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

Covington city had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 124 counties in 2023, at 29.56%. Falls Church city had the lowest, at -4.98%. The median was 8.06%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest29.56Covington city
Median8.06124 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Covington cityCovington city: 29.56 %29.56Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 27.88 %27.88Sussex CountySussex County: 22.58 %22.58Craig CountyCraig County: 19.98 %19.98Floyd CountyFloyd County: 18.96 %18.96Nelson CountyNelson County: 18.26 %18.26Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 16.43 %16.43Amelia CountyAmelia County: 15.93 %15.93Waynesboro cityWaynesboro city: 15.2 %15.2Wise CountyWise County: 14.71 %14.71Charlottesville cityCharlottesville city: 14.54 %14.54Scott CountyScott County: 14.13 %14.13Williamsburg cityWilliamsburg city: 14.12 %14.12Shenandoah CountyShenandoah County: 13.86 %13.86Staunton cityStaunton city: 13.59 %13.59Henry CountyHenry County: 13.58 %13.58Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 12.6 %12.6Carroll CountyCarroll County: 12.37 %12.37Petersburg cityPetersburg city: 11.7 %11.7Charles City CountyCharles City County: 11.55 %11.55Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 11.5 %11.5Lunenburg CountyLunenburg County: 11.45 %11.45Hopewell cityHopewell city: 11.36 %11.36James City CountyJames City County: 11.33 %11.33Pittsylvania CountyPittsylvania County: 11.19 %11.19Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 11.16 %11.16Greene CountyGreene County: 10.96 %10.96Campbell CountyCampbell County: 10.76 %10.76Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 10.55 %10.55Buckingham CountyBuckingham County: 10.41 %10.41Southampton CountySouthampton County: 10.41 %10.41Salem citySalem city: 10.4 %10.4Winchester cityWinchester city: 10.33 %10.33Bristol cityBristol city: 10.31 %10.31Danville cityDanville city: 10.21 %10.21Bedford CountyBedford County: 10.17 %10.17Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 10.03 %10.03Roanoke CountyRoanoke County: 9.83 %9.83Mathews CountyMathews County: 9.77 %9.77Radford cityRadford city: 9.74 %9.74
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Covington city29.56+23.81 pts
2Charlotte County27.88+7.38 pts
3Sussex County22.58+10.37 pts
4Craig County19.98+16.96 pts
5Floyd County18.96+8.13 pts
6Nelson County18.26+4.37 pts
7Brunswick County16.43+9.39 pts
8Amelia County15.93+6.44 pts
9Waynesboro city15.2+1.13 pts
10Wise County14.71+2.97 pts
11Charlottesville city14.54+2.39 pts
12Scott County14.13+4.7 pts
13Williamsburg city14.12+3.16 pts
14Shenandoah County13.86+1.3 pts
15Staunton city13.59-4.24 pts
16Henry County13.58+0.52 pts
17Northampton County12.6-4.11 pts
18Carroll County12.37-1.89 pts
19Petersburg city11.7-6.95 pts
20Charles City County11.55-5.72 pts
21Cumberland County11.5-2.04 pts
22Lunenburg County11.45-2.37 pts
23Hopewell city11.36-3.45 pts
24James City County11.33-1.95 pts
25Pittsylvania County11.19-5.74 pts
26Gloucester County11.16-0.99 pts
27Greene County10.96-6.56 pts
28Campbell County10.76-5.3 pts
29Westmoreland County10.55-6.04 pts
30Buckingham County10.41-15.08 pts
30Southampton County10.41-2.51 pts
32Salem city10.4-3.5 pts
33Winchester city10.33-4.94 pts
34Bristol city10.31-19.54 pts
35Danville city10.21-13.95 pts
36Bedford County10.17-4.89 pts
37Chesterfield County10.03-6.12 pts
38Roanoke County9.83-4.31 pts
39Mathews County9.77-4.35 pts
40Radford city9.74-4.66 pts
40Russell County9.74+4.28 pts
42Fluvanna County9.69-7.41 pts
43Franklin County9.58-5.08 pts
44Wythe County9.57-6.31 pts
45Henrico County9.49-6.02 pts
46Poquoson city9.4-3.35 pts
47Rappahannock County9.31-6.33 pts
48Galax city9.3-14 pts
49Essex County9.22-5.53 pts
50Augusta County9.15-5.21 pts
51Richmond city9.11-6.22 pts
52Botetourt County9.04-7.12 pts
53Hampton city8.86-6.85 pts
54Page County8.79-7.29 pts
55Rockbridge County8.71-5.52 pts
56Washington County8.51-11.92 pts
57Clarke County8.48-5.62 pts
58Colonial Heights city8.39-3.11 pts
58Hanover County8.39-5.53 pts
60Harrisonburg city8.18-4.94 pts
61Warren County8.13-5.57 pts
62Goochland County8.06-7.06 pts
63Powhatan County8.05-6.52 pts
64Pulaski County7.99-5.23 pts
65York County7.97-6.53 pts
66King George County7.89-6.02 pts
67Nottoway County7.77-4.52 pts
68Prince George County7.72-5.33 pts
69Accomack County7.67-8.61 pts
70Lancaster County7.64-7.83 pts
70Stafford County7.64-4.73 pts
72Roanoke city7.63-8.78 pts
73Norfolk city7.61-4.97 pts
74Montgomery County7.51-5.19 pts
75Northumberland County7.35-7.69 pts
76New Kent County7.29-7.73 pts
77Lynchburg city7.26-11.65 pts
78Virginia Beach city7.17-6.17 pts
79Culpeper County7.14-7.54 pts
80Portsmouth city7.06-5.64 pts
81Dinwiddie County7.01-5.57 pts
82Orange County7-6.44 pts
83Suffolk city6.96-8.67 pts
84Rockingham County6.85-8.49 pts
85Albemarle County6.39-9.72 pts
86Newport News city6.38-8.65 pts
86Patrick County6.38-17.92 pts
88Isle of Wight County6.34-7.3 pts
89Chesapeake city6.3-6.12 pts
90Grayson County6.26-13.93 pts
91Amherst County6.24-10.41 pts
91Louisa County6.24-10.92 pts
93Loudoun County6.19-7.36 pts
93Spotsylvania County6.19-8.97 pts
95Prince William County5.94-5.38 pts
96Fauquier County5.75-4.87 pts
97Frederick County5.73-9.87 pts
98Prince Edward County5.63-8.27 pts
99Halifax County5.6-10.03 pts
100Fairfax County5.31-4.59 pts
100Martinsville city5.31-29.82 pts
102Smyth County5.02-15.54 pts
103Caroline County4.73-12.82 pts
104Middlesex County4.45-12.88 pts
105Fredericksburg city4.4-8.99 pts
106Richmond County4.28-7.7 pts
107Fairfax city4.19-5.27 pts
108King William County3.93-14.35 pts
109Lexington city3.48-11.23 pts
110Alleghany County3.34-7.47 pts
111Appomattox County2.98-22.32 pts
112Manassas city2.93-9.96 pts
113Franklin city2.88-11.57 pts
114Alexandria city2.74-4.35 pts
115Arlington County2.12-5.74 pts
116Mecklenburg County1.91-19.39 pts
117Giles County1.51-20.97 pts
118Buena Vista city1.46-19.99 pts
119King and Queen County-0.21-15.82 pts
120Manassas Park city-0.25-16.29 pts
121Surry County-1.16-21.78 pts
122Tazewell County-1.49-18.1 pts
123Madison County-4.47-27.59 pts
124Falls Church city-4.98-17.81 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. 5 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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?

Covington city, with 29.56% in 2023, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Falls Church city, with -4.98% in 2023.

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. 5 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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