10.3+4.66 pts
5Hopewell city9.92+9.51 pts
6Lunenburg County9.81+5.36 pts
7King and Queen County8.52+6.51 pts
8Manassas Park city8.51+8.91 pts
9Richmond city8.46+0.42 pts
10Sussex County8.37+3.82 pts
11Cumberland County7.7+6.76 pts
11Goochland County7.7+6.31 pts
13Surry County7.62+6.54 pts
14Buckingham County7.59+1.28 pts
15Caroline County7.4+1.23 pts
16Petersburg city7.39+7 pts
17Mathews County6.72+7.52 pts
18Louisa County6.5+3.81 pts
19Southampton County6.13+7.91 pts
20Charlottesville city6.11-2.73 pts
21Madison County6.01+8.12 pts
22Albemarle County5.8+3.11 pts
23Augusta County5.78+4.9 pts
24Waynesboro city5.7+2.66 pts
25Lexington city5.61+6.37 pts
26Pulaski County5.55+5.27 pts
27Harrisonburg city5.38+1.84 pts
28Henrico County5.33-0.7 pts
29Prince George County5.31+1.87 pts
30Colonial Heights city5.21-0.65 pts
31Wythe County5.12+5.76 pts
32Chesterfield County5.03+0.38 pts
33Orange County4.88+3.13 pts
34Staunton city4.86+1.52 pts
35Northumberland County4.78+8.89 pts
36Fluvanna County4.73+1.71 pts
37Tazewell County4.65+7.2 pts
38Lynchburg city4.56+1.99 pts
39Floyd County4.5+5.33 pts
40Botetourt County4.28+1.66 pts
41Powhatan County4.26+0.59 pts
41Williamsburg city4.26+5.34 pts
43Loudoun County4.21+1.23 pts
44Fredericksburg city4.19+0.21 pts
45Culpeper County4.14+0.28 pts
45Greene County4.14-2.2 pts
45Hampton city4.14+1.91 pts
48Montgomery County4.11+1 pts
49Arlington County4.09+2.59 pts
50Stafford County4.06+1.19 pts
51Bedford County4.05+2.37 pts
52Nottoway County3.94-0.79 pts
53Danville city3.89+7.79 pts
53Hanover County3.89-0.73 pts
55Norfolk city3.78+1.72 pts
56Prince William County3.63-1.29 pts
57Westmoreland County3.55+0.79 pts
58Falls Church city3.52+3.84 pts
59Warren County3.51+0.17 pts
60Bristol city3.5-1.14 pts
61Winchester city3.42-1.48 pts
62Frederick County3.29-1.56 pts
63Greensville County3.25+10.36 pts
64Amelia County3.14-1.65 pts
65Fauquier County3.05-1.15 pts
65Roanoke city3.05-1.18 pts
67Washington County3.02+2.77 pts
68King William County3-1.83 pts
69Spotsylvania County2.94-3.37 pts
70Shenandoah County2.93-1.12 pts
71Amherst County2.91-0.59 pts
72Roanoke County2.82-0.38 pts
73Wise County2.78+6.42 pts
74York County2.77+2.13 pts
75New Kent County2.76-2.2 pts
76Fairfax city2.71-0.01 pts
77Charles City County2.69-2.05 pts
78Page County2.63-1.85 pts
79Russell County2.52+7.17 pts
80Carroll County2.46-1.26 pts
81Essex County2.42-1.7 pts
82Fairfax County2.41+0.16 pts
83Appomattox County2.39-7.99 pts
83Chesapeake city2.39-0.64 pts
85Clarke County2.38-2.2 pts
85Poquoson city2.38+1.53 pts
87Campbell County2.29-0.85 pts
88Richmond County2.28-0.05 pts
89Halifax County2.24+0.91 pts
90Virginia Beach city2.15-0.25 pts
91Alexandria city2.06+0.27 pts
92Dinwiddie County2.02-2.82 pts
93Franklin County1.88-1.37 pts
94Salem city1.78-1.8 pts
95Rockingham County1.74-2.99 pts
96Radford city1.7-4.71 pts
97Manassas city1.48-2.5 pts
98James City County1.39+0.09 pts
99Isle of Wight County1.38-3.63 pts
100Craig County1.33-7.82 pts
101Nelson County1.29-2.1 pts
102Henry County1.23+1.25 pts
103Portsmouth city1.19-3.64 pts
104Rockbridge County0.97-2.71 pts
105King George County0.9-1.76 pts
106Newport News city0.79-0.98 pts
107Suffolk city0.78-4.37 pts
108Giles County0.75-1.56 pts
109Gloucester County0.49-4.64 pts
110Lancaster County0.4+1.18 pts
111Grayson County0.38-6.44 pts
112Pittsylvania County-0.19-1.15 pts
113Alleghany County-0.24-5.42 pts
114Smyth County-0.27-3.79 pts
115Accomack County-0.29-2.54 pts
116Patrick County-0.41-3.62 pts
117Prince Edward County-0.87-6.48 pts
118Mecklenburg County-1.34-7.16 pts
119Covington city-1.47-7.59 pts
120Middlesex County-1.56-8.72 pts
121Buena Vista city-2.53-5.68 pts
122Charlotte County-2.79-4.4 pts
123Rappahannock County-3.85-9.03 pts
124Brunswick County-4.23-2.69 pts
125Scott County-5.61-14.13 pts
126Martinsville city-8.35-10.74 pts
127Bath County-12.51-22.53 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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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Which county has the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?

Buchanan County, with 12.73% in 2018, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Bath County, with -12.51% in 2018.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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