Loudoun CountyVirginia · 15 places
Fifteen places, with median house prices from $780,000 in Sterling to $1.765 million in Middleburg, and the lowest county tax in Northern Virginia.
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Updated October 5, 2026Bright MLS closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026 (October 4 for eight smaller towns)1
Quick answer
The median single-family house price in Loudoun County ran by town from $780,000 (Sterling, the lowest) to $1,765,000 (Middleburg, the highest) in 2026, across 1,740 house sales in the 15 places this guide covers; among places with at least 10 townhouse sales, the median townhouse price ran from $584,000 (Purcellville) to $840,000 (Brambleton).
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Loudoun County in six numbers
★ ★ Bright MLS, closed January 1 to October 2, 20261
The first four numbers count every Bright MLS closed sale in Loudoun County from January 1 to October 2, 2026, condo-owned homes left out, including small places with no page here, such as Hillsboro, Bluemont and Paeonian Springs. The 15 place pages below count by postal city. Cascades and Lansdowne sales also sit inside the Sterling and Leesburg counts, so counted once the 15 places add up to 1,740 houses and 1,199 townhouses. Loudoun County is where Northern Virginia still builds: eastern and southern Loudoun (Ashburn, Brambleton, Broadlands, Cascades, Lansdowne, Sterling, South Riding and Aldie) is mostly suburbs and planned communities near Dulles Airport and the Silver Line, Leesburg is the old county seat between east and west, and western Loudoun (Purcellville, Round Hill, Lovettsville, Hamilton, Waterford, Middleburg) is small towns and acreage. This page compares all fifteen on the same Bright MLS pull and the same filters.
The places
15 Loudoun 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.
South Riding
A planned community on Route 50 with a Chantilly address.
Median house price $1,140,000, 97 sold. Median townhouse $707K.$1.205MBrambleton
A planned community in eastern Loudoun where every house sold for $950,000 to $1.575 million.
Median house price $1,204,938, 62 sold. Median townhouse $840K.$1.127MBroadlands
Six in ten houses sold over asking in 2026, and only 1 of the 46 house buyers paid cash.
Median house price $1,127,180, 46 sold. Median townhouse $720K.$780KSterling
Next to Dulles, at about Ashburn's price per square foot, with a median house price $406,700 below Ashburn's in 2026.
Median house price $780,000, 280 sold. Median townhouse $592,500.$1.349MAldie
A tiny mill village, and a zip code full of big, newer houses.
Median house price $1,348,862, 182 sold. Median townhouse $729K.$1.187MAshburn
The end of the Silver Line, where more townhouses sell than houses.
Median house price $1,186,700, 255 sold. Median townhouse $740K.$1.01MCascades
A 1990s planned community of pools, trails and Potomac parkland in Sterling.
Median house price $1,010,000, 27 sold. Median townhouse $695K.$1.35MLansdowne
A golf-resort community on the Potomac with a Leesburg address, where no house sold for less than $1 million.
Median house price $1,350,000, 46 sold. Median townhouse $812,500.$1.765MMiddleburg
Horse and fox-hunting country on Route 50, where 12 of 25 buyers paid cash (Loudoun side only).
Median house price $1,765,000, 25 sold.$1.14MLeesburg
The Loudoun County seat, where nearly one house in five sold brand new.
Median house price $1,140,000, 433 sold. Median townhouse $700K.$1.2MHamilton
A small town, incorporated in 1875, between Leesburg and Purcellville.
Median house price $1,200,000, 48 sold.$920KPurcellville
A western Loudoun town at the end of the W&OD Trail, where one buyer in five paid cash.
Median house price $920,000, 122 sold. Median townhouse $584K.$1.425MWaterford
A historic village, a National Historic Landmark since 1970, where one buyer in four paid cash.
Median house price $1,425,000, 29 sold.$850KRound Hill
A small town on Route 7 at the foot of the Blue Ridge.
Median house price $850,000, 93 sold.$850KLovettsville
A small town near the Potomac, founded by German farmers.
Median house price $850,000, 68 sold.Seller guides
Selling in Loudoun County: one guide per community.
A year of closed sales, days on market and the HOA resale steps for each community.
- Selling in Ashburn FarmAshburn
- Selling in Belmont Country ClubAshburn
- Selling in Brambleton
- Selling in Broadlands
- Selling in HartlandAldie
- Selling in Kirkpatrick FarmsAldie
- Selling in LenahAldie
- Selling in Parkside VillageAldie
- Selling in Seven HillsAldie
- Selling in South Riding
- Selling in Stone RidgeAldie
- Selling in WillowsfordAldie
Landmarks
Places locals know on sight.
Prices
Median house price by town in 2026: $780,000 in Sterling to $1,765,000 in Middleburg.
Median single-family sale price by place, Loudoun 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 for Aldie, Ashburn, Brambleton, Broadlands, Leesburg, South Riding and Sterling, and to October 4 for the other eight places. A gray bar means fewer than 10 townhouses sold, too few to give a median.
Houses. Middleburg has the highest median house price in the county, $1,765,000, and Sterling the lowest, $780,000. The hottest market for houses was Broadlands, where 61% sold above the asking price.
Townhouses. Among places with at least 10 townhouse sales, the median townhouse price ran from $584,000 in Purcellville to $840,000 in Brambleton. Across the 15 places, counting Cascades and Lansdowne once, 1,199 townhouses sold against 1,740 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, condo-owned homes 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 | Houses over asking | Townhouses sold | Median townhouse price | Median house rent | Median townhouse rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Riding | 97 | $1,140,000 | 44% | 100 | $707,000 | $4,500 | $3,195 |
| Brambleton | 62 | $1,204,938 | 29% | 83 | $840,000 | $4,998 | $3,600 |
| Broadlands | 46 | $1,127,180 | 61% | 37 | $720,000 | $4,325 | $3,350 |
| Sterling | 280 | $780,000 | 53% | 210 | $592,500 | $3,700 | $3,025 |
| Aldie | 182 | $1,348,862 | 32% | 63 | $729,000 | $4,550 | $3,195 |
| Ashburn | 255 | $1,186,700 | 48% | 408 | $740,000 | $4,500 | $3,300 |
| Cascades | 27 | $1,010,000 | 59% | 19 | $695,000 | $4,950 | $3,200 |
| Lansdowne | 46 | $1,350,000 | 41% | 32 | $812,500 | $5,000 | $3,500 |
| Middleburg | 25 | $1,765,000 | 12% | 1 | few | $3,900 | n/a |
| Leesburg | 433 | $1,140,000 | 46% | 254 | $700,000 | $4,250 | $3,250 |
| Hamilton | 48 | $1,200,000 | 29% | 2 | few | $3,438 | n/a |
| Purcellville | 122 | $920,000 | 35% | 30 | $584,000 | $4,025 | $3,350 |
| Waterford | 29 | $1,425,000 | 10% | 1 | few | $5,500 | n/a |
| Round Hill | 93 | $850,000 | 39% | 7 | few | $3,800 | n/a |
| Lovettsville | 68 | $850,000 | 34% | 3 | few | $3,500 | n/a |
Rents are median monthly rents from closed leases over the same dates. The eight smaller towns are Cascades, Hamilton, Lansdowne, Lovettsville, Middleburg, Purcellville, Round Hill and Waterford. Lansdowne and Cascades sales are also inside the Leesburg and Sterling rows, so the totals for the 15 places count them once: 1,740 houses and 1,199 townhouses.
Taxes, schools, commute
What Loudoun County costs to hold, which schools serve each address, and how long to DC.
Taxes
Loudoun County's 2026 real estate tax is $0.805 per $100, the lowest of the four areas in this guide, so a $1,186,700 house in Ashburn pays about $9,550 a year, less than a $925,000 house in Fairfax County. The incorporated towns (Leesburg, Purcellville, Round Hill, Lovettsville, Hamilton, Middleburg) add a town tax. The vehicle tax is $3.09 per $100 for 2026.3
Schools
All of Loudoun is Loudoun County Public Schools. Its high schools include Independence, Rock Ridge and Briar Woods in Ashburn, Lightridge in Aldie, Riverside in Lansdowne and Loudoun Valley in Purcellville; the Academies of Loudoun is the countywide STEM magnet.4
Commute
The Silver Line ends in Ashburn (Ashburn and Loudoun Gateway stations), with Dulles Airport one stop east. Everything else is the Dulles Greenway and Toll Road, Route 7 or Route 50: at 8 am downtown DC is 50 to 85 minutes from Ashburn and 70 to 100 from Purcellville, Tysons 30 to 45 from Ashburn. Loudoun County Transit runs commuter buses from the Metro garages.5
Who pulled these numbers
I pull every number myself, so you can act on it.
Each figure comes from Bright MLS closed sales, 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 Loudoun County.
What is the cheapest place to buy a house in Loudoun County in 2026?
Sterling, where the median single-family home (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) sold for $780,000 across 280 Bright MLS sales from January 1 to October 2, 2026. Next cheapest: Round Hill at $850,000 and Lovettsville at $850,000.
What is the most expensive place in Loudoun County?
Middleburg, with a median house price of $1,765,000 in 2026 (25 sales). Waterford ($1,425,000) and Lansdowne ($1,350,000) follow.
How much is a townhouse in Loudoun County?
Among places with at least 10 townhouse sales, the median townhouse price ran from $584,000 in Purcellville to $840,000 in Brambleton in 2026. 1,199 townhouses sold in the 15 Loudoun places this guide covers.
What is the real estate tax rate in Loudoun County for 2026?
Loudoun County's 2026 real estate tax is $0.805 per $100, the lowest of the four areas in this guide, so a $1,186,700 house in Ashburn pays about $9,550 a year, less than a $925,000 house in Fairfax County. The incorporated towns (Leesburg, Purcellville, Round Hill, Lovettsville, Hamilton, Middleburg) add a town tax. The vehicle tax is $3.09 per $100 for 2026. The Loudoun County property tax guide has each town’s rate, the Metrorail tax district and the due dates.
How competitive is the Loudoun County housing market?
Very, for houses: the median house went under contract in 4 days in Broadlands and in a week or less in most places, and in Broadlands 61% of houses sold above asking. The slowest was Waterford (a median of 21 days on market).
Where do these Loudoun County numbers come from?
Bright MLS closed sales and closed leases, January 1 to October 2, 2026 (October 4 for eight smaller towns), 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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