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Building a house in Virginia

How many new single-family homes each of Virginia's counties permitted in 2025, what builders declared they would cost, and who is listed here to build one.

19,884 new homes permitted in 2025

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey

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Map of Virginia counties, shaded by new single-family homes permitted in 2025
New single-family homes permitted in 2025, per countyUnder 5050 to 199200 to 499500 to 1,9992,000 or moreNo dataUS Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025.

Every county in Virginia

New single-family homes permitted in 2025 and the average value builders declared per home. Permit values usually run below the full cost to build, and an average from fewer than 10 permits is left out. Sort by any column.

CountyNew homesAverage permit value
Chesterfield County1,576$243,000
Henrico County809$182,000
Fairfax County740$293,000
Prince William County726$254,000
Frederick County707$242,000
Spotsylvania County681$330,000
Loudoun County641$252,000
Chesapeake city551$483,000
Albemarle County548$386,000
Suffolk city514$250,000
Rockingham County504$236,000
Stafford County419$333,000
Fauquier County417$383,000
Louisa County404$294,000
Richmond city368$202,000
Culpeper County366$417,000
Orange County339$259,000
Bedford County337$387,000
Goochland County314$348,000
New Kent County295$383,000
Hanover County279$354,000
Isle of Wight County277$259,000
Virginia Beach city266$338,000
Montgomery County256$295,000
Campbell County252$272,000
Augusta County248$343,000
Arlington County224$562,000
Caroline County224$323,000
Greene County216$243,000
King William County215$228,000
James City County209$357,000
Westmoreland County202$199,000
York County198$340,000
Shenandoah County191$272,000
Fluvanna County189$186,000
Lynchburg city189$243,000
Mecklenburg County166$320,000
Roanoke County161$320,000
Harrisonburg city158$296,000
Warren County157$346,000
Accomack County154$242,000
Franklin County143$451,000
Norfolk city143$161,000
Page County141$228,000
Northampton County133$416,000
Botetourt County127$325,000
Powhatan County127$383,000
Portsmouth city125$143,000
Gloucester County122$299,000
Prince George County122$211,000
Washington County117$365,000
Manassas city115$175,000
Amherst County112$229,000
Halifax County101$217,000
Hampton city100$185,000
Lancaster County100$378,000
Poquoson city98$362,000
King George County93$298,000
Roanoke city88$323,000
Rockbridge County87$308,000
Buckingham County86$245,000
Appomattox County85$272,000
Carroll County77$210,000
Wythe County77$214,000
Pittsylvania County72$250,000
Floyd County71$298,000
Cumberland County70$239,000
Northumberland County65$350,000
Winchester city64$182,000
Essex County62$226,000
Middlesex County62$233,000
Nelson County62$308,000
Pulaski County55$391,000
Charlottesville city53$317,000
Amelia County50$272,000
Newport News city50$149,000
Southampton County49$292,000
Madison County48$462,000
Henry County44$285,000
Charlotte County42$210,000
Rappahannock County39$725,000
Nottoway County38$198,000
Wise County37$155,000
Brunswick County36$229,000
King and Queen County36$242,000
Surry County35$288,000
Patrick County34$389,000
Sussex County34$191,000
Grayson County33$304,000
Mathews County32$359,000
Scott County32$257,000
Lunenburg County27$203,000
Prince Edward County27$221,000
Fredericksburg city25$280,000
Richmond County25$296,000
Charles City County24$294,000
Giles County23$469,000
Craig County19$263,000
Falls Church city18$768,000
Alexandria city17$327,000
Clarke County17$426,000
Lee County16$220,000
Tazewell County15$175,000
Dinwiddie County14$214,000
Alleghany County13$295,000
Buchanan County12$181,000
Smyth County12$296,000
Highland County11$241,000
Radford city11$203,000
Russell County11$297,000
Bland County10$199,000
Greensville County10$185,000
Bath County6None
Bristol city5None
Dickenson County5None

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Permit values are what builders declare and usually run below the full cost to build.

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