Fairfax CountyVirginia · 20 places
Twenty places, with median house prices from $820,000 in the City of Fairfax to $2.3 million in McLean.
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Updated October 5, 2026Bright MLS closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026 (City of Alexandria to October 3)1
Quick answer
From January 1 to October 2, 2026, the median single-family house price by town ran from $820,000 (City of Fairfax) to $2,300,000 (McLean), across 5,065 house sales in the 20 places this guide covers, including the cities of Fairfax, Falls Church and Alexandria; the median townhouse price ran from $550,000 (Lorton) to $1,215,000 (City of Falls Church).
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Fairfax County in six numbers
★ ★ Bright MLS, closed January 1 to October 2, 2026 (City of Alexandria to October 3)1
The first four numbers count every Bright MLS closed sale in Fairfax County itself from January 1 to October 2, 2026, homes legally owned as condos (including condo-style townhouses) left out; the cities of Fairfax, Falls Church and Alexandria are counted on their own pages. Fairfax County is the biggest housing market in Northern Virginia and the one with the widest spread of prices. This page compares every town and city the guide covers, on the same Bright MLS pull and the same filters, so one table shows what a house and a townhouse cost in each place, how fast they sell and what they rent for. The three independent cities in and next to the county (Fairfax, Falls Church and Alexandria) have their own schools and tax rates and get their own pages.
The places
20 Fairfax County pages, one per postal city.
Each page has the full Bright MLS numbers, how buyers paid, rents, the high schools, the commute at 8 am, and where to eat.
Vienna
Almost half the houses sold above asking, and the Orange Line starts next door.
Median house price $1,453,000, 428 sold. Median townhouse $812K.$2.3MMcLean
One house buyer in three paid cash.
Median house price $2,300,000, 335 sold. Median townhouse $1.1M.$985KFairfax
Half the houses sold above asking, and one buyer in seven used a VA loan.
Median house price $985,000, 448 sold. Median townhouse $735K.$924KChantilly
The Chantilly address reaches into both Fairfax and Loudoun counties, and two in three houses sold over asking.
Median house price $923,650, 102 sold. Median townhouse $662K.$904KCentreville
More townhouses sold than houses, and a median $379 a square foot for a house.
Median house price $904,500, 172 sold. Median townhouse $565K.$879KHerndon
Half the houses sold over asking, with two Silver Line stations in town.
Median house price $879,000, 341 sold. Median townhouse $652K.$1.12MReston
Two Silver Line stations, five villages, and more townhouses sold than houses.
Median house price $1,120,000, 185 sold. Median townhouse $676K.$1.1MClifton
Horse country, five-acre zoning, and a historic town of 243 people at its center.
Median house price $1,100,000, 86 sold. Median townhouse $630K.$1.42MOakton
Between Vienna and Fairfax, where four in five townhouses went under contract within a week.
Median house price $1,420,000, 124 sold. Median townhouse $798K.$820KCity of Fairfax
Its own city, its own schools and tax rate, and townhouses that sell for more than houses.
Median house price $820,000, 121 sold. Median townhouse $868K.$1.245MFairfax Station
Houses only, big lots, and one buyer in four used a VA loan.
Median house price $1,245,000, 158 sold.$1.885MGreat Falls
Lots of an acre or more, and not one townhouse sold.
Median house price $1,885,000, 139 sold.$925KBurke
Lakes, pools and a VRE station, and most houses sold over asking.
Median house price $925,000, 184 sold. Median townhouse $616K.$1.055MFalls Church
Inside the Beltway, next to Tysons, and one house buyer in five paid cash.
Median house price $1,055,000, 377 sold. Median townhouse $774K.$925KAnnandale
Inside the Beltway, where half the houses sold above asking.
Median house price $925,000, 251 sold. Median townhouse $627K.$1.685MCity of Falls Church
A city of 2.2 square miles with its own schools.
Median house price $1,685,000, 53 sold. Median townhouse $1.215M.$829KSpringfield
The Blue Line starts here, and more than half the houses sold over asking.
Median house price $828,857, 455 sold. Median townhouse $630K.$930KLorton
Bigger, newer houses than in Springfield or Centreville, at a median $358 a square foot, next door to Fort Belvoir.
Median house price $930,000, 105 sold. Median townhouse $550K.$885KAlexandria
The busiest market in the guide, and one buyer in four used a VA loan.
Median house price $885,000, 782 sold. Median townhouse $650K.$1.35MCity of Alexandria
Its own city, its own schools and tax rate, and 408 townhouses sold in 2026, half of them in Old Town.
Median house price $1,350,000, 219 sold. Median townhouse $915K.Seller guides
Selling in Fairfax County: one guide per community.
A year of closed sales, days on market and the HOA resale steps for each community.
- Selling in Armfield FarmsChantilly
- Selling in BarringtonFairfax Station
- Selling in Chantilly HighlandsHerndon
- Selling in CrosspointeFairfax Station
- Selling in Fair LakesFairfax
- Selling in Franklin FarmHerndon
- Selling in Franklin GlenFairfax
- Selling in GreenbriarFairfax
- Selling in Little Rocky RunClifton
- Selling in Poplar Tree EstatesChantilly
- Selling in Reston
- Selling in South RunFairfax Station
- Selling in South Run OaksFairfax Station
- Selling in Virginia RunCentreville
Landmarks
Places locals know on sight.
Prices
Median house prices by town ran from $820,000 in the City of Fairfax to $2,300,000 in McLean in 2026.
Median single-family sale price by place, Fairfax County, 20261
Townhouse view: each place's median townhouse sale price and number of townhouse sales (end-of-row and interior-row townhouses, condo-owned homes left out), from the same Bright MLS searches as each place's own page, closed January 1 to October 2, 2026 (the City of Alexandria to October 3). A gray bar means fewer than 10 townhouses sold, too few to give a median.
Houses. McLean has the highest median house price in the county, $2,300,000, and the City of Fairfax the lowest, $820,000. The hottest market for houses was Chantilly, where 67% of houses sold above the asking price.
Townhouses. Median townhouse prices run from $550,000 in Lorton to $1,215,000 in the City of Falls Church. Across the 20 places, including the cities of Fairfax, Falls Church and Alexandria, 2,873 townhouses sold against 5,065 houses.
Same rules everywhere. Single-family means detached with at least three bedrooms and two full baths; townhouse means end-of-row and interior-row, with homes legally owned as condos (including condo-style townhouses) left out; one postal city at a time. Click any name for the full page.
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Ask Ahmed| Place | Houses sold | Median house price | Share of houses sold above asking | Townhouses sold | Median townhouse price | Median house rent | Median townhouse rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna | 428 | $1,453,000 | 46% | 102 | $811,557 | $4,800 | $3,800 |
| McLean | 335 | $2,300,000 | 27% | 49 | $1,100,000 | $6,000 | $4,600 |
| Fairfax | 448 | $985,000 | 53% | 313 | $735,000 | $4,000 | $3,300 |
| Chantilly | 102 | $923,650 | 67% | 34 | $661,795 | $3,625 | $3,388 |
| Centreville | 172 | $904,500 | 54% | 274 | $565,000 | $3,900 | $2,850 |
| Herndon | 341 | $879,000 | 51% | 178 | $652,500 | $3,800 | $3,100 |
| Reston | 185 | $1,120,000 | 52% | 292 | $676,500 | $4,400 | $3,300 |
| Clifton | 86 | $1,100,000 | 45% | 17 | $630,000 | $4,850 | $2,950 |
| Oakton | 124 | $1,420,000 | 49% | 38 | $798,500 | $4,700 | $3,588 |
| City of Fairfax | 121 | $820,000 | 51% | 42 | $867,500 | $3,650 | $3,750 |
| Fairfax Station | 158 | $1,245,000 | 54% | 0 | none | $4,600 | none |
| Great Falls | 139 | $1,885,000 | 32% | 0 | none | $5,250 | none |
| Burke | 184 | $925,000 | 63% | 152 | $616,000 | $4,000 | $2,873 |
| Falls Church | 377 | $1,055,000 | 42% | 78 | $774,000 | $3,973 | $3,650 |
| Annandale | 251 | $925,000 | 49% | 72 | $627,000 | $3,950 | $3,100 |
| City of Falls Church | 53 | $1,685,000 | 51% | 21 | $1,215,000 | $5,228 | $4,200 |
| Springfield | 455 | $828,857 | 56% | 241 | $630,000 | $3,800 | $3,000 |
| Lorton | 105 | $930,000 | 42% | 102 | $550,000 | $4,025 | $2,988 |
| Alexandria | 782 | $885,000 | 38% | 460 | $650,000 | $3,900 | $3,300 |
| City of Alexandria | 219 | $1,350,000 | 36% | 408 | $915,000 | $4,700 | $3,900 |
Taxes, schools, commute
What Fairfax County costs to hold, which schools serve each address, and how long to DC.
Taxes
Fairfax County's 2026 real estate tax is $1.12 per $100 of assessed value, plus about $0.0335 per $100 in stormwater and pest fees, so a house at the Fairfax median price of $985,000 pays roughly $11,400 a year. The three independent cities set their own rates: the City of Fairfax $1.0725 per $100, the City of Falls Church $1.18 per $100 and the City of Alexandria $1.135 per $100 plus a $500 yearly refuse fee. Towns with their own government, Herndon and Vienna, add a town tax on top of the county rate.3
Schools
Everything outside the three cities is Fairfax County Public Schools, the largest district in Virginia, organized in high-school pyramids (a high school and the elementary and middle schools that feed it). Langley (McLean and Great Falls), Oakton, Madison (Vienna), Woodson and McLean are the pyramids buyers ask about first, each with a high school rated A+ on Niche, and Thomas Jefferson is the countywide magnet. The City of Fairfax contracts with Fairfax County Public Schools; the City of Falls Church and the City of Alexandria run their own districts.4
Commute
Fairfax County has Metro on four lines: the Silver Line through Tysons, Reston and Herndon, the Orange Line to Vienna, and the Blue and Yellow lines through Springfield and Alexandria. Burke, Lorton and Springfield have Virginia Railway Express stations. Inside the Beltway (Annandale, Falls Church, Alexandria, McLean) a drive to downtown DC at 8 am is 25 to 50 minutes; from Centreville, Chantilly or Clifton plan on 50 to 80.5
Who pulled these numbers
I pull every number myself, so you can act on it.
Each figure is a Bright MLS closed sale, pulled one place at a time with the same filters everywhere, so you can compare any two towns fairly. The person who built this guide is the one who answers when you call.
Details decide deals. Every number here carries its exact dates, every listing gets its town line checked, and every comparable sale is checked by hand, because the small things are where buyers and sellers win or lose money.
Questions
What people ask about Fairfax County.
What is the cheapest place to buy a house in Fairfax County in 2026?
The City of Fairfax, an independent city surrounded by the county, where the median single-family home (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) sold for $820,000 across 121 Bright MLS sales from January 1 to October 2, 2026. Next cheapest: Springfield at $828,857 and Herndon at $879,000.
What is the most expensive place in Fairfax County?
McLean, with a median house price of $2,300,000 from January 1 to October 2, 2026 (335 sales). Great Falls ($1,885,000) and the City of Falls Church ($1,685,000) follow.
How much is a townhouse in Fairfax County?
The median townhouse price by town runs from $550,000 in Lorton to $1,215,000 in the City of Falls Church, January 1 to October 2, 2026 (City of Alexandria to October 3). 2,873 townhouses sold across the 20 places this guide covers, including the cities of Fairfax, Falls Church and Alexandria (2,442 in Fairfax County itself).
What is the real estate tax rate in Fairfax County for 2026?
Fairfax County's 2026 real estate tax is $1.12 per $100 of assessed value, plus about $0.0335 per $100 in stormwater and pest fees, so a house at the Fairfax median price of $985,000 pays roughly $11,400 a year. The three independent cities set their own rates: the City of Fairfax $1.0725 per $100, the City of Falls Church $1.18 per $100 and the City of Alexandria $1.135 per $100 plus a $500 yearly refuse fee. Towns with their own government, Herndon and Vienna, add a town tax on top of the county rate.
How competitive is the Fairfax County housing market?
Very, for houses: the median house went under contract in 5 days in the City of Falls Church and in a week or less in most places, and in Chantilly 67% of houses sold above asking. The slowest was Great Falls (a median 10 days).
Where do these Fairfax County numbers come from?
Bright MLS closed sales and closed leases, January 1 to October 2, 2026 (the City of Alexandria, a separate pull, to October 3), pulled by Ahmed Makkiyah, a licensed Virginia REALTOR®, one postal city at a time with the same filters everywhere. They are not estimates from a listing website.
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