Cascades, Virginia · 20165 · Loudoun County
A 1990s planned community of pools, trails and Potomac parkland in Sterling, where the median house sold for $1.01 million in 2026.
The Potomac at Algonkian Park· Algonkian Regional Park
Artist's renderings of real Cascades places.
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Updated October 4, 2026Bright MLS, closed January 1 to October 4, 20261
Quick answer
The median single-family home in Cascades sold for $1,010,000 in 2026 after a median five days on the market, and 16 of the 27 houses sold above the asking price.
Cascades is a planned community of about 6,500 homes on 2,500 acres in eastern Loudoun County, built from 1990 on what had been a few large farms. It is unincorporated: there is no town and no town tax, and its homes carry a Sterling or Potomac Falls mailing address in zip 20165. Bright MLS has no Cascades postal city, so Ahmed selected these sales by zip 20165 plus the subdivision name (Cascades, Cascades Estates, Cascades/Potomac and Lowes Island/Cascades). Most of them are also counted on the Sterling page, which covers the whole Sterling address. This page shows what a Cascades house or townhouse costs, how buyers pay, what it rents for, which schools serve it, and the commute. Every number is from Bright MLS closed sales, pulled on October 4, 2026, not from a listing site's estimate.
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Six numbers that describe Cascades.
★ Closed sales, January 1 to October 4, 20261
Many Cascades townhouses and garden units are condominium-owned. Those are left out of the sales numbers on this page, so the townhouse figures cover fee-simple townhouses only (you own the house and its lot, not a condo unit); the townhome rental count does include condo-owned homes. Single-family means a detached house with at least three bedrooms and two full baths; townhouse means end-of-row and interior-row homes. Sales listed only as Lowes Island, next door, are counted separately. Source: Bright MLS, closed sales January 1 to October 4, 2026, County = Loudoun, zip 20165, Subdivision containing Cascades, pulled by Ahmed Makkiyah on October 4, 2026.
Why people choose Cascades
Bigger houses, VA loans on 5 of 27, and townhouses at a median $695,000.
A four-bedroom 1990s house with pools, trails and parkland in the HOA; VA loans on 5 of the 27 house sales; and a fee-simple townhouse at a median of $695,000.
Buyers choose Cascades over the rest of the Sterling address for a bigger, newer house and the association's pools and trails, at $230,000 more than the Sterling median. They choose it over Lansdowne for $340,000 less and accept about 1,700 fewer square feet, and over Ashburn ($1,186,700) to save $176,700 and keep Route 7 to Tysons. If you are torn, decide on the commute and the school first; the price follows.
Prices
$1,010,000 for the median Cascades house in 2026, and $695,000 for the median fee-simple townhouse.
The median Cascades house cost $230,000 more than across the whole Sterling address ($780,000) and $340,000 less than in Lansdowne ($1,350,000). Per square foot it sold for $381, about the same as Sterling ($384) and more than Lansdowne ($360).
Houses. 27 houses sold, from $795,000 (the lowest sale) to $1,800,000 (the highest). The median house had four bedrooms and 3,902 square feet on 0.2 acres, and was built in 1995. 59% sold above asking, against 53.2% across Sterling and 41% in Lansdowne; the median house sold for 101.0% of its list price, and 67% went under contract within a week.
Townhouses. 19 fee-simple townhouses sold at a median of $695,000, from $622,681 (the lowest sale) to $1,199,000 (the highest), or $305 a square foot for a median 2,452 square feet. That is $102,500 more than across Sterling ($592,500), about the same as Leesburg ($700,000) and $117,500 less than Lansdowne ($812,500). 9 of the 19 sold over asking, and 79% went under contract within a week.
Against the county. Middleburg's Loudoun side ($1,765,000), Waterford ($1,425,000), Lansdowne ($1,350,000), Aldie ($1,348,862), Brambleton ($1,204,938), Hamilton ($1,200,000), Ashburn ($1,186,700), Leesburg and South Riding ($1,140,000 each) and Broadlands ($1,127,180) cost more. Purcellville ($920,000), Round Hill and Lovettsville ($850,000 each) and Sterling as a whole ($780,000) cost less.
Median single-family sale price, Loudoun County, 20262
Middleburg, Loudoun County side, $1,765,000; Waterford $1,425,000; Lansdowne, a community in the Leesburg address, $1,350,000; Aldie $1,348,862; Brambleton $1,204,938; Hamilton $1,200,000; Ashburn $1,186,700; Leesburg $1,140,000; South Riding, the Loudoun side of the Chantilly address (zip 20152), $1,140,000; Broadlands $1,127,180; Cascades, a community in the Sterling address, $1,010,000; Purcellville $920,000; Round Hill $850,000; Lovettsville $850,000; Sterling $780,000.
Bright MLS closed sales in Loudoun County, January 1 to October 2, 2026 (October 4 for the eight smaller towns), detached houses with 3+ bedrooms and 2+ full baths, condo-owned homes left out. Brambleton and Broadlands are their own postal cities, so Ashburn here leaves them out. South Riding (20152) is the Loudoun side of the Chantilly mailing address, nearly all of it South Riding. Hamilton, Purcellville, Round Hill, Lovettsville, Waterford and Middleburg are western Loudoun; Middleburg means the Loudoun County side of its address only. Lansdowne and Cascades are communities selected by zip code and subdivision name inside the Leesburg (20176) and Sterling (20165) addresses, so their sales overlap those rows. Upperville, Bluemont, Hillsboro and the other small places have too few sales 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 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.
| Measure | Houses | Townhouses (fee simple) |
|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 27 | 19 |
| Median sold price | $1,010,000 | $695,000 |
| Average sold price | $1,098,241 | $724,720 |
| Median price per square foot | $381 | $305 |
| Median size and lot | 3,902 sq ft, 0.2 acres | 2,452 sq ft |
| Median year built | 1995 | 1995 |
| Median days on market | 5 | 5 |
| Sold-to-list, median and average | 101.0% and 101.2% | 100.7% average |
| Sold above asking | 16 (59%) | 9 (47%) |
| Under contract within 7 days | 67% | 79% |
| Lowest sale | $795,000 | $622,681 |
| Highest sale | $1,800,000 | $1,199,000 |
| Cash sales | 2 (7.4%) | 2 (10.5%) |
The lowest house sale, $795,000, and the highest townhouse sale, $1,199,000, were both cash purchases. Next door, sales listed only as Lowes Island are not in these numbers: 8 houses at a median of $945,000 and 5 townhouses at $699,900. Sales listed as Lowes Island/Cascades are included. The houses and townhouses on this page changed hands for $43.4 million in all.
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.
Cascades closed sales, January 1 to October 4, 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$795,000lowest of 27 single-family sales, January 1 to October 4, 2026
- HighestHighest single-family house$1,800,000highest of 27 single-family sales, January 1 to October 4, 2026
- LowestCheapest townhouse$622,681lowest of 19 townhouse sales (fee simple), January 1 to October 4, 2026
- HighestHighest townhouse$1,199,000highest of 19 townhouse sales (fee simple), January 1 to October 4, 2026
What can you afford in Cascades? Start from the monthly payment you can live with, not the price. Cascades has no town tax, but the Cascades Community Association charges dues, and a condo-owned townhouse adds a condo fee; the calculator adds them for you.
Follow the money
25 of 27 Cascades house buyers used a loan, and 5 of them a VA loan.
Only two Cascades houses sold for cash in 2026, at $795,000 and $1,325,000: $2.1 million of the $29.7 million paid for Cascades houses, 7.1% of the dollars. 20 house buyers used a conventional loan and 5 a VA loan.
Share of sales paid in cash, houses and townhouses, 2026
Houses 7% (2 of 27); townhouses 11% (2 of 19).
Cascades house buyers paid cash less often than buyers across Sterling (13.2%), in Leesburg (13.2%) or in Ashburn (16.9%), and a little more often than in Lansdowne (4.3%). With two cash sales of each type, one more or one fewer would move the share by about four points for houses and five for townhouses.
How 27 Cascades house purchases were paid for, 2026
27 house sales: conventional 20 · cash 2 · VA 5
Nearly one house buyer in five used a VA loan, 5 of 27, about twice the share across Sterling (24 of 280) or in Leesburg (45 of 433). No Cascades house sold with an FHA loan in 2026.
What that means if you need a loan: you are mostly up against other financed buyers, not cash, but 59% of houses sold over asking and two in three went under contract within a week. Have a full pre-approval before you tour, keep the inspection window short, and decide your appraisal-gap limit (how much extra cash you will put in if the appraisal comes in below your offer) before the showing. If you are looking at a condo-owned townhouse, ask early whether the condominium is approved for your loan type.
Townhouses: 17 of 19 buyers used a conventional loan and 2 paid cash, at $760,000 and $1,199,000; cash buyers spent $2.0 million of the $13.8 million paid for fee-simple townhouses, 14.2%. Mixed cash-and-loan deals count as financed.
The interesting facts
A median $381 a square foot, about Sterling's $384, for a 3,902-square-foot house built in 1995.
Four things in the 2026 numbers that set Cascades apart.
Condo-owned homes are left out. Many Cascades townhouses and garden units are condominium-owned, and the condo filters remove them, so the 19 townhouse sales on this page are fee-simple townhouses only. The rental count is different: the 21 townhome leases include condo-owned homes. If you are shopping a condo-owned townhouse or a garden unit, ask Ahmed for those sales separately.
About Sterling's price per square foot, but a bigger house. A Cascades house sold for about what Sterling houses did per square foot, $381 against $384, but the median Cascades house was a 1995 build with 3,902 square feet, so its total ran $230,000 above the Sterling median. Against Lansdowne it was $340,000 less, about 1,700 square feet smaller (3,902 against 5,641) on a similar lot (0.2 acres against 0.23).
Lowes Island next door. Sales listed only as Lowes Island, beside Cascades on the river, are counted separately: 8 houses at a median of $945,000, $65,000 below Cascades, and 5 townhouses at $699,900, about the same as Cascades townhouses. Ask Ahmed to pull both when you compare a house near the line.
Rent or buy
A Cascades townhouse sells for 18.1 times the yearly townhome rent; only 3 houses were rented.
21 Cascades townhomes, condo-owned ones included, rented for a median of $3,200 a month in 2026; against the $695,000 fee-simple median, that is a price-to-rent ratio of 18.1. Three houses rented at a median of $4,950, too few leases to judge by.1
| Measure | Houses | Townhomes |
|---|---|---|
| Homes rented | 3 | 21 |
| Median monthly rent | $4,950 | $3,200 |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 17.0 (3 leases) | 18.1 |
| Gross rental yield | 5.9% (3 leases) | 5.5% |
| Rent range, lowest to highest lease | $4,500 to $4,999 | $2,350 to $3,650 |
Gross yield is a year's rent divided by the price, before the mortgage, tax, HOA, insurance and upkeep. Three house leases are too few to draw any conclusion from, so treat the house ratio as a placeholder, not a verdict. The townhouse ratio mixes two groups: the rents include condo-owned townhomes, while the price is for fee-simple townhouses only, so the two figures do not describe exactly the same homes. For a larger sample, Sterling as a whole had 75 house leases and 272 townhome leases in 2026, and its houses sold for 17.6 times their rent and its townhouses for 16.3.
Own in Cascades already? 16 of 27 houses sold above asking this year, in a median of five days. Ahmed runs a real comparative analysis against the 46 Cascades sales on this page and the condo-owned sales it leaves out, not a website estimate.
The houses
About 6,500 homes on 2,500 acres, with five pools, 15 tennis courts and Algonkian Park on the river.
Cascades was a few large farms until about 1990, when its homeowners association was formed. The association now runs five community centers, five swimming pools, 15 tennis courts and paved walking trails, and Algonkian Regional Park borders the community on the north along the Potomac.
Houses. The median house sold in 2026 was built in 1995, with four bedrooms and 3,902 square feet on 0.2 acres. House prices ran from $795,000 (the lowest sale) to $1,800,000 (the highest).
Townhouses and condos. Cascades mixes single-family homes with townhouses and condominiums. Fee-simple townhouses sold at a median of $695,000 for 2,452 square feet; condo-owned townhouses and garden units also trade here but are not in this page's sales numbers.
Lowes Island. On the river side, Lowes Island at Cascades is centered on Trump National Golf Club, formerly the Lowes Island Club, whose courses cover 465 acres along more than two miles of the Potomac. Listings marked Lowes Island/Cascades are in this page's numbers; those marked only Lowes Island are not.
Countryside next door. Cascades, Countryside and Lowes Island are considered the three main parts of the Potomac Falls community. Countryside, with more than 2,500 homes finished by 1991, is on the Sterling page.
What to check. The Cascades Community Association resale package, with dues, rules and any special assessment; whether a townhouse is fee simple or condo-owned, and the condo fee if it is; the age of the roof, windows and HVAC on a house built around 1995; and which elementary school the address feeds.
New construction
New homes in Cascades: one community selling now, with new townhouses listed at $735,885 and $787,540.
Cascades is an established community, and nearly every home that sells here is a resale. The one new-home community selling inside Cascades in October 2026 is 1794 Cascades by Stanley Martin, on part of the old Cascades Marketplace shopping center site, with townhouses and townhouse-style condos.8
Prices are the builder's list prices on October 20, 2026, not closed sales, and they change often.8
- About 1990The Cascades homeowners association is formed on former farmland.
- December 13, 2023Supervisors vote 7-1-1 to allow up to 755 homes on the Cascades Marketplace site.9
- October 20261794 Cascades is selling, with 6 homes listed by the builder.8
1794 Cascades, by Stanley Martin. On October 20, 2026 the builder listed 6 homes: two townhouses at $735,885 (3 bedrooms, 1,943 square feet) and $787,540 (4 bedrooms, 2,291 square feet), and four townhouse-style condos from $549,990 (2 bedrooms) to $733,555 (3 bedrooms), one of them under contract. The builder's "upper $500s" starting price is a condo, not a townhouse.8
What comes next. Loudoun supervisors approved up to 755 homes on the Cascades Marketplace site on December 13, 2023, as part of a long effort to revive the aging shopping center. The final number depends on the types of homes built, and the builder has not published a total for 1794 Cascades.9
Nearby, outside Cascades. Kincora, in Dulles (20166) near Route 28, has new townhouse-style condos: Lennar lists its Harrington plan from $579,990, and DRB Homes shows its "Final Opportunity" with 3 homes at $649,990 to $679,990. For buyers 55 and older, Potomac Green, 1,363 homes originally developed by Del Webb, comes up as resales.8
What to check on a new home. Whether it is a fee-simple townhouse or a condo, since a condo adds a monthly condo fee; the HOA and condo fees, which the builder does not publish; what the list price includes and what each upgrade costs; and the builder's warranty. You can choose your own lender. At Loudoun's 2026 rate of $0.805 per $100, a home assessed at $735,885 would owe about $5,924 a year in property tax.4
Schools
Potomac Falls High, #102 in Virginia on US News, and Lowes Island Elementary, #7 in Loudoun on Niche.
Cascades is Loudoun County Public Schools. The schools listed for the Cascades area are Potomac Falls High, River Bend Middle, and the Lowes Island, Potowmack and Horizon elementary schools; which one serves a house depends on the address.3
Potomac Falls High School
On Algonkian Parkway, opened in 1997, with about 1,660 students and 12 per teacher. Niche #71 in Virginia, US News #102 in Virginia, and 91% graduate in four years.
River Bend Middle School
About 1,137 students and 11 per teacher. Niche #14 among Loudoun County public middle schools and #113 in Virginia.
Lowes Island Elementary School
On Whitewater Drive. Niche #7 among Loudoun County public elementary schools and #44 in Virginia.
Academies of Loudoun
LCPS's application-based STEM and technical high school program, on one campus on Loudoun Academy Drive in Leesburg, open to students from every Loudoun high school, Potomac Falls included.
ADAMS Center
On Sugarland Road in Sterling, about 10 to 15 minutes from Cascades, founded in 1983. ADAMS has ten branches, with daily and Friday prayer.
AQSA and NAIF
The AQSA Center on Acacia Lane in 20166, with daily prayer and Qur'an classes, and the NAIF Center on Shaw Road in 20164.
Halal 4 All
Al Rehma Halal Meat and Supermarket on Davenport Drive, in 20165 with Cascades; the store says everything it sells is certified halal.
Sunshine and Fair Price
Sunshine Grocery & Halal Meat on Dulles Eastern Plaza cuts meat and fish to order; Fair Price Market on Overland Drive has Indo-Pak and Middle Eastern groceries and halal meat.
Two Cascades houses a few streets apart can feed different elementary schools, and the listing is not always right. Check any address with the LCPS school boundary locator, and ask Ahmed to confirm it before you offer.
Commute
Route 7 east to Tysons, Route 28 to Dulles, and commuter buses from Loudoun Gateway.
Cascades sits just north of Route 7, the main road east to Tysons, with Algonkian Parkway running through it. Route 28 runs south to Dulles Airport and the Dulles Toll Road, and the Silver Line's Loudoun Gateway station is the nearest Metro.
| To | Drive | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown DC | 50 to 85 min | Route 28 to the Dulles Toll Road and I-66, or the commuter bus |
| Pentagon | 45 to 75 min | Dulles Toll Road to I-66, or the 482 bus |
| Tysons | 25 to 40 min | Route 7 east |
| Reston Town Center | 20 to 30 min | Route 28 to the Dulles Toll Road |
| Loudoun Gateway Metro station | 15 to 20 min | Route 28 south |
| Dulles Airport | 15 to 20 min | Route 28 south |
Since April 1, 2026, Loudoun County Transit's commuter buses leave from the Loudoun Gateway station, where garage parking is free. Routes 481 and 486 run to downtown DC in the morning and route 482 to Rosslyn, the Pentagon and Crystal City, with return trips in the late afternoon.5 The Silver Line from the same station runs through Tysons to DC. The Dulles Toll Road charges a toll each way, so a daily drive adds up; Route 7 is free but slow at rush hour. Ahmed will do the 7:45 drive with you before you offer.
Daily life
Five pools, Algonkian Park on the Potomac, and halal shops on Davenport Drive.
Outdoors and sights. The Cascades Community Association runs five pools, five community centers, 15 tennis courts and paved trails through the neighborhood. Algonkian Regional Park, on the community's north edge, runs along the Potomac River. Claude Moore Park and the W&OD Trail are a short drive south in Sterling, and Dulles Town Center is the nearby mall.
Food and groceries. Cascades Marketplace has the sit-down restaurants closest to home, among them Local Provisions, Brasserie Royale and The Dons' Wood-Fired Pizza; Countryside, next door, has Sortrel Thai and Naz's Halal. Along Route 7 and Route 28 in Sterling are many Middle Eastern, Afghan, Pakistani and halal places, with Toosso and Halal 4 All on Davenport Drive in 20165.
Taxes.4 Cascades is unincorporated Loudoun County, so there is no town tax. The 2026 rate is $0.805 per $100 of assessed value: about $8,100 a year on a $1,010,000 house, or $5,600 on a $695,000 townhouse, before Cascades Community Association dues and any condo fee.
Car tax. Loudoun cut its vehicle tax rate to $3.09 per $100 for 2026 and plans $2.94 for 2027.
How Cascades rates
How Cascades rates: quiet, walkable, transit and more, from 0 to 10.
Each score ranks Cascades 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; 5% is at 60 dB or more. Check your street’s noise
US DOT National Transportation Noise Map, 2020 (road, rail and aviation)
8.1 of 20 on the EPA walkability index; 12 everyday shops and pharmacies mapped.
EPA National Walkability Index, version 3.0 (2021)
2.9 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)
0.3 miles of bike lanes and bike trails (0.1 per square mile); no Capital Bikeshare stations.
OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026; Capital Bikeshare station feed
45 restaurants, bars, music venues, theaters and cinemas within 1 mile of the average home (43 inside the town).
Overture Maps places, October 2026 release (open places only); homes = 2020 Census neighborhoods (block groups)
11 grocery stores, pharmacies, hardware and everyday shops within 1 mile of the average home; 54% 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)
84% of people live within half a mile of a park; 579 acres of parks and nature preserves, 24% of the land.
OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026
The area is the Census Bureau’s Cascades CDP boundary (3.69 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 Cascades
Around Cascades, by the numbers: what is inside the 3.69 square miles.
Real counts instead of star ratings. Each tile names its source and date, so you can check it.
Walking
8.1 of 20
The EPA rates Cascades below average to walk: the average of its 6 Census block groups, weighted by the 10,967 people who live in them.
EPA National Walkability Index (1 = least walkable, 20 = most), version 3.0, 2021
Bus
9 bus stops
2 Loudoun County Transit routes stop inside Cascades: Route 312 to Reston Town Center Station and Route 70.
Loudoun County Transit schedule (GTFS), valid Sep 27, 2026 to Mar 27, 2027
Groceries
2 grocery stores
Giant, Harris Teeter.
OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026
Restaurants and cafes
24 restaurants + 3 cafes
Including Bojangles', Boston Market, Burtons Grill & Bar, CAVA, Cherry Blossom and others.
OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026
Parks and trails
41.4 miles of trails and paths
31 playgrounds and 6 parks, such as Cascades Marketplace Mini Park, Hedgerow Habitat Trail, Potomack Lakes Sportsplex, Sugarland Run Trail Park. Sidewalks are not counted in the miles.
OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026
Schools and library
4 schools
Potomac Falls High School, Horizon Elementary School, Potowmack Elementary School, Our Lady of Hope Catholic School, plus Cascades Library.
OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026
The area is the Census Bureau’s Cascades CDP boundary (3.69 square miles), so places just outside it, such as Algonkian Regional Park and Lowes Island, 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 Cascades, VA: Ahmed's list (2026)
"Ahmed, where do you go to eat?" The Cascades list.
Updated
Up to five picks within about fifteen to twenty minutes of Cascades in each cuisine, the one doing best at the top, and halal marked. Cascades Marketplace and Countryside are closest to home; the Middle Eastern, Afghan and Pakistani kitchens and the halal grocers are along Route 7 and Route 28 in Sterling, with a few of the best in Herndon.7
Closed, so not listed: A Taste of Burma and Countryside Pizzeria & Cafe, both on Edds Lane in Countryside, show as closed on Yelp in 2026. Naz's Halal shows its Yelp review count because no star rating could be confirmed, and Karahi Boys and Halal 4 All show their Zabihah listing because no Yelp count could be confirmed. 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. Hours change, so call ahead. Know one that belongs here? Tell Ahmed.
Questions
What people ask about Cascades.
How much does a house cost in Cascades, Virginia in 2026?
The median single-family home (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) in Cascades sold for $1,010,000 in 2026, across 27 sales in Bright MLS, from $795,000 (the lowest sale) to $1,800,000 (the highest), at $381 per square foot. The median fee-simple townhouse sold for $695,000 across 19 sales, at $305 per square foot. That is $230,000 more than the Sterling address as a whole ($780,000 for a house) and $340,000 less than Lansdowne ($1,350,000). Condo-owned townhouses and garden units, common in Cascades, are not included.
What was the cheapest home sold in Cascades, Virginia in 2026?
Bright MLS closed sales from January 1 to October 4, 2026, single-family houses (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) and townhouses only, no condos:
- Cheapest single-family house: $795,000, the lowest of 27 single-family sales
- Cheapest townhouse: $622,681, the lowest of 19 townhouse sales (fee simple)
- Highest single-family house: $1,800,000, the highest of 27 single-family sales
- Highest townhouse: $1,199,000, the highest of 19 townhouse sales (fee simple)
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 Cascades 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 Cascades they sold from $795,000 to $1,800,000. Use the median to get a feel for the market, then look at homes on both sides of it.
How competitive is the Cascades housing market?
Fast: the median house and the median townhouse each went under contract in 5 days in 2026. 16 of 27 houses (59%) sold above asking, at a median of 101.0% of the list price, and 67% went under contract within a week; 79% of fee-simple townhouses did. Have a full pre-approval before you tour.
Do Cascades buyers pay cash or use VA loans?
Most finance. Only 2 of 27 house buyers paid cash in 2026 (7.4%), against 13.2% across Sterling, while 20 used a conventional loan and 5 a VA loan, nearly one in five. Among fee-simple townhouses, 17 of 19 buyers used a conventional loan and 2 paid cash.
What is rent in Cascades, Virginia?
In 2026, 21 townhomes, condo-owned ones included, rented at a median of $3,200 a month, from $2,350 to $3,650 (lowest to highest lease). Only 3 houses were rented, at a median of $4,950, from $4,500 to $4,999, too few leases to judge by.
Is it better to rent or buy in Cascades?
A fee-simple townhouse sells for 18.1 times the median yearly townhome rent, a 5.5% gross yield, though the rents include condo-owned homes and the price does not. The house ratio, 17.0, rests on just 3 leases and should not be relied on. Across Sterling, with far more leases, houses sell for 17.6 times their rent and townhouses for 16.3.
Which schools serve Cascades?
Cascades is in Loudoun County Public Schools. The schools listed for the area are Potomac Falls High (Niche A-, US News #102 in Virginia), River Bend Middle (Niche B+) and Lowes Island Elementary (Niche A, #7 in Loudoun County), plus Potowmack and Horizon elementary schools. The assignment depends on the address, so check it with the LCPS school locator.
How long is the commute from Cascades to DC?
At 8 am on a weekday, downtown DC is about 50 to 85 minutes by car on Route 28, the Dulles Toll Road and I-66, the Pentagon 45 to 75, Tysons 25 to 40 on Route 7, Reston Town Center 20 to 30 and Dulles Airport 15 to 20. Loudoun County Transit commuter buses to DC and the Pentagon leave from the Loudoun Gateway Silver Line station, 15 to 20 minutes away. These drive times are estimates.
What is the property tax in Cascades, Virginia?
Cascades is unincorporated Loudoun County, so there is no town tax. The 2026 rate is $0.805 per $100 of assessed value, roughly $8,100 a year on a $1,010,000 house or $5,600 on a $695,000 townhouse, before Cascades Community Association dues and any condo fee. The vehicle tax rate is $3.09 per $100 for 2026.
Are there new homes for sale in Cascades, Virginia?
Yes, in one community. On October 20, 2026, 1794 Cascades by Stanley Martin listed two new townhouses at $735,885 and $787,540 and four townhouse-style condos from $549,990 to $733,555, on part of the old Cascades Marketplace site. Loudoun supervisors approved up to 755 homes on that site on December 13, 2023. Nearly every other home that sells in Cascades is a resale.
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