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Charlottesville (city) (20.0 per 1,000 residents), Waynesboro (city) (14.7 per 1,000 residents) and Northampton County (12.2 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in Virginia in 2025.
Data as of 2025 · updated November 5, 2026
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All 132 ranked Virginia counties Virginia counties ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents Rank County Per 1,000 residents, 2025 Homes permitted 2025 Residents 1 Charlottesville (city) 20.0 889 44,388 2 Waynesboro (city) 14.7 353 23,951 3 Northampton County 12.2 145 11,879 4 Greene County 12.1 266 21,958 5 Richmond (city) 11.3 2,681 237,257 6 King William County 11.0 215 19,617 7 Westmoreland County 10.9 214 19,715 8 Goochland County 10.8 314 29,187 9 Lancaster County 10.6 116 10,995 10 New Kent County 10.5 295 28,022 11 Louisa County 9.4 404 42,924 12 Orange County 8.5 339 40,083 13 Rockingham County 7.7 685 89,316 14 Poquoson (city) 7.4 98 13,292 15 Isle of Wight County 7.3 303 41,321 16 Frederick County 7.1 707 99,955 17 Henrico County 6.8 2,323 342,775 18 Cumberland County 6.8 70 10,352 19 Fluvanna County 6.5 189 28,975 20 Caroline County 6.5 224 34,413 21 Culpeper County 6.3 366 57,666 22 Campbell County 6.3 350 55,629 23 Augusta County 6.3 495 78,940 24 Albemarle County 6.2 729 118,356 25 Page County 5.9 141 23,762 26 Essex County 5.8 62 10,654 27 Middlesex County 5.7 62 10,841 28 Mecklenburg County 5.7 174 30,747 29 Suffolk (city) 5.6 589 104,699 30 Chesterfield County 5.5 2,194 397,148 31 Staunton (city) 5.5 147 26,801 32 Fauquier County 5.5 417 76,503 33 Arlington County 5.4 1,309 243,931 34 King and Queen County 5.3 36 6,743 35 Surry County 5.3 35 6,603 36 Rappahannock County 5.2 39 7,439 37 Northumberland County 5.2 65 12,557 38 Buckingham County 5.0 86 17,137 39 Appomattox County 4.9 85 17,172 40 Highland County 4.7 11 2,318 41 Floyd County 4.6 73 15,789 42 Accomack County 4.5 154 33,859 43 Hanover County 4.4 511 116,423 44 Spotsylvania County 4.4 681 155,388 45 Bedford County 4.3 355 83,059 46 Shenandoah County 4.2 191 45,839 47 Nelson County 4.2 62 14,920 48 Roanoke (city) 4.1 410 99,111 49 Rockbridge County 4.0 91 22,663 50 Craig County 4.0 19 4,800 51 Powhatan County 3.9 127 32,591 52 Mathews County 3.8 32 8,529 53 Botetourt County 3.7 127 34,144 54 Charlotte County 3.7 42 11,401 55 Warren County 3.7 157 42,740 56 Amelia County 3.7 50 13,632 57 Charles City County 3.6 24 6,623 58 Washington County 3.5 191 53,898 59 Amherst County 3.5 112 31,962 60 Loudoun County 3.5 1,561 449,749 61 Madison County 3.4 48 14,237 62 Montgomery County 3.3 328 98,434 63 Fairfax (city) 3.3 89 26,772 64 Chesapeake (city) 3.3 846 255,332 65 Harrisonburg (city) 3.2 162 50,839 66 Sussex County 3.2 34 10,755 67 King George County 3.1 93 29,646 68 Gloucester County 3.0 122 40,097 69 Halifax County 3.0 101 33,447 70 Prince George County 3.0 132 43,936 71 Richmond County 2.9 27 9,294 72 Wythe County 2.9 81 27,983 73 York County 2.9 204 71,374 74 Petersburg (city) 2.8 95 33,734 75 Southampton County 2.7 49 18,110 76 James City County 2.7 225 83,326 77 Prince William County 2.7 1,340 502,966 78 Nottoway County 2.7 42 15,796 79 Stafford County 2.6 450 170,803 80 Carroll County 2.6 77 29,299 81 Lynchburg (city) 2.6 213 81,347 82 Manassas (city) 2.6 115 44,332 83 Franklin County 2.6 143 55,526 84 Fairfax County 2.5 2,862 1,167,873 85 Winchester (city) 2.4 68 28,272 86 Brunswick County 2.3 36 15,727 87 Lunenburg County 2.2 27 12,058 88 Grayson County 2.2 33 15,230 89 Patrick County 2.0 34 17,424 90 Buena Vista (city) 1.9 13 6,672 91 Portsmouth (city) 1.8 179 96,777 92 Roanoke County 1.7 161 97,150 93 Pulaski County 1.6 55 33,586 94 Bland County 1.6 10 6,151 95 Scott County 1.5 32 21,200 96 Bath County 1.5 6 4,076 97 Giles County 1.4 23 16,564 98 Williamsburg (city) 1.4 22 15,861 99 Hopewell (city) 1.3 31 23,261 100 Wise County 1.3 45 34,824 101 Bristol (city) 1.3 21 16,418 102 Pittsylvania County 1.2 72 59,490 103 Prince Edward County 1.2 27 22,391 104 Falls Church (city) 1.2 18 15,159 105 Clarke County 1.1 17 15,609 106 Virginia Beach (city) 1.0 436 453,737 107 Galax (city) 0.9 6 6,670 108 Greensville County 0.9 10 11,181 109 Alleghany County 0.9 13 14,546 110 Henry County 0.9 44 49,242 111 Covington (city) 0.9 5 5,680 112 Fredericksburg (city) 0.8 25 30,393 113 Colonial Heights (city) 0.8 15 18,738 114 Radford (city) 0.8 13 17,243 115 Lee County 0.7 16 21,642 116 Emporia (city) 0.7 4 5,447 117 Hampton (city) 0.7 100 137,315 118 Newport News (city) 0.7 125 183,230 119 Norfolk (city) 0.7 156 231,013 120 Salem (city) 0.7 17 25,816 121 Buchanan County 0.6 12 18,492 122 Dinwiddie County 0.5 14 28,896 123 Manassas Park (city) 0.5 8 16,560 124 Russell County 0.4 11 25,332 125 Smyth County 0.4 12 28,882 126 Tazewell County 0.4 15 38,635 127 Dickenson County 0.4 5 13,236 128 Danville (city) 0.3 14 41,647 129 Norton (city) 0.3 1 3,477 130 Alexandria (city) 0.1 17 160,662 131 Martinsville (city) 0.0 0 13,849 132 Lexington (city) 0.0 0 7,769
1 of 133 Virginia counties are not ranked on this measure.
How this is ranked Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.
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Questions Which county in Virginia is building the most new homes? Charlottesville (city): 20.0 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Waynesboro (city) (14.7 per 1,000 residents) and Northampton County (12.2 per 1,000 residents), of 132 Virginia counties ranked.
How is this ranking calculated? Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.
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