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2026 conforming loan limits · Virginia

Virginia has 3 distinct one-unit conforming limits, from $832,750 to $1,249,125. 18 of 133 county-equivalents sit above the $832,750 baseline that applies here.

CY2026 Showing the 2026 FHFA dataset, effective 2026-01-01. Figures change only when FHFA publishes a new file.

Virginia at a glance

FHFA 2026 conforming loan limit summary for Virginia
MetricValue
County-equivalents133
Lowest one-unit conforming limit$832,750
Highest one-unit conforming limit$1,249,125
Distinct one-unit limits3
Applicable baseline$832,750
Above the applicable baseline18 of 133 (13.5%)
At the applicable ceiling17
Dataset yearCY2026

How Virginia splits

Distribution of 2026 one-unit conforming limits across Virginia
FHFA positionCounty-equivalentsShareLowestHighest
At the baseline11586.5%$832,750$832,750
Above baseline, below ceiling10.8%$1,209,750$1,209,750
At the ceiling1712.8%$1,249,125$1,249,125

Highest limits in Virginia: Alexandria City ($1,249,125), Arlington County ($1,249,125), Clarke County ($1,249,125), Culpeper County ($1,249,125), Fairfax City ($1,249,125).

Conforming and FHA limits by county-equivalent

Two federal programs, two agencies, two different limits. The conforming figure is FHFA’s cap on what Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may buy; the FHA figure is HUD’s cap on what FHA will insure. Neither governs the other.

Conforming and FHA one-unit limits by county-equivalent · Virginia
County-equivalentMetroConforming 1-unit (2026)FHA 1-unit (2026)Difference
Accomack CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Albemarle CountyCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA$832,750$598,000$234,750
Alleghany CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Amelia CountyRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
Amherst CountyLYNCHBURG, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Appomattox CountyLYNCHBURG, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Arlington CountyWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Augusta CountySTAUNTON-STUARTS DRAFT, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Bath CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Bedford CountyLYNCHBURG, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Bland CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Botetourt CountyROANOKE, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Brunswick CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Buchanan CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Buckingham CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Campbell CountyLYNCHBURG, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Caroline CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Carroll CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Charles City CountyRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
Charlotte CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Chesterfield CountyRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
Clarke CountyWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Craig CountyROANOKE, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Culpeper CountyWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Cumberland CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Dickenson CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Dinwiddie CountyRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
Essex CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Fairfax CountyWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Fauquier CountyWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Floyd CountyBLACKSBURG-CHRISTIANSBURG-RADFORD, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Fluvanna CountyCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA$832,750$598,000$234,750
Franklin CountyROANOKE, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Frederick CountyWINCHESTER, VA-WV$832,750$541,287$291,463
Giles CountyBLACKSBURG-CHRISTIANSBURG-RADFORD, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Gloucester CountyVIRGINIA BEACH-CHESAPEAKE-NORFOLK, VA-NC$832,750$757,850$74,900
Goochland CountyRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
Grayson CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Greene CountyCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA$832,750$598,000$234,750
Greensville CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Halifax CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Hanover CountyRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
Henrico CountyRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
Henry CountyMARTINSVILLE, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Highland CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Isle Of Wight CountyVIRGINIA BEACH-CHESAPEAKE-NORFOLK, VA-NC$832,750$757,850$74,900
James City CountyVIRGINIA BEACH-CHESAPEAKE-NORFOLK, VA-NC$832,750$757,850$74,900
King And Queen CountyRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
King George CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
King William CountyRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
Lancaster CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Lee CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Loudoun CountyWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Louisa CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Lunenburg CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Madison CountyRural / Non-metro$1,209,750$541,287$668,463
Mathews CountyVIRGINIA BEACH-CHESAPEAKE-NORFOLK, VA-NC$832,750$757,850$74,900
Mecklenburg CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Middlesex CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Montgomery CountyBLACKSBURG-CHRISTIANSBURG-RADFORD, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Nelson CountyCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA$832,750$598,000$234,750
New Kent CountyRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
Northampton CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Northumberland CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Nottoway CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Orange CountyLAKE OF THE WOODS, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Page CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Patrick CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Pittsylvania CountyDANVILLE, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Powhatan CountyRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
Prince Edward CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Prince George CountyRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
Prince William CountyWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Pulaski CountyBLACKSBURG-CHRISTIANSBURG-RADFORD, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Rappahannock CountyWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Richmond CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Roanoke CountyROANOKE, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Rockbridge CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Rockingham CountyHARRISONBURG, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Russell CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Scott CountyKINGSPORT-BRISTOL, TN-VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Shenandoah CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Smyth CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Southampton CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Spotsylvania CountyWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Stafford CountyWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Surry CountyVIRGINIA BEACH-CHESAPEAKE-NORFOLK, VA-NC$832,750$757,850$74,900
Sussex CountyRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
Tazewell CountyBLUEFIELD, WV-VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Warren CountyWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Washington CountyKINGSPORT-BRISTOL, TN-VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Westmoreland CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Wise CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Wythe CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
York CountyVIRGINIA BEACH-CHESAPEAKE-NORFOLK, VA-NC$832,750$757,850$74,900
Alexandria CityWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Bristol CityKINGSPORT-BRISTOL, TN-VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Buena Vista CityRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Charlottesville CityCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA$832,750$598,000$234,750
Chesapeake CityVIRGINIA BEACH-CHESAPEAKE-NORFOLK, VA-NC$832,750$757,850$74,900
Colonial Heights CityRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
Covington CityRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Danville CityDANVILLE, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Emporia CityRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Fairfax CityWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Falls Church CityWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Franklin CityRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Fredericksburg CityWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Galax CityRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Hampton CityVIRGINIA BEACH-CHESAPEAKE-NORFOLK, VA-NC$832,750$757,850$74,900
Harrisonburg CityHARRISONBURG, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Hopewell CityRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
Lexington CityRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Lynchburg CityLYNCHBURG, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Manassas CityWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Manassas Park CityWASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV$1,249,125$1,249,125$0
Martinsville CityMARTINSVILLE, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Newport News CityVIRGINIA BEACH-CHESAPEAKE-NORFOLK, VA-NC$832,750$757,850$74,900
Norfolk CityVIRGINIA BEACH-CHESAPEAKE-NORFOLK, VA-NC$832,750$757,850$74,900
Norton CityRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Petersburg CityRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
Poquoson CityVIRGINIA BEACH-CHESAPEAKE-NORFOLK, VA-NC$832,750$757,850$74,900
Portsmouth CityVIRGINIA BEACH-CHESAPEAKE-NORFOLK, VA-NC$832,750$757,850$74,900
Radford CityBLACKSBURG-CHRISTIANSBURG-RADFORD, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Richmond CityRICHMOND, VA$832,750$707,250$125,500
Roanoke CityROANOKE, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Salem CityROANOKE, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Staunton CitySTAUNTON-STUARTS DRAFT, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Suffolk CityVIRGINIA BEACH-CHESAPEAKE-NORFOLK, VA-NC$832,750$757,850$74,900
Virginia Beach CityVIRGINIA BEACH-CHESAPEAKE-NORFOLK, VA-NC$832,750$757,850$74,900
Waynesboro CitySTAUNTON-STUARTS DRAFT, VA$832,750$541,287$291,463
Williamsburg CityVIRGINIA BEACH-CHESAPEAKE-NORFOLK, VA-NC$832,750$757,850$74,900
Winchester CityWINCHESTER, VA-WV$832,750$541,287$291,463

Two-, three- and four-unit conforming limits

FHFA publishes a separate limit for each property size. These are its published figures, not multiples of the one-unit limit.

Conforming limits for one to four units by county-equivalent · Virginia
County-equivalent1 unit2 units3 units4 units
Accomack County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Albemarle County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Alleghany County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Amelia County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Amherst County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Appomattox County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Arlington County$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Augusta County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Bath County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Bedford County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Bland County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Botetourt County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Brunswick County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Buchanan County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Buckingham County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Campbell County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Caroline County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Carroll County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Charles City County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Charlotte County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Chesterfield County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Clarke County$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Craig County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Culpeper County$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Cumberland County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Dickenson County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Dinwiddie County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Essex County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Fairfax County$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Fauquier County$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Floyd County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Fluvanna County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Franklin County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Frederick County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Giles County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Gloucester County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Goochland County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Grayson County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Greene County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Greensville County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Halifax County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Hanover County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Henrico County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Henry County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Highland County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Isle Of Wight County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
James City County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
King And Queen County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
King George County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
King William County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Lancaster County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Lee County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Loudoun County$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Louisa County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Lunenburg County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Madison County$1,209,750$1,548,975$1,872,225$2,326,875
Mathews County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Mecklenburg County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Middlesex County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Montgomery County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Nelson County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
New Kent County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Northampton County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Northumberland County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Nottoway County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Orange County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Page County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Patrick County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Pittsylvania County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Powhatan County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Prince Edward County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Prince George County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Prince William County$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Pulaski County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Rappahannock County$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Richmond County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Roanoke County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Rockbridge County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Rockingham County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Russell County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Scott County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Shenandoah County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Smyth County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Southampton County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Spotsylvania County$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Stafford County$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Surry County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Sussex County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Tazewell County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Warren County$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Washington County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Westmoreland County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Wise County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Wythe County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
York County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Alexandria City$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Bristol City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Buena Vista City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Charlottesville City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Chesapeake City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Colonial Heights City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Covington City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Danville City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Emporia City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Fairfax City$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Falls Church City$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Franklin City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Fredericksburg City$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Galax City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Hampton City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Harrisonburg City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Hopewell City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Lexington City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Lynchburg City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Manassas City$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Manassas Park City$1,249,125$1,599,375$1,933,200$2,402,625
Martinsville City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Newport News City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Norfolk City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Norton City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Petersburg City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Poquoson City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Portsmouth City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Radford City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Richmond City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Roanoke City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Salem City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Staunton City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Suffolk City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Virginia Beach City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Waynesboro City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Williamsburg City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Winchester City$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750

Government sources

  • Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Conforming Loan Limits by County (HERA-based)

    Dataset year
    2026 (CY2026)
    Effective
    January 1, 2026
    Retrieved
    December 12, 2025

    Fields used: FIPS State Code; FIPS County Code; County Name; State; CBSA Number; One-Unit Limit; Two-Unit Limit; Three-Unit Limit; Four-Unit Limit

  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) FHA Single Family Forward Mortgage Limits

    Dataset year
    2026 (CY2026)
    Effective
    January 1, 2026
    Retrieved
    December 12, 2025

    Fields used: cols 073-079: one-unit forward mortgage limit; cols 080-086: two-unit forward mortgage limit; cols 087-093: three-unit forward mortgage limit; cols 094-100: four-unit forward mortgage limit; cols 101-102: state postal code; cols 103-105: county FIPS code; cols 000-009: CBSA/metro code (9999900000 = non-metro)