37 counties · Boom Town Index

Virginia

Avg BTI Score
55 / 100
Population
6.7M
+0.6% avg growth
National Rank
#23 of 51

State Overview

Virginia has 37 counties tracked by the Boom Town Index, with an average score of 55/100.

The state shows above-average economic momentum, with strong signals across multiple growth indicators.

The top-performing county is Suffolk city (BTI 96), while Campbell County (BTI 8) trails the pack.

Median Household Income
$82,424
State median across 37 counties
Median Home Value
$308,300
Income-to-home ratio: 0.27
Building Permits
25,502
Total residential permits

Virginia Counties

37 counties
Rank County BTI Score Proj. Growth GDP Pop Growth Income Ratio Home Price Amenity P/R
01 Suffolk city 96 +3.6% +3.8% +1.7% +7.2% 6.6x +1.7% 0.2 14x
02 Culpeper County 86 +2.5% +4.7% +1.5% +8.3% 9.1x +2.8% -1.1 22x
03 Chesapeake city 81 +2.1% +2.2% +0.9% +8.3% 7.1x +2.8% 0.5 14x
04 Augusta County 80 +2.1% — +0.6% +10.2% 11.6x +3.8% -0.1 16x
05 Franklin County 78 +2.0% +2.7% +0.0% +11.1% 6.8x +1.6% 1.9 21x
06 Bedford County 78 +1.9% +1.5% +0.7% +5.5% 10.0x +2.7% 1.4 16x
07 Harrisonburg city 78 +1.9% — -0.5% +9.8% 8.7x +4.8% 1.2 15x
08 Newport News city 77 +1.9% -0.4% +0.0% +10.2% 2.8x +1.3% 1.3 12x
09 Roanoke County 76 +1.8% — +0.4% +8.4% 11.6x +3.4% 0.0 13x
10 Fauquier County 72 +1.7% +6.0% +1.2% +10.2% 11.4x +3.7% -1.5 20x
11 Virginia Beach city 68 +1.4% +6.6% +0.1% +7.0% 6.1x +2.5% 1.2 15x
12 Washington County 61 +1.2% — -0.0% +8.0% 9.9x +0.1% -0.2 19x
13 Prince William County 60 +1.1% — +0.8% +8.2% 24.6x +0.7% -0.9 18x
14 York County 60 +1.1% — +0.9% +9.4% 23.0x +1.6% 1.3 16x
15 Albemarle County 58 +1.0% — +1.0% +7.9% 10.7x +1.5% -0.0 19x
16 Henrico County 54 +0.9% +0.8% +0.4% +8.0% 3.5x +1.1% -0.9 15x
17 James City County 54 +0.9% — +1.4% +6.1% 19.8x +0.4% 1.1 17x
18 Portsmouth city 53 +0.9% -1.1% -0.1% +5.8% 3.5x -0.7% 0.5 11x
19 Pittsylvania County 52 +0.8% — -0.5% +6.3% 14.0x -1.2% -0.3 14x
20 Norfolk city 51 +0.8% +0.9% -0.7% +8.4% 2.9x +0.3% 0.5 12x
21 Richmond city 50 +0.7% +2.6% +0.7% +8.8% 2.5x +0.8% -0.9 16x
22 Frederick County 50 +0.7% — +1.9% +9.6% 12.6x +0.8% -0.4 14x
23 Rockingham County 49 +0.7% — +1.0% +8.5% 11.1x +2.6% 1.2 11x
24 Montgomery County 48 +0.7% — +0.1% +7.6% 10.2x +1.6% 0.3 12x
25 Spotsylvania County 47 +0.6% — +1.9% +6.2% 24.6x +0.9% -1.0 15x
26 Stafford County 47 +0.6% -0.2% +2.2% +6.9% 10.3x +1.2% -0.1 16x
27 Chesterfield County 46 +0.6% +4.1% +1.7% +8.4% 6.0x +1.5% -0.8 14x
28 Roanoke city 44 +0.5% +2.5% -0.4% +6.3% 2.0x +2.2% 0.0 11x
29 Lynchburg city 43 +0.5% — +0.2% +4.1% 5.5x -0.4% -0.4 13x
30 Loudoun County 41 +0.4% +4.3% +1.7% +8.7% 7.4x +0.2% -0.6 21x
31 Alexandria city 39 +0.4% +0.7% -0.4% +7.3% 7.2x +1.0% -2.2 24x
32 Henry County 39 +0.3% — -0.6% +6.3% 7.9x -4.8% -0.3 14x
33 Hanover County 36 +0.3% +0.8% +1.2% +8.0% 5.5x +2.6% -2.1 15x
34 Fairfax County 32 +0.1% — -0.1% +8.3% 10.5x -1.0% -1.3 23x
35 Hampton city 29 -0.0% +4.6% +0.3% +8.5% 4.2x -0.6% 1.3 12x
36 Arlington County 18 -0.7% +1.4% +0.0% +7.2% 4.7x +0.0% -2.2 27x
37 Campbell County 8 -1.8% — -0.2% +9.5% 9.6x +1.0% -0.4 10x