City of Alexandria, Virginia · Zips 22301, 22302, 22304, 22305, 22311, 22314 and part of 22312
Its own city, its own schools and tax rate, and 408 townhouses sold this year, half of them in Old Town.
The Torpedo Factory on the waterfront· A 1749 port town on the Potomac
Artist's renderings of real City of Alexandria places.
Northern Virginia Guide › Fairfax County area › City of Alexandria (independent city)
Updated October 3, 2026Bright MLS, closed January 1 to October 3, 20261
Quick answer
The median single-family home in the City of Alexandria sold for $1,350,000 in 2026 and went under contract in six days. The median fee-simple townhouse sold for $915,000, and the city sold almost twice as many townhouses as houses.
The City of Alexandria is an independent city, not part of Fairfax County or Arlington. It has its own city government, its own real estate tax rate, its own police department and its own public schools, Alexandria City Public Schools. Many homes with an "Alexandria, VA" mailing address are in Fairfax County instead, in zips such as 22306, 22310 and 22315, and 22312 is split between the two, so check the tax record, not the listing. For the county side of the same address, see the Alexandria (Fairfax County) page. This page is about homes for sale and sold inside the city line: what a house or townhouse costs in Old Town, Del Ray or the West End, how buyers pay, what it rents for, which schools it feeds, the tax and the commute. Every number is from Bright MLS closed sales, pulled on October 3, 2026, not from a listing site's estimate.
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Six numbers that describe the City of Alexandria.
★ Closed sales, January 1 to October 3, 20261
Single-family means a detached house with at least three bedrooms and two full baths; townhouse means end-of-row and interior-row homes. Condo-owned homes are left out of both, and in Alexandria that matters: many townhouses are condo-owned, so they are not in the sales counts, though they are in the rentals. Source: Bright MLS, closed sales January 1 to October 3, 2026, County = Alexandria City, pulled by Ahmed Makkiyah on October 3, 2026.
Why people choose the City of Alexandria
Old Town townhouses, Del Ray houses, Metro to the Pentagon and a lower-priced West End.
Old Town townhouses (zip 22314), where 51 of the city's 75 cash townhouse purchases happened; Del Ray and Rosemont houses near Mount Vernon Avenue; the Blue and Yellow lines to the Pentagon, National Landing and downtown; a VA loan on 58 of 408 townhouse sales; and the shops of Duke Street, Van Dorn Street and South Pickett Street.
Buyers choose the city over the Fairfax County side of Alexandria for Metro, Old Town and shorter drives to the Pentagon and DC, and they pay for it: $465,000 more at the median house and $265,000 more at the median townhouse. They choose the West End for a house under $1 million or a West End townhouse near $750,000. If you are torn between the city and the county, settle schools and commute before price; the price follows.
Prices
A median $1,350,000 for a house in the City of Alexandria, $465,000 more than the county side.
The median city house sold for $1,350,000, against $885,000 in the Fairfax County part of Alexandria; that is less than Arlington County ($1,406,000) or the City of Falls Church ($1,685,000) and more than Fairfax Station ($1,245,000). The median townhouse sold for $915,000, $265,000 more than on the county side ($650,000).
Houses. 219 sold, from $530,000 (the lowest sale) to $7,500,000 (the highest), and 36 of them, 16%, for $2 million or more. The median house has 2,175 square feet above ground and sold for $660 a square foot, more per foot than a house in Arlington ($648) or McLean ($625). Seven in ten of the house sales were in three zips: 22302, 22301 and 22304.
Townhouses. 408 fee-simple townhouses sold at a median of $915,000 and $615 a square foot, for a median of 1,802 square feet above ground. That is less than a townhouse cost in Arlington ($1,050,000) but well above the county side of Alexandria. Half of them, 202, were in Old Town, at a median of $1,175,000.
More dollars in townhouses. Townhouse sales added up to $442.9 million, more than the $335.3 million spent on houses. Condo-owned townhouses, common in Alexandria, are not counted in either number.
Median single-family sale price, 20262
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.
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 (Arlington County and the City of Alexandria to October 3). A gray bar means fewer than 10 townhouses sold, too few to give a median. The Fairfax County, September row is left out of this view: there is no townhouse figure for that month alone.
| Measure | Houses | Townhouses |
|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 219 | 408 |
| Median sold price | $1,350,000 | $915,000 |
| Average sold price | $1,530,862 | $1,085,454 |
| Median size above ground | 2,175 sq ft | 1,802 sq ft |
| Median price per square foot | $660 | $615 |
| Median days to contract | 6 | 7 |
| Median sale price as a share of the asking price (sold-to-list) | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Sold above asking | 79 (36.1%) | 149 (36.5%) |
| Under contract within 7 days | 56.2% | 54.4% |
| Lowest sale | $530,000 | $392,000 |
| Highest sale | $7,500,000 | $4,275,000 |
| Total dollar volume | $335,258,727 | $442,865,065 |
| Cash sales | 42 (19.2%) | 75 (18.4%) |
Big overbids were rare: a house sold for $1,469,250 cash on a $1,245,000 list and another for $2,360,000 on $1,999,000, both 118%, and a townhouse sold for $1,145,625 cash on a $900,000 list, 127%. At the top, an Old Town house sold for $7,100,000 cash against an $8,500,000 list, 84%, after 201 days on the market. The average sold-to-list was 100.5% for both home types; the median, 100.0%, is the better number.
City of Alexandria home prices since 2019
Median- 2019: $885,000 median, 285 sales
- 2020: $960,000 median, 297 sales
- 2021: $1,050,000 median, 320 sales
- 2022: $1,156,000 median, 265 sales
- 2023: $1,125,000 median, 218 sales
- 2024: $1,240,000 median, 213 sales
- 2025: $1,250,000 median, 250 sales
- 2026: $1,350,000 median, 219 sales
Median sale price of City of Alexandria single-family homes (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths), 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.
- 2019: $697,450 median, 514 sales
- 2020: $723,328 median, 539 sales
- 2021: $767,000 median, 677 sales
- 2022: $817,950 median, 534 sales
- 2023: $826,750 median, 390 sales
- 2024: $875,000 median, 404 sales
- 2025: $891,625 median, 420 sales
- 2026: $915,000 median, 408 sales
Median sale price of City of Alexandria 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.
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.
City of Alexandria closed sales, January 1 to October 3, 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$530,000lowest of 219 single-family sales, January 1 to October 3, 2026
- HighestHighest single-family house$7,500,000highest of 219 single-family sales, January 1 to October 3, 2026
- LowestCheapest townhouse$392,000lowest of 408 townhouse sales, January 1 to October 3, 2026
- HighestHighest townhouse$4,275,000highest of 408 townhouse sales, January 1 to October 3, 2026
What can you afford in the City of Alexandria? Start from the monthly payment you can live with, not the price. The city adds a $500 yearly refuse fee to the tax bill, and townhouses often carry HOA dues; the calculator adds them for you.
Follow the money
Almost $1 in 4 spent on Alexandria houses and townhouses was cash, $182 million.
In 2026, 42 of 219 house buyers paid cash, 23.7% of the dollars ($79.4 million of $335.3 million), at a median of $1,459,625 against $1,320,500 financed. Cash went to the top: 16 of the 56 houses above $1.67 million were cash.
Share of sales paid in cash, by price band and home type, 2026
Houses under $1.05M 15% (8 of 54); houses $1.05M to $1.35M 11% (6 of 53); houses $1.35M to $1.67M 21% (12 of 56); houses $1.67M and up 29% (16 of 56); townhouses under $1.24M 12% (38 of 306); townhouses $1.24M and up 36% (37 of 102).
Cash is far more common in the city than in the Fairfax County part of Alexandria (11.0% of houses) and close to Arlington County (20.3%). Between $1.05 million and $1.35 million just 6 of 53 house buyers paid cash; among townhouses above $1.24 million, 37 of 102 did.
How 219 house purchases were paid for, 2026
219 sales: conventional 153 · cash 42 · VA 19 · FHA and other 5
Townhouses tell the same story at a lower price. 75 of 408 buyers paid cash, 23.2% of the dollars ($103.0 million of $442.9 million), at a median of $1,225,000 against $886,700 financed, and 51 of those 75 cash purchases were in Old Town (zip 22314). Both top house sales, $7.5 million in 22304 and $7.1 million in Old Town, were cash.
What that means if you need a loan: below $1.35 million, you compete mostly with other financed buyers, and a full pre-approval and a clean contract carry weight. Above $1.67 million nearly three house buyers in ten paid cash, and among townhouses above $1.24 million more than one in three did, so decide your appraisal-gap plan and inspection terms before the open house.
Townhouses: 261 conventional, 75 cash, 58 VA, 8 other and 6 assumable or mixed loans of 408. Houses: one sale each of FHA, private, seller, builder and other financing are grouped as FHA and other. Mixed cash-and-loan deals were counted as financed.
The interesting facts
Alexandria sold $443 million of townhouses, more than its $335 million of houses.
Four things in the 2026 numbers that set the City of Alexandria apart.
City or county? Check the tax record. An "Alexandria, VA" listing can be in the city or in Fairfax County, where the median house sold for $885,000 and the schools are FCPS. The city has its own tax rate ($1.135 per $100 of assessed value), police and schools. Zip 22312 is split between the two, so on the western edge the zip does not settle it.
Old Town is a townhouse market. Old Town (22314) sold 202 townhouses at a median of $1,175,000 and only 21 houses. All five townhouses that sold for $3 million or more were in Old Town, three of them to cash buyers, up to $4,275,000.
Price it right. A few homes sold far over list, up to 127%, but the $7.1 million Old Town house sold at 84% of its asking price after 201 days. With the median sold-to-list at 100.0%, a price set above the comparable sales costs a seller time, especially at the top.
Rent or buy
A house sells for 23.9 times its yearly rent, and an Old Town townhouse yields 4.3%.
A City of Alexandria house rents for a median of $4,700 a month and sells for $1,350,000, a price-to-rent ratio of 23.9. A townhome rents for $3,900 and sells for $915,000, a ratio of 19.6, but the rents include condo-owned units and the sales do not.1
| Measure | Houses | Townhomes |
|---|---|---|
| Homes rented | 79 | 527 |
| Median monthly rent | $4,700 | $3,900 |
| Average monthly rent | $4,958 | $4,112 |
| Gross rental yield (a year's rent as a share of the price, before any costs) | 4.2% | 5.1% |
| Rent range, lowest to highest lease | $2,950 to $13,500 | $1,400 to $12,850 |
Gross yield is before the mortgage, tax, HOA, insurance and upkeep. A ratio near 24 means a house costs a lot for what it rents, so renting first is a fair choice for anyone not sure they will stay; buying makes more sense the longer you stay. The townhome column mixes condo-owned rentals with fee-simple sale prices, so its 5.1% is not like for like; in Old Town, where the median townhome leased for $4,200 across 212 leases, the yield is 4.3%. Townhome rents by zip: 22301 $4,475, 22304 $3,900 (120 leases), 22305 $3,600 and 22302 $2,598. A city house rents for $800 a month more than one in the county part of Alexandria ($3,900) and $100 less than in Arlington ($4,800). One townhome lease recorded at $45,000 a month is almost surely a data error; it is left out of the range and lifts the average, not the median.
Own in the City of Alexandria already? More than a third of homes sold above asking this year. Ahmed runs a real comparative analysis against the 627 sales on this page, by zip and inside the city line, not a website estimate.
The houses
Median prices: Old Town townhouses $1,175,000, Del Ray houses $745 a foot, West End houses under $1 million.
Prices change a lot from one part of the city to the next: a West End house sold for a median of $979,000, a Del Ray or Rosemont house for $1,515,000.
Old Town (22314). The townhouse heart of the city: 202 townhouse sales at a median of $1,175,000, and 51 of them in the subdivision named Old Town in Bright MLS (a separate count from the 51 cash purchases in 22314). Only 21 houses sold, at a median of $1,270,000 and $669 a square foot. Many of the rowhouses are historic, and the river, King Street and the King Street-Old Town Metro are close.
Del Ray and Rosemont (22301). The priciest houses per foot in the city: 49 sold at a median of $1,515,000 and $745 a square foot, 22 of them in Del Ray and 16 in Rosemont, plus 55 townhouses at a median of $980,000. Del Ray began as the Town of Potomac, formed in 1908 from streetcar subdivisions and annexed by Alexandria in 1930; its houses include Foursquares, bungalows (many of them Sears kit houses) and Colonial and Tudor Revival homes. North Del Ray, Arlandria and Potomac Yard (22305) added 36 houses (median $1,415,500) and 40 townhouses (median $800,000), 14 of them in Potomac Greens.
Beverley Hills, Braddock Heights and Seminary Hill (22302). The most house sales of any city zip, 58, at a median of $1,353,750 and $674 a foot; Beverley Hills had 26 of them and Braddock Heights 11. Only five townhouses sold here.
The West End (22304). The entry point: 45 houses at a median of $979,000 ($520 a foot) and 76 townhouses at a median of $748,500. Cameron Station, with 28 townhouse sales, was built from 1999 into the mid-2000s on a former Army quartermaster depot that closed in 1995; most of its homes are townhouses of about 2,100 to 3,400 square feet. Stonegate added 17 townhouse sales and Seminary Valley 9 house sales. On the western edge, 22311 and the city part of 22312 sold 10 houses and 30 townhouses.
What to check. The jurisdiction on the tax record (city or Fairfax County), whether a townhouse is fee simple or condo-owned, the historic-district rules before planning exterior work in Old Town, flood risk on low blocks near the river, and the ACPS school zone under the 2026 boundaries.
| Zip and main areas | Houses sold | Median house price | Median house $/sq ft | Townhouses sold | Median townhouse price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22314 Old Town | 21 | $1,270,000 | $669 | 202 | $1,175,000 |
| 22302 Beverley Hills, Braddock Heights, Seminary Hill | 58 | $1,353,750 | $674 | 5 | $710,000 |
| 22301 Del Ray, Rosemont | 49 | $1,515,000 | $745 | 55 | $980,000 |
| 22304 West End (Cameron Station, Seminary Valley) | 45 | $979,000 | $520 | 76 | $748,500 |
| 22305 North Del Ray, Arlandria, Potomac Yard | 36 | $1,415,500 | $688 | 40 | $800,000 |
| 22311 western edge | 4 | $850,000 | n/a | 25 | $875,000 |
| 22312 (city part) western edge | 6 | $827,500 | n/a | 5 | $690,000 |
Schools
One public high school on two campuses, and new school boundaries since July 1, 2026.
City addresses go to Alexandria City Public Schools, not Fairfax County or Arlington schools. Public high school students attend Alexandria City High School, and new elementary and middle school boundaries took effect for the 2026-27 school year.3
Alexandria City High School
Formerly T.C. Williams. Niche grades it B overall, with an A for clubs and activities. US News 2026-27 ranks it #253 in Virginia, with an 83% graduation rate.
Minnie Howard Campus
The rebuilt campus on West Braddock Road reopened in 2024 for grades 9 to 12, with room for 1,600 students, alongside the main King Street campus.
New school boundaries
The School Board adopted new elementary and middle school maps on June 12, 2025, effective July 1, 2026, moving about 1,400 enrolled students. Some current sixth graders could defer the move.
Episcopal, St. Stephen's & St. Agnes, Bishop Ireton
Three well-known private schools are inside the city line.
Darul Hikmah Islamic Center
On Fillmore Avenue in 22311, with Friday Jumu'ah held at the Hotel Pentagon South on Kenmore Avenue in the West End.
MAS and Dar Al-Hijrah
The MAS Community Center on Edsall Road, just west of the city, holds Jumu'ah; Dar Al-Hijrah on Row Street in Falls Church is about 15 to 25 minutes away.
Mediterranean Bakery & Cafe
On South Pickett Street in the West End since 1977: fresh pita, shawarma and pastries. Zabihah lists its food as certified halal; ask about grocery items.
Edsall Road and Colvin Street
Afghan Market and Fair Price Supermarket on Edsall Road, at the city's western edge, sell halal meat; DC Poultry Market on Colvin Street sells halal fresh poultry.
Because "Alexandria" can mean the city or Fairfax County, the school on a listing is not proof. City students are zoned by ACPS, and after the 2026 boundary changes a street can feed a different elementary or middle school than it did a year ago. Confirm the schools for an address with the ACPS Attendance Zone Locator on the ACPS school boundaries page before you offer, and ask Ahmed to pull the assigned schools from the MLS record.
Commute
Five Metro stations, VRE and Amtrak at Alexandria Union Station, and fare-free DASH buses.
Route 1, I-395 and the George Washington Memorial Parkway run north toward the Pentagon and DC, the Beltway crosses the south end of the city, and five Metro stations sit inside the city line.
| To | Drive | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown DC | 25 to 45 min | GW Parkway or I-395, or Metro from King Street-Old Town |
| Pentagon | 15 to 25 min | Route 1 or I-395 |
| National Landing (Crystal City) | 10 to 20 min | Route 1 north |
| Reagan National Airport | 10 to 15 min | GW Parkway north |
| Tysons | 30 to 50 min | I-395 to the Beltway |
King Street-Old Town and Braddock Road stations are on the Blue and Yellow lines, and so is Potomac Yard, which opened in 2023; Eisenhower Avenue is on the Yellow Line and Van Dorn Street on the Blue. The Yellow Line crosses the river to L'Enfant Plaza, and the Blue runs through the Pentagon to Rosslyn and downtown. Weekday fares are $2.25 plus 45 cents a mile after three miles, capped at $6.75.5 VRE trains on the Manassas and Fredericksburg lines and Amtrak stop at Alexandria Union Station, next to King Street-Old Town. The city's DASH buses have been fare free since September 5, 2021, and connect the neighborhoods to Metro, VRE and the free King Street Trolley. On a bike, the Mount Vernon Trail runs 18 miles along the river through Old Town, from Mount Vernon to Theodore Roosevelt Island. Ahmed will do the 7:45 drive with you before you offer.
Daily life
A Saturday market at City Hall since 1753, 82 artist studios at the Torpedo Factory, and the river trail.
Old Town and the waterfront. King Street runs down to the Potomac. The Torpedo Factory Art Center on the waterfront was built in 1918 as a naval munitions plant and has been an art center since 1974, with 82 studios, ten galleries and about 150 juried artists. Every Saturday morning more than 70 vendors set up the farmers' market at City Hall, where farmers have sold since 1753.
Del Ray. Mount Vernon Avenue is Del Ray's main street, lined with coffee shops, brunch rooms and small restaurants, inside the old Town of Potomac, a historic district on the National Register since 1992.
Parks and trails. The Mount Vernon Trail follows the river for 18 miles. When the Army closed Cameron Station in 1995, 63 acres of the old post went to the city for parkland, next to the West End's newest neighborhoods.
Food and errands. Duke Street, Van Dorn Street and South Pickett Street carry many of the city's Middle Eastern, Afghan and Ethiopian kitchens and groceries, and Mediterranean Bakery & Cafe on South Pickett has baked pita there since 1977. Halal meat is on Edsall Road and at DC Poultry Market on Colvin Street.
Taxes and services.4 The city's 2026 real estate rate is $1.135 per $100, unchanged from 2025, about $15,300 a year on a $1,350,000 house and $10,400 on a $915,000 townhouse. The city adds a refuse fee of $500 a year per can, billed in two $250 halves with the real estate tax. In Fairfax County, at about $1.15 all in, the same $1,350,000 house would pay about $15,570. The car tax is $5.33 per $100 of value, against $4.57 in Fairfax County. The city runs its own police, schools and DASH buses.
How the City of Alexandria rates
How the City of Alexandria rates: quiet, walkable, transit and more, from 0 to 10.
Each score ranks the City of Alexandria 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.
58% of the land is under 50 dB of 24-hour road, rail and plane noise; 9% is at 60 dB or more. Check your street’s noise
US DOT National Transportation Noise Map, 2020 (road, rail and aviation)
14.4 of 20 on the EPA walkability index; 122 everyday shops and pharmacies mapped.
EPA National Walkability Index, version 3.0 (2021)
37 bus stops within half a mile of the average home; 47% of people live within 1 mile of a Metro or VRE station (inside the town: Alexandria, Braddock Road, Eisenhower Avenue, King Street–Old Town, Potomac Yard).
OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026, plus Fairfax Connector, Loudoun County Transit and OmniRide schedules; homes = 2020 Census neighborhoods (block groups)
37.3 miles of bike lanes and bike trails (2.5 per square mile); 72 Capital Bikeshare stations.
OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026; Capital Bikeshare station feed
119 restaurants, bars, music venues, theaters and cinemas within 1 mile of the average home (635 inside the town).
Overture Maps places, October 2026 release (open places only); homes = 2020 Census neighborhoods (block groups)
26 grocery stores, pharmacies, hardware and everyday shops within 1 mile of the average home; 100% 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)
97% of people live within half a mile of a park; 863 acres of parks and nature preserves, 9% of the land.
OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026
The area is the Census Bureau’s Alexandria city boundary (14.94 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.
Where to eat
Best restaurants in City of Alexandria, VA: Ahmed's list (2026)
"Ahmed, where do you go to eat?" The City of Alexandria list.
Updated
Up to five picks in each cuisine, inside the city first and then within about 15 minutes, the one doing best at the top, and halal marked. Most are in Old Town, Del Ray, and along Duke Street, Van Dorn Street and South Pickett Street.7
Closed, so not listed: Sora Ethiopian Market on Duke Street and Sangeet Alexandria Halal Meat & Grocery on Duke Street show as closed on Yelp in 2026, as does the Afghan Restaurant on Route 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) and Shawarma Guys in Kingstowne. Rankings weigh current Yelp ratings by review count; the halal note comes from Zabihah, Yelp or the restaurant itself, and "ask about halal" means it could not be confirmed. Halal tags are left off the seafood and brunch lists. Know one that belongs here? Tell Ahmed.
Questions
What people ask about the City of Alexandria.
How much does a house cost in the City of Alexandria, Virginia in 2026?
The median single-family home in the City of Alexandria (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) sold for $1,350,000 in 2026 through October 3, across 219 sales in Bright MLS, at $660 per square foot. Houses sold from $530,000 (the lowest sale) to $7,500,000 (the highest), and 36 sold for $2 million or more. The median fee-simple townhouse sold for $915,000 across 408 sales; condo-owned townhouses are not included. By zip, the median house ran from $979,000 in the West End (22304) to $1,515,000 in Del Ray and Rosemont (22301).
What was the cheapest home sold in the City of Alexandria, Virginia in 2026?
Bright MLS closed sales from January 1 to October 3, 2026, single-family houses (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) and townhouses only, no condos:
- Cheapest single-family house: $530,000, the lowest of 219 single-family sales
- Cheapest townhouse: $392,000, the lowest of 408 townhouse sales
- Highest single-family house: $7,500,000, the highest of 219 single-family sales
- Highest townhouse: $4,275,000, the highest of 408 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 the City of Alexandria 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 the City of Alexandria they sold from $530,000 to $7,500,000. Use the median to get a feel for the market, then look at homes on both sides of it.
What is the difference between the City of Alexandria and an Alexandria address in Fairfax County?
The City of Alexandria is an independent city, not part of Fairfax County or Arlington, with its own government, tax rate, police and public schools (Alexandria City Public Schools). Many homes with an Alexandria, VA mailing address are in Fairfax County instead, in zips such as 22306, 22310 and 22315, and 22312 is split between the two. In 2026 the median city house sold for $1,350,000 against $885,000 in the Fairfax County part of Alexandria.
How competitive is the City of Alexandria housing market?
Fast, but not a bidding war on every house. The median house went under contract in 6 days and the median townhouse in 7; 36.1% of houses and 36.5% of townhouses sold above asking, and the median sold-to-list price was 100.0% for both. A few homes went far over list, one townhouse at 127%, while a $7.1 million Old Town house sold at 84% of its list price after 201 days.
Do City of Alexandria buyers pay cash or use VA loans?
About one house buyer in five paid cash: 42 of 219 (19.2%), at a median of $1,459,625, and cash buyers spent 23.7% of all house dollars. 75 of 408 townhouse buyers paid cash, 51 of them in Old Town (zip 22314). VA loans matter most for townhouses: 58 of 408 buyers (14.2%), about one in seven, against 19 of 219 house buyers.
What is rent in the City of Alexandria, and is it better to rent or buy?
In 2026 the median house leased for $4,700 a month (79 leases) and the median townhome for $3,900 (527 leases, including condo-owned units); in Old Town the median townhome lease was $4,200. A house sells for 23.9 times its yearly rent, a gross yield of 4.2%, and an Old Town townhouse yields about 4.3%. At those ratios renting is a fair choice for a short stay, and buying makes more sense the longer you stay.
What schools serve the City of Alexandria?
City addresses go to Alexandria City Public Schools, not Fairfax County or Arlington schools. Public high school students attend Alexandria City High School, on its King Street campus and the rebuilt Minnie Howard campus; Niche grades it B, and US News 2026-27 ranks it #253 in Virginia with an 83% graduation rate. New elementary and middle school boundaries took effect July 1, 2026, so check the ACPS Attendance Zone Locator for a specific address.
How long is the commute from the City of Alexandria to DC?
At 8 am on a weekday, downtown DC is about 25 to 45 minutes by car from Old Town, the Pentagon 15 to 25, National Landing in Crystal City 10 to 20, Reagan National Airport 10 to 15 and Tysons 30 to 50. The city has five Metro stations, King Street-Old Town, Braddock Road, Potomac Yard, Eisenhower Avenue and Van Dorn Street, and VRE and Amtrak trains stop at Alexandria Union Station. These drive times are estimates.
What is the property tax in the City of Alexandria, Virginia?
The city's 2026 real estate rate is $1.135 per $100, unchanged from 2025, about $15,300 a year on a $1,350,000 house and $10,400 on a $915,000 townhouse. The city also bills a refuse fee of $500 a year per can with the real estate tax. The car tax is $5.33 per $100 of value, against $4.57 in Fairfax County.
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