37 counties · Boom Town Index

Best Counties in Virginia

The top-ranked counties in Virginia on the Boom Town Index — where economic growth outpaces housing prices.

# County BTI Score Proj. Growth GDP Growth Pop Growth HV Ratio
01 Suffolk city VA 96 +3.6% +3.8% +1.7% 6.6x
02 Culpeper County VA 86 +2.5% +4.7% +1.5% 9.1x
03 Chesapeake city VA 81 +2.1% +2.2% +0.9% 7.1x
04 Augusta County VA 80 +2.1% — +0.6% 11.6x
05 Franklin County VA 78 +2.0% +2.7% +0.0% 6.8x
06 Bedford County VA 78 +1.9% +1.5% +0.7% 10.0x
07 Harrisonburg city VA 78 +1.9% — -0.5% 8.7x
08 Newport News city VA 77 +1.9% -0.4% +0.0% 2.8x
09 Roanoke County VA 76 +1.8% — +0.4% 11.6x
10 Fauquier County VA 72 +1.7% +6.0% +1.2% 11.4x
11 Virginia Beach city VA 68 +1.4% +6.6% +0.1% 6.1x
12 Washington County VA 61 +1.2% — -0.0% 9.9x
13 Prince William County VA 60 +1.1% — +0.8% 24.6x
14 York County VA 60 +1.1% — +0.9% 23.0x
15 Albemarle County VA 58 +1.0% — +1.0% 10.7x
16 Henrico County VA 54 +0.9% +0.8% +0.4% 3.5x
17 James City County VA 54 +0.9% — +1.4% 19.8x
18 Portsmouth city VA 53 +0.9% -1.1% -0.1% 3.5x
19 Pittsylvania County VA 52 +0.8% — -0.5% 14.0x
20 Norfolk city VA 51 +0.8% +0.9% -0.7% 2.9x
21 Richmond city VA 50 +0.7% +2.6% +0.7% 2.5x
22 Frederick County VA 50 +0.7% — +1.9% 12.6x
23 Rockingham County VA 49 +0.7% — +1.0% 11.1x
24 Montgomery County VA 48 +0.7% — +0.1% 10.2x
25 Spotsylvania County VA 47 +0.6% — +1.9% 24.6x
26 Stafford County VA 47 +0.6% -0.2% +2.2% 10.3x
27 Chesterfield County VA 46 +0.6% +4.1% +1.7% 6.0x
28 Roanoke city VA 44 +0.5% +2.5% -0.4% 2.0x
29 Lynchburg city VA 43 +0.5% — +0.2% 5.5x
30 Loudoun County VA 41 +0.4% +4.3% +1.7% 7.4x
31 Alexandria city VA 39 +0.4% +0.7% -0.4% 7.2x
32 Henry County VA 39 +0.3% — -0.6% 7.9x
33 Hanover County VA 36 +0.3% +0.8% +1.2% 5.5x
34 Fairfax County VA 32 +0.1% — -0.1% 10.5x
35 Hampton city VA 29 -0.0% +4.6% +0.3% 4.2x
36 Arlington County VA 18 -0.7% +1.4% +0.0% 4.7x
37 Campbell County VA 8 -1.8% — -0.2% 9.6x

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