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Fairfax CountyVirginia · 20 places
Twenty places, from an $820,000 house in the City of Fairfax to $2.3 million in McLean.
Updated October 5, 2026Bright MLS closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 20261
Your guideAhmed MakkiyahREALTOR®, Douglas Realty of Virginia · English and ArabicMobile 734.383.6945 · Direct 703.957.0060
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Quick answer
A median single-family house in Fairfax County sold for between $820,000 (City of Fairfax) and $2,300,000 (McLean) in 2026, across 5,065 sales; the median townhouse from $550,000 (Lorton) to $1,215,000 (City of Falls Church).
Fairfax County in six numbers
★ ★ Bright MLS, closed January 1 to October 2, 20261
Fairfax County is the biggest housing market in Northern Virginia and the one with the widest spread of prices. This page compares every town and city the guide covers, on the same Bright MLS pull and the same filters, so one table shows what a house and a townhouse cost in each place, how fast they sell and what they rent for. The three independent cities inside the county (Fairfax, Falls Church and Alexandria) have their own schools and tax rates and get their own pages.
The places
20 Fairfax 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.
McLean
One buyer in three pays cash.
Median house $2,300,000, 335 sold. Townhouse $1.1M.$1.885MGreat Falls
An acre or more. Not one townhouse sold.
Median house $1,885,000, 139 sold.$1.685MCity of Falls Church
A city of 2.2 square miles with its own schools.
Median house $1,685,000, 53 sold. Townhouse $1.215M.$1.453MVienna
Half the houses sold above asking, and the Orange Line starts next door.
Median house $1,453,000, 428 sold. Townhouse $812K.$1.42MOakton
Between Vienna and Fairfax, where four in five townhouses sold in a week.
Median house $1,420,000, 124 sold. Townhouse $798K.$1.35MCity of Alexandria
Its own city, its own schools and tax rate, and 408 townhouses sold this year, half of them in Old Town.
Median house $1,350,000, 219 sold. Townhouse $915K.$1.245MFairfax Station
Houses only, big lots, and one buyer in four used a VA loan.
Median house $1,245,000, 158 sold.$1.12MReston
Two Silver Line stations, five villages, and more townhouses sold than houses.
Median house $1,120,000, 185 sold. Townhouse $676K.$1.1MClifton
Horse country, five-acre zoning, and a historic town of 243 people at its center.
Median house $1,100,000, 86 sold. Townhouse $630K.$1.055MFalls Church
Inside the Beltway, next to Tysons, and one house buyer in five paid cash.
Median house $1,055,000, 377 sold. Townhouse $774K.$985KFairfax
Half the houses sold above asking, and one buyer in seven used a VA loan.
Median house $985,000, 448 sold. Townhouse $735K.$930KLorton
Bigger, newer houses at $358 a foot, next door to Fort Belvoir.
Median house $930,000, 105 sold. Townhouse $550K.$925KAnnandale
Inside the Beltway, where half the houses sold above asking.
Median house $925,000, 251 sold. Townhouse $627K.$925KBurke
Lakes, pools and a VRE station, and most houses sold over asking.
Median house $925,000, 184 sold. Townhouse $616K.$924KChantilly
One name, two counties, and two in three houses sold over asking.
Median house $923,650, 102 sold. Townhouse $662K.$904KCentreville
More townhouses than houses, and $379 a square foot.
Median house $904,500, 172 sold. Townhouse $565K.$885KAlexandria
The busiest market in the guide, and one buyer in four used a VA loan.
Median house $885,000, 782 sold. Townhouse $650K.$879KHerndon
Half the houses sold over asking, with two Silver Line stations in town.
Median house $879,000, 341 sold. Townhouse $652K.$829KSpringfield
The Blue Line starts here, and more than half the houses sold over asking.
Median house $828,857, 455 sold. Townhouse $630K.$820KCity of Fairfax
Its own city, its own schools and tax rate, and townhouses that sell for more than houses.
Median house $820,000, 121 sold. Townhouse $868K.Landmarks
Places locals know on sight.
Prices
Fairfax County houses sold for a median $820,000 to $2,300,000 in 2026, depending on the town.
Median single-family sale price by place, Fairfax County, 20261
Houses. McLean is the top of the county at $2,300,000 and the City of Fairfax the bottom at $820,000. The hottest market for houses was Chantilly, where 67% sold above the asking price.
Townhouses. From $550,000 in Lorton to $1,215,000 in the City of Falls Church. 2,873 townhouses sold against 5,065 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, condominium-regime homes left out; one postal city at a time. Click any name for the full page.
Choosing between two of these? Send me the two names and what matters most to you, and I will send back the numbers side by side.
Ask Ahmed| Place | Houses sold | Median house | Over asking | Townhouses sold | Median townhouse | House rent | Townhouse rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLean | 335 | $2,300,000 | n/a | 49 | $1,100,000 | $6,000 | $4,600 |
| Great Falls | 139 | $1,885,000 | n/a | 0 | none | $5,250 | n/a |
| City of Falls Church | 53 | $1,685,000 | 51% | 21 | $1,215,000 | n/a | n/a |
| Vienna | 428 | $1,453,000 | 46% | 102 | $811,557 | $4,800 | $3,800 |
| Oakton | 124 | $1,420,000 | 49% | 38 | $798,500 | $4,700 | $3,588 |
| City of Alexandria | 219 | $1,350,000 | 36% | 408 | $915,000 | n/a | n/a |
| Fairfax Station | 158 | $1,245,000 | 54% | 0 | none | $4,600 | n/a |
| Reston | 185 | $1,120,000 | 52% | 292 | $676,500 | $4,400 | $3,300 |
| Clifton | 86 | $1,100,000 | 45% | 17 | $630,000 | $4,850 | $2,950 |
| Falls Church | 377 | $1,055,000 | 42% | 78 | $774,000 | $3,973 | $3,650 |
| Fairfax | 448 | $985,000 | 53% | 313 | $735,000 | $4,000 | $3,300 |
| Lorton | 105 | $930,000 | 42% | 102 | $550,000 | $4,025 | $2,988 |
| Annandale | 251 | $925,000 | 49% | 72 | $627,000 | $3,950 | $3,100 |
| Burke | 184 | $925,000 | 63% | 152 | $616,000 | $4,000 | $2,873 |
| Chantilly | 102 | $923,650 | 67% | 34 | $661,795 | $3,625 | $3,388 |
| Centreville | 172 | $904,500 | 54% | 274 | $565,000 | $3,900 | $2,850 |
| Alexandria | 782 | $885,000 | 38% | 460 | $650,000 | $3,900 | $3,300 |
| Herndon | 341 | $879,000 | 51% | 178 | $652,500 | $3,800 | $3,100 |
| Springfield | 455 | $828,857 | 56% | 241 | $630,000 | $3,800 | $3,000 |
| City of Fairfax | 121 | $820,000 | 51% | 42 | $867,500 | n/a | n/a |
Taxes, schools, commute
What Fairfax County costs to hold, where the children go, and how long to DC.
Taxes
Fairfax County's 2026 real estate tax is $1.12 per $100 of assessed value, plus about $0.0335 in stormwater and pest fees, so a $985,000 house in Fairfax pays roughly $11,400 a year. The three independent cities set their own rates: the City of Fairfax $1.0725, the City of Falls Church and the City of Alexandria higher than the county. Towns with their own government, Herndon and Vienna, add a town tax on top of the county rate.3
Schools
Everything outside the three cities is Fairfax County Public Schools, the largest district in Virginia, organized in high-school pyramids. Langley (McLean and Great Falls), Oakton, Madison (Vienna), Woodson and McLean are the A+ pyramids buyers ask about first, and Thomas Jefferson is the countywide magnet. The City of Fairfax contracts with FCPS; Falls Church City and Alexandria City run their own districts.4
Commute
Fairfax County has Metro on four lines: the Silver Line through Tysons, Reston and Herndon, the Orange Line to Vienna, and the Blue and Yellow lines through Springfield and Alexandria. Burke, Lorton and Springfield have Virginia Railway Express stations. Inside the Beltway (Annandale, Falls Church, Alexandria, McLean) a drive to downtown DC at 8 am is 25 to 50 minutes; from Centreville, Chantilly or Clifton plan on 50 to 80.5
Who pulled these numbers
I pull every number myself, so you can act on it.
Each figure is a Bright MLS closed sale, 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 Fairfax County.
What is the cheapest place to buy a house in Fairfax County in 2026?
The City of Fairfax, where the median single-family home (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) sold for $820,000 across 121 Bright MLS sales in January 1 to October 2, 2026. Next cheapest: Springfield at $828,857 and Herndon at $879,000.
What is the most expensive place in Fairfax County?
McLean, with a median house price of $2,300,000 in 2026 (335 sales). Great Falls ($1,885,000) and the City of Falls Church ($1,685,000) follow.
How much is a townhouse in Fairfax County?
Between $550,000 in Lorton and $1,215,000 in the City of Falls Church, median, in 2026. 2,873 townhouses sold in the county places this guide covers.
What is the real estate tax rate in Fairfax County for 2026?
Fairfax County's 2026 real estate tax is $1.12 per $100 of assessed value, plus about $0.0335 in stormwater and pest fees, so a $985,000 house in Fairfax pays roughly $11,400 a year. The three independent cities set their own rates: the City of Fairfax $1.0725, the City of Falls Church and the City of Alexandria higher than the county. Towns with their own government, Herndon and Vienna, add a town tax on top of the county rate.
How competitive is the Fairfax County housing market?
Very, for houses: the median house went under contract in 5 days in the City of Falls Church and in a week or less in most places, and in Chantilly 67% of houses sold above asking. The slower places were Great Falls (10 days).
Where do these Fairfax County numbers come from?
Bright MLS closed sales and closed leases, January 1 to October 2, 2026, 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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