Virginia bluebells carpeting both sides of a dirt trail through spring woods along Bull Run, with two walkers far down the path and the river glinting through the trees at the right
Fairfax County

Centreville, Virginia · 20120 and 20121, Fairfax County

More townhouses sold than houses, and a median $379 a square foot for a house.

Bluebells along Bull Run· Centreville, Fairfax County

Artist's renderings of real Centreville places.

Northern Virginia Guide › Fairfax County › Centreville

Updated October 2, 2026Bright MLS, closed January 1 to October 2, 20261

Quick answer

The median single-family home in Centreville sold for $904,500 in 2026 and went under contract in six days, and more townhouses sold than houses.

What a house or townhouse costs in Centreville this year, how buyers pay, what it rents for, which high school it feeds now and after Skyview opens, and how the I-66 commute works. Every number below is from Bright MLS closed sales, pulled on October 2, 2026, not from a listing site's estimate.

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Six numbers that describe Centreville.

★ Closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 20261

$904.5KMedian single-family sale price, 172 homes sold
$565KMedian townhouse sale price, 274 sold
6 daysMedian days on market, single-family (7 for townhomes)
54%Of houses sold above asking (46% of townhomes)
$379Median price per square foot, single-family
$2,850Median monthly rent, townhome (single-family $3,900)

Centreville is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County with two zip codes, 20120 and 20121. Single-family means a detached house with at least three bedrooms and two full baths; townhouse means end-of-row and interior-row homes; homes legally owned as condos (including condo-style townhouses) are left out of both. Source: Bright MLS, closed sales January 1 to October 2, 2026, Postal City = Centreville, pulled by Ahmed Makkiyah on October 2, 2026.

Why people choose Centreville

Space for the money and a short drive to Dulles.

A townhouse with a garage in Fairfax County schools; a house of about 2,400 square feet above ground for less than in Fairfax; and Dulles and the Route 28 job corridor close by.

Buyers choose Centreville over Fairfax for about $80,000 less at the median and a bigger house, and over Burke for the shorter drive to Dulles and Route 28 instead of the VRE. What they give up is the drive east: downtown DC is 50 minutes or more at rush hour. Townhouses and larger houses here are often a few streets apart.

Prices

What the $904,500 median buys: a 1980s or 90s colonial of about 2,400 square feet above ground.

Centreville's cheapest single-family sale of 2026 was $525,000 and its most expensive $3,540,000, and 120 of the 172 houses sold under $1 million.

The typical Centreville house is a colonial built in the late 1980s or 1990s in a planned community such as Little Rocky Run, Sully Station or Virginia Run, about 2,400 square feet above ground with a two-car garage, an HOA and a pool down the path. 144 of the 172 houses sold in 20120 and only 28 in 20121.

Centreville is a townhouse town. 274 townhouses sold against 172 houses, at a median of $565,000, from $365,000 (the lowest sale) to $834,900 (the highest), in a median 7 days, and 46% went over asking. Townhouse sales split 162 in 20120 and 112 in 20121.

At a median $379 a square foot, a Centreville house costs far less per foot than Burke ($450), Fairfax ($451) or Annandale ($486). The median price is close to theirs, but the house is bigger. What you give up is the drive: Centreville is about 50 minutes or more from downtown DC at rush hour.

Median single-family sale price, 20262

  1. McLean$2.3M
  2. Great Falls$1.89M
  3. City of Falls Church$1.69M
  4. Vienna$1.45M
  5. Oakton$1.42M
  6. Arlington County$1.41M
  7. City of Alexandria$1.35M
  8. Fairfax Station$1.25M
  9. Reston$1.12M
  10. Clifton$1.1M
  11. Falls Church (county part)$1.05M
  12. Fairfax (county part)$985K
  13. Fairfax County, September$950K
  14. Lorton$930K
  15. Annandale$925K
  16. Burke$925K
  17. Chantilly (Fairfax side)$924K
  18. Centreville$905K
  19. Alexandria (county part)$885K
  20. Herndon$879K
  21. Springfield$829K
  22. City of Fairfax$820K

McLean $2,300,000; Great Falls $1,885,000; City of Falls Church (independent city) $1,685,000; Vienna $1,453,000; Oakton $1,420,000; Arlington County, all zips, $1,406,000; City of Alexandria (independent city) $1,350,000; Fairfax Station $1,245,000; Reston $1,120,000; Clifton $1,100,000; Falls Church addresses in Fairfax County $1,055,000; Fairfax addresses in Fairfax County $985,000; Fairfax County in September $950,000; Lorton $930,000; Annandale $925,000; Burke $925,000; Chantilly addresses in Fairfax County $923,650; Centreville $904,500; Alexandria addresses in Fairfax County $885,000; Herndon $879,000; Springfield $828,857; City of Fairfax (independent city) $820,000.

Bright MLS closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026 (City of Alexandria to October 3), except the Fairfax County row (September 2026 alone). The town rows are filtered to 3+ bedrooms and 2+ full baths and leave out homes legally owned as condos (including condo-style townhouses); the Fairfax County row has no size filter. Fairfax, Alexandria and Falls Church mean the Fairfax County addresses, not the independent cities, and Chantilly means its Fairfax County side. Arlington County, the neighbor to the east, is one row for the whole county (pulled October 3, same filters). The Cities of Fairfax, Falls Church and Alexandria are independent cities next to the county, shown under their own names. Oak Hill (20 sales) and Dunn Loring (12) are too small to chart.

★ Centreville closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026 (Bright MLS)
MeasureSingle-familyTownhouse
Homes sold172274
Median sold price$904,500$565,000
Average sold price$967,872$568,584
Median price per square foot$379$404
Median days to contract67
Median sale price as a share of the asking price (sold-to-list)100.3%100.0%
Sold above asking92 (53.5%)126 (46.0%)
Under contract within 7 days61.0%50.0%
Lowest sale$525,000$365,000
Highest sale$3,540,000$834,900
Total dollar volume$166.5M$155.8M

Centreville townhouse prices since 2019

Median
$565,000median, 2026 (274 sales)
+44%since 2019
$350K$400K$450K$500K$550K$600K20192020202120222023202420252026$392K$455K$565K
  • 2019: $392,000 median, 445 sales
  • 2020: $412,000 median, 464 sales
  • 2021: $455,000 median, 568 sales
  • 2022: $496,000 median, 380 sales
  • 2023: $510,000 median, 229 sales
  • 2024: $555,000 median, 238 sales
  • 2025: $565,000 median, 272 sales
  • 2026: $565,000 median, 274 sales

Median sale price of Centreville townhouses (end-of-row and interior-row, not condo-owned), January 1 to October 2 each year, 2019 to 2026. Source: Bright MLS closed sales pulled by Ahmed Makkiyah, October 2026. Single-family homes and townhouses only; no condos.

How many Centreville townhouses sold at each price

Find your budget on the left and see how many townhouses sold there in 2026. The $565,000 median falls in the gold row.

  1. Under $475K26 homes
  2. $475K to $500K28 homes
  3. $500K to $525K31 homes
  4. $525K to $550K31 homes
  5. $550K to $575K31 homes, the median is in this range
  6. $575K to $600K28 homes
  7. $600K to $625K29 homes
  8. $625K to $650K26 homes
  9. $650K to $675K19 homes
  10. $675K and up25 homes
Cheapest: $365,000Highest: $834,900

274 Centreville townhouse closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026 (Bright MLS). Townhouse means end-of-row and interior-row homes; condo-owned homes, including townhouses sold as condominiums, are not counted. A sale right at a dividing price, like $550,000, counts in the higher row.

Lowest and highest sales, 2026

A guide, not a price tag. The median is the middle sale: half the homes sold for more and half for less. It gives you a feel for prices here, not the price of any one home, and you'll always find homes above and below it, like the lowest and highest sales below.

Centreville closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026 (Bright MLS). Single-family means 3+ bedrooms and 2+ full baths; condo-owned homes, including townhouses sold as condominiums, are not counted.

  • LowestCheapest single-family house$525,000lowest of 172 single-family sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026
  • HighestHighest single-family house$3,540,000highest of 172 single-family sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026
  • LowestCheapest townhouse$365,000lowest of 274 townhouse sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026
  • HighestHighest townhouse$834,900highest of 274 townhouse sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026

What can you afford in Centreville? Start from the monthly payment you can live with, not the price. The calculator adds Fairfax County tax, insurance and HOA for you; almost every Centreville house and townhouse pays an HOA.

Follow the money

Four buyers in five used a conventional loan. Cash was rare.

In 2026, 141 of 172 single-family buyers used a conventional loan and only 16 paid cash (9%), making up 9.6% of all the money spent on houses. This is a market of mortgages, not cash.

Share of single-family sales paid in cash, by price range, 2026

  1. Under $800K13%6 of 48
  2. $800K to $1M7%5 of 72
  3. $1M to $1.2M6%2 of 32
  4. Over $1.2M15%3 of 20

Under $800,000 13% (6 of 48); $800,000 to $1 million 7% (5 of 72); $1 to $1.2 million 6% (2 of 32); over $1.2 million 15% (3 of 20).

Cash shows up at the two ends. The two cheapest houses of the year sold for cash at 117% and 123% of their asking price, likely fixer-uppers drawing competing cash offers. In the middle of the market, only 7 of 104 sold for cash.

How 172 single-family purchases were paid for, 2026

172 sales: conventional 141 · cash 16 · VA 9 · FHA and other 6

Conventional loan 82%Cash 9%VA loan 5%FHA and other 3%

Cash buyers paid a median of $875,000 against $911,000 financed, went under contract in a median 4.5 days against 6, and paid a little more against the asking price. Only 9 buyers used a VA loan, about one in twenty.

What that means if you need a loan: you are competing with other conventional buyers, not with cash. Six in ten houses went under contract within a week and over half sold above asking, so the offer that wins is a full pre-approval, a short inspection window and an appraisal-gap plan you decided before the open house.

Townhomes: 26 of 274 sales were cash (9.5%), with a cash median of $572,500 against $565,000 financed, spread evenly across price ranges; conventional 218, FHA 18, VA 9 and 3 other (1 private loan, 1 assumed loan topped up with cash and 1 Virginia Housing loan). Mixed cash-and-loan deals were counted as financed.

The interesting facts

A townhouse town where a house costs less per foot.

Four things in the 2026 numbers that set Centreville apart.

274 to 172274 townhouses sold in 2026, against 172 houses
7 to 1Townhomes to houses rented: 239 against 33
123%Of asking, paid in cash for one of the two cheapest houses
9%Of single-family buyers paid cash: 16 of 172

The entry point. A townhouse at the $565,000 median in Centreville means a three-level home with a garage or a yard, an HOA pool and Fairfax County schools. That is why townhouses outsell houses here.

What sells. Townhouses at the entry price and homes a short drive from Dulles and Route 28.

Rentals. If you want to rent a house in Centreville, expect very few choices: only 33 houses were rented all year, against 239 townhomes.

Rent or buy

Buying wins, and a townhome wins sooner.

A single-family home rents for a median of $3,900 a month and sells for $904,500, a price-to-rent ratio of 19.3; a townhome rents for $2,850 and sells for $565,000, a ratio of 16.5.1

19.3Price-to-rent ratio, single-family ($904.5K ÷ $46,800 a year)
16.5Price-to-rent ratio, townhouse ($565K ÷ $34,200)
5.2%Gross rental yield, single-family (a year's rent as a share of the price, before costs)
6.1%Gross rental yield, townhouse
★ Centreville closed leases, January 1 to October 2, 2026 (Bright MLS)
MeasureSingle-familyTownhome
Homes rented33239
Median monthly rent$3,900$2,850
Average monthly rent$4,071$2,844
Median rent per square foot$1.66$2.01
Median days to lease1215
Rent range, lowest to highest lease$2,950 to $6,000$1,800 to $4,000

Gross yield is before the mortgage, tax, HOA, insurance and upkeep. Under 20, anyone who stays five years or more can usually expect buying to beat renting, and a townhome at 16.5 gets there sooner.

Own in Centreville already? Over half the houses here sold above asking this year, and townhouses went in a week. Ahmed runs a real comparative analysis against the 446 sales on this page, community by community, not a website estimate.

The houses

Little Rocky Run, Sully Station, Virginia Run and the townhouse rows.

Most of Centreville was built after 1980 as large planned communities, each with its own pools, trails and HOA, so the houses are newer and bigger than inside the Beltway.

Little Rocky Run. About 2,700 homes built from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, houses and townhouses, with three pools, tennis courts and more than 20 miles of paved trails through the woods.

Sully Station. Roughly 3,200 homes built mainly from 1988 to 1995 where Route 28, Route 29 and I-66 meet, with three community pools. The shortest drive in Centreville to Dulles and the Route 28 jobs.

Virginia Run. Started in the late 1980s, with more than 1,400 single-family homes on larger lots, a pool, tennis courts and trails.

The townhomes. 274 sales at a median of $565,000, from older rows near Route 29 to 1990s and 2000s three-level townhouses with garages. Condo-owned homes are a separate, cheaper market and are not counted here.

What to check. The HOA resale package, which lists the dues, any special assessment and the rules on fences, decks and paint; the age of the roof, windows and HVAC on a 30-year-old house; and, in the northern neighborhoods, the Dulles flight paths at the hour you would be home.

Brick-front two-story colonial with a tall arched window over the door, a two-car garage and a red Japanese maple on a green lawn in late-afternoon light.
Leaf-covered paved trail beside a rocky stream with a wooden footbridge under tall orange and gold fall trees.
Row of three-level townhouses with brick lower floors, white garage doors, tan, gray and white siding, bay windows and bare winter trees behind.
Large community lap pool with lane ropes, pennant flags, a white lifeguard chair, white loungers and blue umbrellas in front of tall green woods.

Schools

Centreville or Westfield, and Skyview changes the map in 2027.

Most of Centreville feeds Centreville High or Westfield High, with Chantilly High on the east edge. From the 2027-28 school year, the new Skyview High School takes part of the Westfield pyramid (Westfield High and the schools that feed it).3

A

Centreville High School

Niche #11 in Fairfax County, US News #59 in Virginia. Serves the middle and south of Centreville.

A

Westfield High School

Niche #14 in the county, US News #66 in Virginia. Serves the north side, toward Chantilly and Route 28. Loses about a quarter of its students to Skyview in 2027-28.

A+

Chantilly High School

Niche #7 in the county. Takes the eastern edge of Centreville; 333 of its students move to Skyview in 2027-28.

New

Skyview High School

FCPS's 25th high school, in Herndon. Boundaries approved July 16, 2026: 1,062 Westfield students move to Skyview from 2027-28, and 77 move from Centreville High to Westfield.

ES

Colin Powell Elementary

In Centreville, with FCPS's Korean immersion program, entered by lottery in kindergarten or first grade.

Masjid

Centreville Islamic Center

On Ordway Road in 20121, a Dar Al-Hijrah project with daily prayer, weekend Islamic school and Qur'an classes. Friday prayer is at 12:15 and 1:30 at the Fiesta Event Center.

Masjid

ADAMS Sully

The ADAMS Center's branch on Brookfield Corporate Drive in Chantilly, about fifteen minutes north.

Halal

Centreville Square

Khan Supermarket and Wow Fresh Meat cut halal beef, lamb, goat and chicken; H Mart on Braddock Road has a halal meat section.

The Skyview change takes effect in 2027-28 for grades 9 to 11; rising 9th and 10th graders could opt in from 2026-27. Elementary boundaries did not change. If you are buying on the north side, the high school on the listing today may not be the one your child finishes at. Check the exact address at the FCPS Boundary Locator, and ask Ahmed to confirm it before you offer.

Commute

I-66 for everything, with a free bus lot on Stringfellow Road.

Centreville has no Metro or VRE station. Most people drive I-66, Route 28 or Route 29, or park free at the Stringfellow Road lot (698 spaces) and take Fairfax Connector express bus 698 to the Pentagon or 697 to downtown DC.

Weekday at 8 am from central Centreville. Drive times are estimates; the low end is a normal day, the high end a bad one.6
ToDriveRoute
Downtown DC50 to 85 minI-66 east, Express Lanes if you carpool
Pentagon45 to 70 minI-66 to the Beltway and I-395, or the 698 bus
Tysons30 to 45 minI-66 to the Beltway north
Reston Town Center25 to 40 minRoute 28 to the Dulles Toll Road
Dulles Airport15 to 25 minRoute 28 north

The I-66 Express Lanes are free for carpools of three with an E-ZPass Flex; everyone else pays a toll that moves with traffic. Fairfax Connector route 698 runs from Stringfellow Road to the Pentagon and route 697 to downtown DC, both $4.80. Vienna, the end of the Orange Line, is 20 to 30 minutes by car.5 Route 29 and Braddock Road back up through the middle of Centreville at rush hour, so the distance to I-66 or Route 28 matters more than the miles. Ahmed will do the 7:45 drive with you before you offer.

Daily life

Bull Run, Korean barbecue and the halal markets on Centreville Square.

Outdoors. Bull Run Regional Park, 1,568 acres on the western edge, has camping, a water park and trails along the run. Ellanor C. Lawrence Park is 650 acres of woods and history off Walney Road, and the Cub Run RECenter has the indoor pool. Manassas National Battlefield is just across Bull Run.

Korean and Afghan. Centreville Crest Lane and St. Germain Drive are lined with Korean barbecue, tofu houses and Korean bakeries, plus H Mart and Lotte Plaza for groceries. Kabob Express on Centreville Crest Lane is the Afghan kitchen.

Halal and Middle Eastern. Khan Supermarket and Wow Fresh Meat on Centreville Square are halal butchers, and H Mart on Braddock Road has a halal section. The Centreville Islamic Center is on Ordway Road.

Taxes.4 Centreville is unincorporated Fairfax County, so there is no town tax: the 2026 rate is $1.12 per $100 of assessed value plus $0.0335 in county fees, about $1.15 all in, roughly $10,400 a year on a $904,500 house, before HOA dues. The car tax is $4.57 per $100 of each vehicle's value.

The Stone Bridge over Bull Run, two round stone arches reflected in the still, misty creek, with a dirt trail along the bank.
Korean barbecue short ribs and pork belly sizzling on a round tabletop grill with garlic and green chilies, surrounded by small dishes of kimchi, bean sprouts and lettuce.
Seekh kebabs on long flat skewers grilling over glowing charcoal, with naan, red onion rings, lemon wedges, green chutney and chilies beside the grill.
Still pond with lily pads, white water lilies and cattails reflecting tall green trees, seen from the end of a wooden deck with a black railing, with a heron in the shallows.

How Centreville rates

How Centreville rates: quiet, walkable, transit and more, from 0 to 10.

Each score ranks Centreville among the 46 towns in this guide: 10 is the top of the list, 0 the bottom. It is not a national score. The real number and its source sit under each one.

Quiet2 / 10

84% of the land is under 50 dB of 24-hour road, rail and plane noise; 6% is at 60 dB or more. Check your street’s noise

US DOT National Transportation Noise Map, 2020 (road, rail and aviation)

Walkable6 / 10

11.5 of 20 on the EPA walkability index; 30 everyday shops and pharmacies mapped.

EPA National Walkability Index, version 3.0 (2021)

Transit5 / 10

6 bus stops within half a mile of the average home; 0% of people live within 1 mile of a Metro or VRE station.

OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026, plus Fairfax Connector, Loudoun County Transit and OmniRide schedules; homes = 2020 Census neighborhoods (block groups)

Cycling7 / 10

17.7 miles of bike lanes and bike trails (1.5 per square mile); no Capital Bikeshare stations.

OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026; Capital Bikeshare station feed

Nightlife and dining8 / 10

58 restaurants, bars, music venues, theaters and cinemas within 1 mile of the average home (189 inside the town).

Overture Maps places, October 2026 release (open places only); homes = 2020 Census neighborhoods (block groups)

Everyday shopping5 / 10

8.3 grocery stores, pharmacies, hardware and everyday shops within 1 mile of the average home; 79% of people live within 1 mile of a grocery store.

Overture Maps places, October 2026 release (open places only); homes = 2020 Census neighborhoods (block groups)

Parks4 / 10

86% of people live within half a mile of a park; 516 acres of parks and nature preserves, 7% of the land.

OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026

The area is the Census Bureau’s Centreville CDP boundary (11.94 square miles). We rate places, never people, so there is no school, safety or “who lives here” score. Map counts are what the sources have mapped and can miss a place. Scored October 22, 2026; updated every six months.

Around Centreville

Around Centreville, by the numbers: what is inside the 11.94 square miles.

Real counts instead of star ratings. Each tile names its source and date, so you can check it.

Walking

11.5 of 20

The EPA rates Centreville above average to walk: the average of its 39 Census block groups, weighted by the 73,727 people who live in them.

EPA National Walkability Index (1 = least walkable, 20 = most), version 3.0, 2021

Bus

134 bus stops

11 Fairfax Connector routes stop inside Centreville, numbers 610, 615, 630, 642, 652, 660, 662, 663, 697, 698 and 901.

Fairfax Connector schedule (GTFS), valid Jun 27, 2026 to Sep 30, 2028

Groceries

8 grocery stores

Giant, Trader Joe's, Lidl, Lotte Plaza Market, H Mart and others.

OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026

Restaurants and cafes

89 restaurants + 13 cafes

Including Applebee's, Araki Japanese Restaurant, Bella Pizza, Bombay Bites, Bonchon Chicken and others.

OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026

Parks and trails

69.1 miles of trails and paths

78 playgrounds and 17 parks, such as Arrowhead Park, Braddock Park, Cabell's Mill at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, Centre Ridge North Park and others. Sidewalks are not counted in the miles.

OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026

Schools and library

10 schools

Mountain View High School, Ormond Stone Middle School, Centre Ridge Elementary School, Centreville Elementary School, Cub Run Elementary School, Deer Park Elementary School and others, plus Centreville Regional Library.

OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026

The area is the Census Bureau’s Centreville CDP boundary (11.94 square miles), so places just outside it are not counted. Map counts are what OpenStreetMap volunteers have mapped and can miss a place. Pulled October 21, 2026.

Where to eat

Best restaurants in Centreville, VA: Ahmed's list (2026)

"Ahmed, where do you go to eat?" The Centreville list.

Updated

Up to five picks within about fifteen minutes of Centreville in each cuisine, the one doing best at the top, and halal marked. Korean and Afghan are on Centreville's own streets; for Lebanese and Pakistani, the best are in Gainesville, Fair Lakes and Chantilly.7

Closed, so not listed: Food Corner Kabob House on Centreville Square shows as closed on Yelp since May 2026. Also worth knowing: Meat Project on Trinity Parkway for all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue. Rankings weigh current Yelp ratings by review count, critics' lists and whether the place is busy; the halal note comes from Zabihah or the restaurant itself, and "ask about halal" means it could not be confirmed. Know one that belongs here? Tell Ahmed.

Questions

What people ask about Centreville.

How much does a house cost in Centreville, Virginia in 2026?

The median single-family home (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) in Centreville sold for $904,500 in 2026 through October 2, across 172 sales in Bright MLS, at $379 per square foot. The median townhouse sold for $565,000 across 274 sales. Houses ran from $525,000 to $3,540,000 and townhomes from $365,000 to $834,900 (lowest to highest sale). Condo-owned homes are not included.

What was the cheapest home sold in Centreville, Virginia in 2026?

Bright MLS closed sales from January 1 to October 2, 2026, single-family houses (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) and townhouses only, no condos:

  • Cheapest single-family house: $525,000, the lowest of 172 single-family sales
  • Cheapest townhouse: $365,000, the lowest of 274 townhouse sales
  • Highest single-family house: $3,540,000, the highest of 172 single-family sales
  • Highest townhouse: $834,900, the highest of 274 townhouse sales

Want a home near these prices? Ask Ahmed, or call or text 734.383.6945 or 703.957.0060.

Is the median price what a home in Centreville will cost?

No. The median is the middle sale of 2026, not a set price: half the single-family houses sold for more and half for less. In Centreville they sold from $525,000 to $3,540,000. Use the median to get a feel for the market, then look at homes on both sides of it.

How competitive is the Centreville housing market?

Competitive. In 2026, 54% of single-family homes and 46% of townhomes sold above the asking price, 61% of houses went under contract within a week, and the median house took 6 days (7 for townhomes).

Do Centreville buyers pay cash or use VA loans?

Mostly neither. In 2026, 141 of 172 single-family buyers (82%) used a conventional loan, 16 paid cash (9.3%) and 9 used a VA loan. Cash was most common at the two ends of the market: under $800,000 and above $1.2 million.

What is rent in Centreville, Virginia?

In 2026 the median townhome leased for $2,850 a month across 239 closed leases in Bright MLS, and the median single-family house (3+ bedrooms) for $3,900 across only 33 leases. Townhomes took a median of 15 days to lease and houses 12.

Is it better to rent or buy in Centreville?

Buying wins for anyone who stays five years or more, and a townhome wins sooner. The price-to-rent ratio is 19.3 for a single-family home ($904,500 against $46,800 a year in rent) and 16.5 for a townhome ($565,000 against $34,200), with gross rental yields of 5.2% and 6.1%.

Which high schools serve Centreville, and how does Skyview change it?

Most of Centreville feeds Centreville High (Niche A, US News #59 in Virginia) or Westfield High (Niche A, US News #66), with Chantilly High on the east edge. From the 2027-28 school year the new Skyview High School takes 1,062 students from the Westfield pyramid, and 77 students move from Centreville High to Westfield. Check any address at the FCPS Boundary Locator.

How long is the commute from Centreville to DC?

At 8 am on a weekday, downtown DC is about 50 to 85 minutes by car on I-66, the Pentagon 45 to 70, Tysons 30 to 45 and Dulles Airport 15 to 25. There is no Metro or VRE station; the free Stringfellow Road park-and-ride has Fairfax Connector express buses to the Pentagon (698) and downtown DC (697). These drive times are estimates.

What is the property tax in Centreville, Virginia?

Centreville is unincorporated Fairfax County, so there is no town tax. The 2026 rate is $1.12 per $100 plus about $0.0335 in county fees, about $1.15 all in, roughly $10,400 a year on a $904,500 house, before HOA dues, which almost every Centreville home pays.

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