South Riding, Virginia · Chantilly 20152, Loudoun County

Houses. 97 sold, from $783,000 (the lowest sale) to $1,999,980 (the highest), so none crossed $2 million. Buyers paid the asking price, not more: the median sale price was exactly 100% of the asking price (the sold-to-list ratio), and 44% sold above asking, fewer than in Broadlands (61%) or Ashburn (48%). Still, 54.6% went under contract within a week.

Townhouses. South Riding sold as many townhouses as houses: 100 at a median of $707,000 and $295 a square foot, from $540,000 (the lowest sale) to $925,000 (the highest). In all, 130 townhouses closed in 20152; the 30 in a condominium association are not counted here.

Against the Fairfax side. The Fairfax County side of Chantilly, zip 20151, sold its median house for $923,650, $216,350 less, but for about 2,300 square feet above ground at $424 a square foot. South Riding buys more house for the money and pays a lower tax rate.

Search the zip, not the name. Bright MLS lists nearly every South Riding home as Chantilly, VA 20152, and filed 3 of 2026's sales under "South Riding". A search for "South Riding" misses almost everything, and a search for "Chantilly" mixes in Fairfax County. Search 20152 and check the county on the tax record.

Plenty of townhomes to rent. 151 townhomes were leased in 2026, more than the 100 that sold, at a median of $3,195, less than Ashburn ($3,300), Leesburg ($3,250) or Brambleton ($3,600). If you buy one to live in, ask whether a tenant is in place and when the lease ends.

Same median as Leesburg, more house. South Riding and Leesburg both sold their median house for $1,140,000. In South Riding that bought about 3,300 square feet above ground at $361 a square foot; Leesburg buyers paid a median $373 a square foot.

South Riding. More than 6,300 homes in all. The South Riding Golf Club, designed by Dan Maples, opened in 1997. The community has four outdoor pools and trails, and Loudoun County's Dulles South Recreation and Community Center adds indoor pools.

The HOA. Every owner belongs to the master association, South Riding Proprietary. Its 2026 dues by home type, and what they pay for, are in South Riding HOA dues in 2026 below. Ask for the resale package before you offer.

Townhouses. 100 fee-simple townhouses (you own the house and its lot, not a condo unit) sold at a median of $707,000. They cost a median $295 a square foot, close to Brambleton ($297) and less than Ashburn ($320).

Next door. Stone Ridge, west on Route 50, uses Aldie addresses (20105) and is counted on the Aldie page, not here.

What to check. The county on the tax record; the HOA dues and any special assessment; the age of the roof, windows and HVAC on a late-1990s house; which high school the address feeds after the 2026-27 changes; and, with Dulles Airport to the north, the flight paths at the hour you would be home.

Trash and recycling. Republic Services picks up trash, recycling and seasonal yard waste in South Riding, and the dues pay for it: the 2026 budget sets aside about $1.09 million for detached houses and about $765,000 for townhomes.

Pools and buildings. The recreation part, $19.72 a month, pays for the pools, the community buildings and the tennis courts, and for their repair fund. The pool management contract alone is $669,300 in the 2026 budget.

Common grounds. The common part, $48.01 a month, pays for the staff at Town Hall, landscaping on the common land (a $975,000 contract in 2026), power for the street lights ($185,000), the ponds, the events and the common repair fund.

Private streets. Every townhome street, alley and lane belongs to South Riding Proprietary, so the townhouse part includes snow clearing and money set aside to repave them. Streets kept up by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) cost owners nothing extra. The common drive part does the same for shared driveways.

Events and the magazine. $259,500 for events and recreation programs in 2026, $75,000 of it for Star Spangled South Riding, and $150,000 to produce the South Riding Magazine.

Savings for repairs. The association held $9,438,319 in its reserve accounts on August 31, 2025 and budgets $1,666,800 more for 2026, the amount its January 2024 reserve study recommends.

When you buy. Virginia law requires the seller to give you the association's disclosure packet (the resale packet). South Riding Proprietary sends it in 14 calendar days, or in 3 business days for a rush fee. Its office is Town Hall, 43055 Center Street, open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Pools. Meadows, 42920 Center Street, has a 25-meter, 6-lane pool with a zero-depth (beach) entry and a 12-person spa. South Riding Center, 42420 Unicorn Drive, has a 25-meter, 8-lane competition pool. Town Hall, 43055 Center Street, has a 25-meter, 6-lane pool. Hyland Hills, 43450 Parish Street, has a 25-meter, 3-lane pool with a slide and, beside it, a splash park with a pirate ship slide.

Playgrounds and trails. South Riding Proprietary's amenities page lists 12 playgrounds and 6 miles of asphalt bike and walking trails, with sidewalks on both sides of most roads; its Playgrounds and Parks page names 10 playgrounds and says almost four miles of trails. Both were checked October 16, 2026.

Parks, courts and halls. A full-size basketball court, a picnic pavilion, the Town Green with its stage, Veterans Park with an outdoor fireplace and a second concert stage by the South Riding Center. The South Riding Center has 7,100 square feet of activity and meeting rooms and a kitchen, and can be rented.

County facilities. Loudoun County's Dulles South Recreation and Community Center, 24950 Riding Center Drive, has a competition pool, a leisure pool with a slide, a climbing wall and a senior center. Conklin Park, also the county's, has a bike trail, soccer fields and volleyball, basketball, tennis and pickleball courts.

Golf. South Riding Golf Club, 43237 Golf View Drive, is an 18-hole course designed by Dan Maples that opened in 1997. The club calls itself semi-private and open to everyone: anyone can book a tee time up to 7 days ahead, and members up to 14. It has a driving range with grass tees, a short game area, a practice bunker, a putting green and a grille.

Events. South Riding Proprietary says it holds 50 events a year, among them outdoor movies on Tuesday nights and concerts on Friday nights in summer. Next on its calendar: the Halloween Spooktacular on October 24, Movie Under the Stars on the Town Green on October 28, Jazz by Candlelight on November 20, the Jingle Dash on December 5, the Winterfest Market and Ice Rink at the South Riding Center on December 12, and the Winterfest Enchanted Light Stroll all through December.

What the dues spend on events. The 2026 budget sets aside $75,000 for Star Spangled South Riding, $20,000 for summer concerts, $15,000 for the Mosaic spring festival and $13,000 for the Fall Festival.

Outdoors and sights. The South Riding Golf Club runs through the community, with four outdoor pools, trails and the county's Dulles South Recreation and Community Center. The Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, with the Space Shuttle Discovery, is a short drive east and free to enter (parking is paid).

Food and groceries. Sense of Thai on Riding Plaza, Mehak in Pemberton Square, Pollo X & Halal Boyz in Peacock Market Plaza, and Milk & Honey, a Southern brunch kitchen, new at Eastern Marketplace. Indian Spice Food Market on Southpoint Drive has a halal butcher; Cozmo One and Al Makkah Mart are east on Route 50 in Chantilly.

Taxes.⁴ South Riding is unincorporated Loudoun County, so there is no town tax. The 2026 rate is $0.805 per $100 of assessed value, unchanged in the budget adopted April 7, 2026: about $9,200 a year on the $1,140,000 median house and $5,700 on a $707,000 townhouse, before HOA dues. At Fairfax County's 2026 county-wide rate of about $1.15 per $100 of assessed value (the $1.12 base rate plus its stormwater and forest-pest levies), the same house would pay about $13,100.

Car tax. Loudoun cut its vehicle tax to $3.09 per $100 of value for 2026, with $2.94 planned for 2027.