Herndon, Virginia · 20170 and 20171, Fairfax County
Half the houses sold over asking, with two Silver Line stations in town.
The Herndon Depot on the W&OD· A depot town on the W&OD Trail
Artist's renderings of real Herndon places.
Northern Virginia Guide › Fairfax County › Herndon
Updated October 2, 2026Bright MLS, closed January 1 to October 2, 20261
Quick answer
The median single-family home in Herndon sold for $879,000 in 2026 and went under contract in six days, and half sold above the asking price.
A "Herndon, VA" address covers two things: the Town of Herndon, an incorporated town with its own council and its own real estate tax, and the Herndon-address parts of unincorporated Fairfax County around it, in zips 20170 and 20171. This page covers both: what a house or townhouse costs, how buyers pay, what it rents for, which high school it feeds, and the commute. Every number 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 Herndon.
★ Closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 20261
The figures combine the Town of Herndon and the Herndon-address parts of Fairfax County; Bright MLS does not split them. Of the houses, 183 sold in zip 20170 and 158 in 20171; of the townhouses, 79 and 99. Oak Hill, which shares zip 20171 but is its own postal city, is not included. 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 = Herndon, County = Fairfax, pulled by Ahmed Makkiyah on October 2, 2026.
Why people choose Herndon
The Silver Line, the Dulles corridor and a walkable downtown.
Jobs along the Dulles Toll Road and Route 28, with the Silver Line close by; a townhouse at the $652,500 median; a VA loan on 36 of the 341 house sales; and the shops and restaurants of Elden Street.
Buyers choose Herndon over Reston for about $241,000 less at the median house and no Reston Association fee, and over Chantilly for the Metro. They choose the Town of Herndon for a walkable downtown and the W&OD Trail, and pay the town tax for it; they choose Franklin Farm or Fox Mill for a bigger lot and a different high school. If you are torn, decide on the school and the train first; the price follows.
Prices
A median $879,000 for a house, $241,000 under Reston, and $652,500 for a townhouse.
The median Herndon house cost less than in Centreville ($904,500) or the Fairfax side of Chantilly ($923,650), more than in Springfield ($828,857), and $241,000 less than next door in Reston ($1,120,000).
Houses. 341 sold, from $419,379 (the lowest sale) to $2,050,000 (the highest), and 240 of them at $1 million or less. Half sold above asking and 63% went under contract within a week. The median sold-to-list was exactly 100%, so the typical buyer paid the asking price and about one in two paid more.
Townhouses. 178 sold at a median of $652,500, less than in Reston ($676,500) and a little more than in Springfield ($630,000). They took longer, 12 days at the median, and about one in three sold over asking, so a townhouse buyer has more room to negotiate than a house buyer.
Town or county. The numbers mix homes inside the Town of Herndon with Herndon-address homes in the county. Bright MLS does not split them, so these numbers cannot show whether prices differ at the town line. The tax does differ: town owners pay a town real estate tax on top of the county's.
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 | 341 | 178 |
| Median sold price | $879,000 | $652,500 |
| Average sold price | $934,328 | $638,018 |
| Median price per square foot | $416 | $353 |
| Median days to contract | 6 | 12 |
| Median sale price as a share of the asking price (sold-to-list) | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Sold above asking | 175 (51.3%) | 62 (34.8%) |
| Under contract within 7 days | 62.8% | 39.9% |
| Lowest sale | $419,379 | $332,000 |
| Highest sale | $2,050,000 | $925,000 |
| Cash sales | 28 (8.2%) | 19 (10.7%) |
| Sales in 20170 / 20171 | 183 / 158 | 79 / 99 |
The lowest house sale, $419,379, was a cash purchase on a $275,000 list price, 153% of list, which looks like an auction, estate or as-is sale. It lifts the average sold-to-list to 101.3%; the median, 100.0%, is the better number.
Herndon townhouse prices since 2019
Median- 2019: $418,000 median, 219 sales
- 2020: $460,000 median, 192 sales
- 2021: $490,000 median, 250 sales
- 2022: $617,500 median, 228 sales
- 2023: $565,000 median, 164 sales
- 2024: $615,000 median, 134 sales
- 2025: $655,000 median, 146 sales
- 2026: $652,500 median, 178 sales
Median sale price of Herndon townhouses (end-of-row and interior-row, not condo-owned), January 1 to September 30 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.
Herndon 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$419,379lowest of 341 single-family sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026
- HighestHighest single-family house$2,050,000highest of 341 single-family sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026
- LowestCheapest townhouse$332,000lowest of 178 townhouse sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026
- HighestHighest townhouse$925,000highest of 178 townhouse sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026
What can you afford in Herndon? Start from the monthly payment you can live with, not the price. Inside the town you pay the town tax on top of the county's, and most townhouses pay an HOA; the calculator adds them for you.
Follow the money
Only 28 of 341 house buyers paid cash, and the top sale was one of them.
In 2026, cash buyers spent $25.0 million of the $318.6 million paid for Herndon houses, 7.8% of the dollars. Their median house was $848,500 against $885,000 financed, and the most expensive sale, $2,050,000, was paid in cash.
Share of house sales paid in cash, by price, 2026
Under $800,000 9% (10 of 107); $800,000 to $1 million 8% (11 of 133); $1 million to $1.2 million 8% (4 of 48); $1.2 million and up 6% (3 of 53).
Cash is spread thin at every price, less than in Centreville (9.3% of houses), Burke (12.5%) or Reston (18.4%). Townhouses are the exception at the entry level: 10 of the 42 townhouses under $500,000 sold for cash, and the cash median townhouse was $490,000 against $661,000 financed.
How 341 Herndon house purchases were paid for, 2026
341 sales: conventional 259 · VA 36 · cash 28 · FHA and other 18
About one house buyer in ten used a VA loan, 36 of 341. The other 18 sales used 9 FHA loans, 6 other loans, 2 assumed loans (the buyer took over the seller's mortgage) and 1 mixed cash-and-loan deal.
What that means if you need a loan: you are competing with other financed buyers, not with cash, but half the houses sold over asking and 63% went under contract within a week. The offer that wins is a full pre-approval, a short inspection window and an appraisal-gap plan you decided before the open house. If you are buying a townhouse under $500,000, expect to meet a cash offer now and then.
Townhouses: 140 conventional, 19 cash, 9 FHA, 6 VA and 4 other of 178. Mixed cash-and-loan deals were counted as financed.
The interesting facts
More townhomes were rented than sold: 277 leases against 178 sales.
Four things in the 2026 numbers that set Herndon apart.
A renters' town too. 396 homes were rented in Herndon in 2026, 119 houses and 277 townhomes. A townhouse here rents in about 20 days at a median of $3,100 a month.
Check the town line. A Herndon address can be inside the Town of Herndon or out in the county. Inside the town you pay the town's $0.27 per $100 on top of the county rate, about $2,400 a year on a median house, and get town services such as trash pickup. The tax record tells you which side you are on.
Cash at the bottom, loans everywhere else. Only 8% of house buyers paid cash, but one in four townhouses under $500,000 did. That is where cash offers compete with loans.
Rent or buy
A townhouse at a ratio of 17.5 pays off sooner than a house at 19.3.
A Herndon house rents for a median of $3,800 a month and sells for $879,000, a price-to-rent ratio of 19.3; a townhome rents for $3,100 and sells for $652,500, a ratio of 17.5.1
| Measure | Houses | Townhomes |
|---|---|---|
| Homes rented | 119 | 277 |
| Median monthly rent | $3,800 | $3,100 |
| Average monthly rent | $3,891 | $3,143 |
| Median rent per square foot | $1.90 | $1.80 |
| Median days to lease | 17 | 20 |
| Median rent as a share of the asking rent | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Gross rental yield (a year's rent as a share of the price, before any costs) | 5.2% | 5.7% |
| Rent range, lowest to highest lease | $2,695 to $6,000 | $1,931 to $4,900 |
Gross yield is before the mortgage, tax, HOA, insurance and upkeep. Both ratios are below 20, against 21.2 for a Fairfax-side house in Chantilly, and the lower the ratio, the sooner owning beats renting. Anyone who plans to stay several years, especially in a townhouse, usually does better buying. A house rents for the same median as in Springfield ($3,800) and less than in Reston ($4,400).
Own in Herndon already? Half the houses sold above asking this year. Ahmed runs a real comparative analysis against the 519 sales on this page, on your street and your side of the town line, not a website estimate.
The houses
The Town of Herndon, Franklin Farm and Fox Mill, with Oak Hill next door.
The town is the old railroad center, incorporated in 1879; the county side to the south grew in the 1970s and 1980s as planned subdivisions of colonials on cul-de-sacs.
The Town of Herndon. About 4.3 square miles and 24,655 people in the 2020 census, the largest of Fairfax County's three towns. Historic downtown sits around Elden and Lynn Streets, where the W&OD Trail passes the old Herndon Depot. Streets around it mix older houses, newer infill and townhouse communities.
Franklin Farm. A planned community of 1,777 homes in 20171, south of the town. Its addresses feed Oakton High or Chantilly High depending on the street.
Fox Mill Estates. 1,120 single-family colonials, traditionals and contemporaries built from 1972 to 1985 on quarter- to half-acre lots, with two swim-and-tennis clubs. Its homeowners' association describes it as part of Oak Hill; only its sales with a Herndon postal city are counted on this page.
Oak Hill, next door. Oak Hill shares zip 20171 but is its own postal city, and its sales are not in Herndon's numbers. In 2026 it had 20 house sales at a median of $1,427,500, more than Oakton ($1,420,000), with a median of about 3,300 square feet above ground. No townhouses sold there, 4 of the 20 buyers paid cash, and no qualifying house or townhome was rented.
What to check. Whether the tax record says Town of Herndon; the HOA resale package with dues and any special assessment; the age of the roof, windows and HVAC on a 1970s or 1980s house; and, west toward Route 28 and Dulles, the flight paths at the hour you would be home.
Schools
Herndon High in town, and Oakton, Chantilly, Westfield or South Lakes elsewhere.
All of Herndon is Fairfax County Public Schools. Herndon High serves the town; parts of 20171 feed Oakton, Chantilly or Westfield depending on the street, and some addresses toward Reston feed South Lakes.3
Herndon High School
Niche #19 in Fairfax County, US News #122 in Virginia, about 2,260 students. The high school for the Town of Herndon, fed by its elementary and middle schools.
Oakton High School
Niche #4 in Fairfax County, US News #8 in Virginia. Takes parts of 20171, including some of Franklin Farm.
Westfield and Chantilly
Westfield (Niche #14 in the county) takes 20171 addresses west of the Fairfax County Parkway; Chantilly (A+, #7) takes others. Both lose students to Skyview in 2027-28.
South Lakes High School
In Reston, Niche #12 in Fairfax County, US News #62 in Virginia, with the IB program. 384 of its students move to Skyview in 2027-28.
Skyview High School
FCPS's 25th high school, on Education Drive in the Floris area. Opened in fall 2026 for 9th and 10th graders who opted in; boundaries approved July 16, 2026, take effect in 2027-28 and move 1,062 Westfield, 384 South Lakes and 333 Chantilly students.
Fox Mill Elementary
One of two FCPS elementary schools with Japanese immersion, entered by lottery in kindergarten or first grade.
Near Herndon
The ADAMS Center headquarters on Sugarland Road in Sterling, the Reston Islamic Center (Masjid Al-Istiqamah) on Bowman Green Drive, and ADAMS Sully on Brookfield Corporate Drive in Chantilly.
Elden Street and Grant Street
Madina Market on Elden Street, a halal butcher and bakery since 1989; Fair Price Halal Meat on Grant Street, hand-slaughtered meat only; Fresh World on Elden Street with a halal meat section.
If you are buying in 20171, the high school on the listing today may not be the one your child finishes at: Skyview takes students from Westfield, Chantilly and South Lakes in 2027-28. Check any address at the FCPS Boundary Locator, and ask Ahmed to confirm it before you offer.
Commute
Two Silver Line stations, the Dulles Toll Road, and about ten minutes to Dulles.
Herndon has two Metro stations on the Silver Line, Herndon and Innovation Center, both opened in November 2022. The Dulles Toll Road runs along the town's south side, and Route 28 and Dulles Airport are just to the west.
| To | Drive | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown DC | 50 to 85 min | Dulles Toll Road to I-66, or the Silver Line |
| Pentagon | 45 to 70 min | Dulles Toll Road, I-66 and the Beltway |
| Tysons | 25 to 40 min | Dulles Toll Road east, or the Silver Line |
| Reston Town Center | 10 to 15 min | Sunrise Valley Drive or Baron Cameron Avenue |
| Dulles Airport | 10 to 15 min | Dulles Toll Road west or Route 28 |
Herndon station on Sunrise Valley Drive has about 3,500 parking spaces, and Innovation Center, at Route 28 and the Dulles Toll Road, has a county garage of about 2,100. A weekday Metro fare tops out at $6.75. The Dulles Toll Road charges about $4 at the main plaza plus ramp tolls with E-ZPass.5 In town, the distance to the station matters more than the miles to DC; Ahmed will do the 7:45 drive or the train ride with you before you offer.
Daily life
The W&OD Trail through downtown, and halal butchers on Elden Street.
Outdoors and sights. The W&OD Trail, a paved 45-mile path from Arlington to Purcellville, runs through the center of town past the Herndon Depot Museum. Frying Pan Farm Park, a county park with a working farm, is in the Floris area to the south, and the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center, with the Space Shuttle Discovery, is a short drive down Route 28.
Food and groceries. Elden Street is the spine: halal butchers at Madina Market and Fresh World, Afghan kabob at Charcoal Kabob, and Salvadoran pupuserias. Worldgate Drive by the Toll Road has Turkish and Indian kitchens, and Centreville Road has Pakistani breakfast and Hyderabadi biryani.
Taxes, Town of Herndon.4 The county's $1.12 per $100 plus about $0.0335 in county fees, plus the town's $0.27, about $1.42 all in: roughly $12,500 a year on an $879,000 house, plus a $30 quarterly town trash fee.
Taxes, county side. Herndon addresses outside the town pay only the county: about $1.15 all in, roughly $10,100 a year on an $879,000 house, before HOA dues. Fairfax County's car tax is $4.57 per $100.
How Herndon rates
How Herndon rates: quiet, walkable, transit and more, from 0 to 10.
Each score ranks Herndon 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.
90% of the land is under 50 dB of 24-hour road, rail and plane noise; 3% is at 60 dB or more. Check your street’s noise
US DOT National Transportation Noise Map, 2020 (road, rail and aviation)
12.9 of 20 on the EPA walkability index; 65 everyday shops and pharmacies mapped.
EPA National Walkability Index, version 3.0 (2021)
11 bus stops within half a mile of the average home; 35% of people live within 1 mile of a Metro or VRE station (inside the town: Innovation Center).
OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026, plus Fairfax Connector, Loudoun County Transit and OmniRide schedules; homes = 2020 Census neighborhoods (block groups)
22.1 miles of bike lanes and bike trails (1.1 per square mile); 6 Capital Bikeshare stations.
OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026; Capital Bikeshare station feed
69 restaurants, bars, music venues, theaters and cinemas within 1 mile of the average home (331 inside the town).
Overture Maps places, October 2026 release (open places only); homes = 2020 Census neighborhoods (block groups)
13 grocery stores, pharmacies, hardware and everyday shops within 1 mile of the average home; 85% 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)
98% of people live within half a mile of a park; 970 acres of parks and nature preserves, 7% of the land.
OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026
The area is ZIP codes 20170 and 20171 as the Census Bureau maps them (20.37 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 Herndon
Around Herndon, by the numbers: what is inside the 20.37 square miles.
Real counts instead of star ratings. Each tile names its source and date, so you can check it.
Walking
12.9 of 20
The EPA rates Herndon above average to walk: the average of its 53 Census block groups, weighted by the 92,365 people who live in them.
EPA National Walkability Index (1 = least walkable, 20 = most), version 3.0, 2021
Bus and Metro
353 bus stops
14 Fairfax Connector routes stop inside Herndon, numbers 553, 557, 605, 652, 901, 921, 924, 937, 950, 951, 952, 954 and 983, plus RIBS5 (the Reston Internal Bus System loop). Metro station inside: Innovation Center.
Fairfax Connector schedule (GTFS), valid Jun 27, 2026 to Sep 30, 2028, Metro stations from OpenStreetMap
Groceries
11 grocery stores
Giant, Harris Teeter, Safeway, Lidl, Sprouts Farmers Market and others.
OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026
Restaurants and cafes
140 restaurants + 11 cafes
Including A2B Indian Veg., Amphora Diner Deluxe, Anatolian Bistro, Anita's Mexican Restaurant, Asian Garden and others.
OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026
Parks and trails
116.9 miles of trails and paths
138 playgrounds and 57 parks, such as Alabama Drive Park, Arrowbrook Park, Bready Park, Bruin Park and others. Sidewalks are not counted in the miles.
OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026
Schools and library
23 schools
Herndon High School, Herndon Middle School, Rachel Carson Middle School, Clearview Elementary School, Dranesville Elementary School, Floris Elementary School and others, plus Herndon Fortnightly Library.
OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026
The area is ZIP codes 20170 and 20171 as the Census Bureau maps them (20.37 square miles), so places just outside it, such as the Herndon Metro station in the Dulles Toll Road median, 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 Herndon, VA: Ahmed's list (2026)
"Ahmed, where do you go to eat?" The Herndon list.
Updated
Up to five picks within about fifteen minutes of Herndon in each cuisine, the one doing best at the top, and halal marked. Most are on Elden Street, Worldgate Drive and Centreville Road.7
Closed, so not listed: the Ice House Cafe & Oyster Bar and Pollos Inka, both on Elden Street, show as closed on Yelp. Rankings weigh current Yelp ratings by review count, critics' lists and whether the place is busy; the halal note comes from Zabihah, Yelp 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 Herndon.
How much does a house cost in Herndon, Virginia in 2026?
The median single-family home (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) in Herndon sold for $879,000 in 2026 through October 2, across 341 sales in Bright MLS, at $416 per square foot. The median townhouse sold for $652,500 across 178 sales. That is less than Centreville ($904,500) or Reston ($1,120,000) and more than Springfield ($828,857). Condo-owned homes are not included.
What was the cheapest home sold in Herndon, 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: $419,379, the lowest of 341 single-family sales
- Cheapest townhouse: $332,000, the lowest of 178 townhouse sales
- Highest single-family house: $2,050,000, the highest of 341 single-family sales
- Highest townhouse: $925,000, the highest of 178 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 Herndon 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 Herndon they sold from $419,379 to $2,050,000. Use the median to get a feel for the market, then look at homes on both sides of it.
How competitive is the Herndon housing market?
Competitive for houses: in 2026, 51% of single-family homes sold above the asking price, 63% went under contract within a week, and the median house took 6 days. Townhouses were calmer: 35% sold over asking and the median took 12 days.
Do Herndon buyers pay cash or use VA loans?
Few pay cash. In 2026, 28 of 341 house buyers paid cash (8.2%), 259 used a conventional loan and 36 a VA loan. The exception is cheaper townhouses: 10 of the 42 townhouses under $500,000 sold for cash.
What is rent in Herndon, Virginia?
In 2026 the median single-family house leased for $3,800 a month across 119 leases, and the median townhome for $3,100 across 277 leases. More townhomes were rented than sold, 277 against 178.
Is it better to rent or buy in Herndon?
A median house sells for 19.3 times its yearly rent and a townhouse for 17.5 times, gross yields of 5.2% and 5.7%. Both ratios are below Chantilly's 21.2 for a Fairfax-side house, and the lower the ratio, the sooner owning beats renting, so anyone who plans to stay several years, especially in a townhouse, usually does better buying.
Which high schools serve Herndon?
All of Herndon is Fairfax County Public Schools. Herndon High (Niche B, US News #122 in Virginia) serves the town. Parts of 20171 feed Oakton High (Niche A+), Chantilly High or Westfield High, and some addresses toward Reston feed South Lakes. The new Skyview High in the Floris area takes students from Westfield, Chantilly and South Lakes from 2027-28, so check any address with the FCPS Boundary Locator.
How long is the commute from Herndon to DC?
At 8 am on a weekday, downtown DC is about 50 to 85 minutes by car on the Dulles Toll Road and I-66, the Pentagon 45 to 70, Tysons 25 to 40, Reston Town Center 10 to 15 and Dulles Airport 10 to 15. Herndon has two Silver Line Metro stations, Herndon and Innovation Center. These drive times are estimates.
What is the property tax in Herndon, Virginia?
It depends on the town line. Inside the Town of Herndon you pay the Fairfax County rate of $1.12 per $100 plus about $0.0335 in county fees, plus the town's $0.27, roughly $12,500 a year on an $879,000 house, plus a $30 quarterly trash fee. Herndon addresses outside the town pay only the county, roughly $10,100 a year on the same house.
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