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Burke, Virginia
Lakes, pools and a VRE station. Most houses sold over asking.
At a glance
Six numbers that describe Burke.
The median single-family home in Burke sold for $925,000 in 2026, went under contract in six days, and 63% sold for more than the seller asked.
What a house costs in Burke this year, who buys it and how they pay, what it rents for, which secondary school it feeds, and how the VRE and the Parkway work for the commute. Every number below is from Bright MLS closed sales, pulled on October 2, 2026, not from a listing site's estimate.
Burke is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County with one zip code, 22015. Single-family means a detached house with at least three bedrooms and two full baths; townhouse means end-of-row and interior-row homes; condominium-regime homes are left out of both. Source: Bright MLS, closed sales January 1 to October 2, 2026, Postal City = Burke, pulled by Ahmed Makkiyah on October 2, 2026.
Prices
What $925,000 buys: a 1970s or 80s colonial with a community pool.
Burke's cheapest single-family sale of 2026 was $600,000 and its dearest $1,754,200, and 137 of the 184 houses sold under $1 million.
The typical Burke house is a colonial or split-foyer from the 1970s or 1980s on a modest lot in Burke Centre, around Lake Braddock or near Burke Lake, with an HOA, a pool and a path to the elementary school. Updated, it sells near the median. Needing work, it sells under $800,000 (27 sales), often for cash. Only 10 houses sold above $1.2 million, and none above $1.76 million: Burke is a tight price band.
Burke is almost half townhomes. 152 townhouses sold against 184 houses, at a median of $616,000, from $408,000 to $820,000, in 6 days, and 53% went over asking.
At $450 a square foot, Burke houses cost about the same per foot as Fairfax ($451) and less than Annandale ($486), so the same $925,000 median buys a little more house than it does in Annandale. What you give up is the drive: Burke is outside the Beltway, about 50 minutes or more from downtown by car.
Median single-family sale price, 20262
Bright MLS closed sales, 2026 year to date, except the Fairfax County row (September 2026 alone). The town rows are filtered to 3+ bedrooms and 2+ full baths and leave out condominium-regime homes; 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.
| Measure | Single-family | Townhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 184 | 152 |
| Median sold price | $925,000 | $616,000 |
| Average sold price | $937,837 | $608,084 |
| Median price per square foot | $450 | $442 |
| Median days to contract | 6 | 6 |
| Median sold-to-list | 101.0% | 100.0% |
| Sold above asking | 116 (63.0%) | 80 (52.6%) |
| Under contract within 7 days | 67.9% | 59.2% |
| Lowest sale | $600,000 | $408,000 |
| Highest sale | $1,754,200 | $820,000 |
| Total dollar volume | $172.6M | $92.4M |
What can you afford in Burke? Start from the monthly payment you can live with, not the price. The calculator adds Fairfax County tax, insurance and HOA for you; most Burke homes pay an HOA, and Burke Centre homes pay the Conservancy as well.
Follow the money
One buyer in five used a VA loan. Cash went to the cheapest houses.
In 2026, 39 of 184 single-family buyers used a VA loan and 23 paid cash. Under $800,000, four houses in ten sold for cash; above $1.2 million, none did.
Share of single-family sales paid in cash, by price range
Under $800,000 the cash buyers are most likely investors buying houses that need work. One cash sale closed at $758,851 on a $575,000 list price, probably a list-price error; it is kept in the count.
How 184 single-family purchases were paid for
Fort Belvoir is 20 to 30 minutes down the Fairfax County Parkway, and the VA share shows it: 39 buyers, one in five. Cash buyers paid a median of $815,000 against $936,100 financed and closed in 4 days against 6.
What that means if you need a loan: from $800,000 to $1.2 million, where most families shop, 135 of 147 sales were financed, so you are competing with other loans, many of them VA. Two thirds of houses went under contract within a week and 63% sold over asking, so the offer that wins is a full pre-approval, a short inspection window and an appraisal-gap plan you decided before the open house.
Townhomes: 14 of 152 sales were cash (9%), with a cash median of $561,000 against $617,500 financed; conventional 113, VA 14, FHA 7. Mixed cash-and-loan deals were counted as financed.
The interesting facts
The typical house sold over its asking price.
Four things in the 2026 numbers that set Burke apart.
Over asking is normal. The median Burke house sold for 101% of its list price, and 63% of buyers paid more than the seller asked. A house priced right gets offers the first weekend.
Who is buying. Military and federal families on VA loans, commuters who want the VRE, George Mason and Fort Belvoir staff, and families who want a community pool and Lake Braddock or Robinson for the same price as an Annandale house.
Rentals. Only 53 houses were rented all year, at a median $4,000, and they leased in 11 days. Townhomes are the rental market: 96 leases at $2,873.
Rent or buy
Under the line where buying wins, for houses and townhomes.
A single-family home rents for a median of $4,000 a month and sells for $925,000, a price-to-rent ratio of 19.3; a townhome rents for $2,873 and sells for $616,000, a ratio of 17.9.1
| Measure | Single-family | Townhome |
|---|---|---|
| Homes rented | 53 | 96 |
| Median monthly rent | $4,000 | $2,873 |
| Average monthly rent | $4,003 | $2,912 |
| Median rent per square foot | $2.11 | $2.17 |
| Median days to lease | 11 | 18 |
| Rent range | $2,600 to $5,750 | $2,250 to $3,950 |
Gross yield is before the mortgage, tax, HOA, insurance and upkeep. Under 20, a family that stays five years or more can usually expect buying to beat renting. Three townhome leases are left out of the range: a 360-square-foot studio, one that looks like a single room, and one that closed at 133% of its asking rent, likely a typo. None of them changes the median.
Own in Burke already? 63% of houses here sold over asking this year. Ahmed runs a real comparative analysis against the 184 sales on this page, street by street and pyramid by pyramid, not a website estimate.
The houses
Burke Centre, Lake Braddock and the townhouse clusters.
Most of Burke was built from the late 1960s to the 1990s as planned communities with pools, paths and HOAs, which is why almost half of what sells here is a townhouse.
Burke Centre. A 1,700-acre planned community with 5,862 homes in five neighborhoods, the Commons, Landings, Oaks, Ponds and Woods: detached colonials, townhouse clusters and some condos, five outdoor pools and more than 30 miles of paths. Every home pays the Burke Centre Conservancy, roughly $260 to $320 a quarter, and many townhouse clusters add a fee of their own.
Lake Braddock. An association founded in 1969 with 1,298 homes, 417 houses and 881 townhouses, around a private 27-acre lake between Burke Road and Burke Lake Road, with two pools. Lake Braddock Secondary sits at its edge.
Royal Lake and Lakepointe. Just north, on the Fairfax side, Royal Lake is a 38-acre county lake in a 46-acre park with a trail around it. Lakepointe's 107 townhomes sit on the shore.
The townhomes. 152 sales at a median of $616,000, mostly 1970s to 1990s rows in Burke Centre, Lake Braddock and along Burke Road. Condominium-regime homes are a separate, cheaper market and are not counted here.
What to check. The HOA and Conservancy resale package, which lists the dues, any special assessment and the rules on fences, sheds and paint; the age of the roof, windows and HVAC on a 1970s or 80s house; and, near the VRE line, how loud the trains are at the hour you would be home.
Schools
Lake Braddock or Robinson, two A-rated schools from grade 7 to 12.
22015 is split between two secondary schools: Lake Braddock for most of Burke, Robinson (IB) for much of Burke Centre through Terra Centre Elementary, and West Springfield for the southeast edge near Rolling Valley.3
A
Lake Braddock Secondary
Niche #9 in Fairfax County, US News #22 in Virginia. Grades 7 to 12, about 4,400 students and 32 AP courses. Fed by Cherry Run, White Oaks, Sangster, Kings Park and Kings Glen elementaries.
A-
Robinson Secondary
Niche #13 in the county, US News #21 in Virginia. Every student in grades 7 to 10 takes the IB Middle Years Programme, then the IB Diploma is open to all. Fed by Terra Centre, Fairview and Bonnie Brae.
A+
West Springfield High School
Niche #6 in the county, US News #12 in Virginia, 32 AP courses. Serves the southeast edge near Rolling Valley and Old Keene Mill Road, through Irving Middle.
ES
Terra Centre Elementary
In the middle of Burke Centre. Built underground in 1980 for energy efficiency; its roof is a playing field.
Masjid
Peace Islamic Center
On Old Keene Mill Road in Burke. Friday prayer is at 1 pm at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on Sydenstricker Road. Masjid Noor on Pohick Road is about ten minutes away.
Masjid
ICNVT and Mustafa Center
The Islamic Center of Northern Virginia on Shirley Gate Road and Mustafa Center in Annandale are each about fifteen minutes away, with weekend Islamic school.
GMU
George Mason University
Virginia's largest public university, 39,638 students in fall 2025, about 10 to 15 minutes from Burke Centre.
Private
Al-Qalam Academy
On Commerce Street in Springfield, about fifteen minutes away: the nearest full-time Islamic school.
The January 2026 boundary changes did not move the Lake Braddock or Robinson secondary boundaries. Three open studies could touch Burke, with recommendations due by January 2027: the Keene Mill attendance island, which names White Oaks and Cardinal Forest elementaries; the middle and high school feeders for Rolling Valley Elementary; and crowding at West Springfield. A listing's school claim is not a guarantee. Check the exact address at the FCPS Boundary Locator, and ask Ahmed to confirm it before you offer.
Commute
The VRE to Union Station, the Parkway to Fort Belvoir.
Burke has no Metro, but it has two VRE stations on the Manassas Line, Burke Centre and Rolling Road. Burke Centre has 1,516 free parking spaces, and trains reach Union Station in about 51 to 57 minutes, on weekday rush-hour runs only.
| To | Drive | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown DC | 50 to 75 min | The Parkway to I-95 and I-395, or the VRE |
| Pentagon | 35 to 50 min | I-95 and I-395, Express Lanes if you carpool |
| Tysons | 30 to 45 min | Route 123, or the Beltway north |
| Fort Belvoir | 20 to 30 min | The Fairfax County Parkway south |
| Reagan National | 35 to 50 min | I-95 and I-395, or the George Washington Parkway |
Franconia-Springfield, the end of the Blue Line, is 15 to 20 minutes by car and $4.95 a day to park; Vienna on the Orange Line is 20 to 25. The 95 and 395 Express Lanes are free for carpools of three with an E-ZPass Flex, and the Rolling Valley lot on Old Keene Mill Road has a slug line, the free way in. The Springfield garage slug lines are closed for maintenance until February 2027.5 Inside Burke, Burke Centre Parkway, Burke Road and Old Keene Mill Road back up at rush hour, so the distance to the station or the Parkway matters. Ahmed will do the 7:45 drive with you before you offer.
Daily life
Burke Lake, 30 miles of paths, and H Mart with a halal counter.
Outdoors. Burke Lake Park, on Burke's southwest edge, has a 218-acre lake with a 4.7-mile loop trail, golf, a miniature train, a carousel and boat rentals. Burke Centre's paths run more than 30 miles, and Lake Braddock and Royal Lake are a walk from many front doors.
Halal and Middle Eastern. H Mart on Burke Road has a halal meat section. Sultan Gourmet, a Turkish grocery on Warwick Avenue, and Halal Bazar and Taste of the Middle East, with Iraqi products, on Lee Highway in Fairfax are about fifteen minutes away. Peace Islamic Center is in Burke itself.
Hospitals and shopping. Inova Fairfax Hospital, the region's Level I trauma center, is 20 to 25 minutes away, and the Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center at Fort Belvoir, for TRICARE families, about the same. Springfield Town Center is fifteen minutes.
Taxes.4 Burke is unincorporated Fairfax County, so there is no town tax: the 2026 rate is $1.12 per $100 plus $0.0335 in county fees, about $1.15 all in, roughly $10,700 a year on a $925,000 house, before HOA dues. The car tax is $4.57 per $100 of each vehicle's value, and veterans rated 100% permanently and totally disabled pay no real estate tax on their home.
Where to eat
"Ahmed, where do you go to eat?" The Burke list.
Up to five picks within about fifteen minutes of Burke in each cuisine, the one doing best at the top, and halal marked. Burke itself has few Middle Eastern kitchens, so most of the list is in Fairfax City, Kings Park West and Springfield.7
Closed, so not listed: Khan's Halal on Old Burke Lake Road shows as closed on Yelp since August 2026; Lebanese Bistro and Aladdin's Eatery at Burke Town Plaza, Kabul Kabob in Springfield and Shawarma Guys in Kingstowne have also closed. Further out but worth the drive: Raouche Cafe in Falls Church for Lebanese, and Kolbeh at Fair Oaks for Turkish. Rankings weigh current Yelp ratings by review count, critics' lists and whether the place is busy; the halal note comes from Zabihah or the restaurant itself, and "ask about halal" means it could not be confirmed. Know one that belongs here? Tell Ahmed.
Who buys here
Military families, train commuters and families who want a pool and a path.
Military and federal families on VA loans; commuters who ride the VRE from Burke Centre; George Mason and Fort Belvoir staff; and families who want Lake Braddock or Robinson, a community pool and a trail to school.
Buyers choose Burke over Annandale for a newer house, an HOA pool and an A-rated secondary school at the same $925,000 median, and over Fairfax for about $60,000 less. What they give up is the drive: downtown is 50 minutes or more by car, which is why the VRE matters. Townhouse buyers here are often first-time buyers who want the same schools for $616,000.
Questions
What people ask about Burke.
How much does a house cost in Burke, Virginia in 2026?
The median single-family home (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) in Burke sold for $925,000 in 2026 through October 2, across 184 sales in Bright MLS, at $450 per square foot. The median townhouse sold for $616,000 across 152 sales. Houses ran from $600,000 to $1,754,200 and townhomes from $408,000 to $820,000. Condominium-regime homes are not included.
How competitive is the Burke housing market?
Very competitive. In 2026, 63% of single-family homes and 53% of townhomes sold above the asking price, the median house sold for 101% of its list price, and 68% of houses went under contract within a week. The median was 6 days for both.
How many Burke home buyers use a VA loan or pay cash?
21% of single-family buyers, 39 of 184, used a VA loan in 2026, because Fort Belvoir is 20 to 30 minutes away. 23 paid cash (12.5%) and 114 used a conventional loan. Cash went to the cheapest houses: 41% of houses under $800,000 sold for cash, and none of the 10 above $1.2 million.
What is rent in Burke, Virginia?
In 2026 the median single-family rental (3+ bedrooms) leased for $4,000 a month across 53 closed leases in Bright MLS, in a median of 11 days, and the median townhome for $2,873 across 96 leases in 18 days.
Is it better to rent or buy in Burke?
Buying wins for a family that stays five years or more. The price-to-rent ratio is 19.3 for a single-family home ($925,000 against $48,000 a year in rent) and 17.9 for a townhome ($616,000 against $34,476), with gross rental yields of 5.2% and 5.6%.
Which schools serve Burke, Virginia?
Zip 22015 is split between Lake Braddock Secondary (Niche A, US News #22 in Virginia) for most of Burke and Robinson Secondary (Niche A-, US News #21, IB) for much of Burke Centre; the southeast edge near Rolling Valley goes to West Springfield High. The January 2026 boundary changes did not move the Lake Braddock or Robinson boundaries, but three studies due by January 2027 could affect nearby elementaries. Check any address at the FCPS Boundary Locator.
How long is the commute from Burke to DC and the Pentagon?
The VRE Manassas Line runs from Burke Centre, with 1,516 free parking spaces, to Union Station in about 51 to 57 minutes on weekday rush-hour trains. By car at 8 am, downtown DC is about 50 to 75 minutes, the Pentagon 35 to 50 and Fort Belvoir 20 to 30. Franconia-Springfield Metro is 15 to 20 minutes by car. These drive times are estimates.
What are property taxes and HOA dues in Burke, Virginia?
Burke is unincorporated Fairfax County, so there is no town tax. The 2026 rate is $1.12 per $100 plus about $0.0335 in county fees, about $1.15 all in, roughly $10,700 a year on a $925,000 house. Most Burke homes also pay an HOA; Burke Centre homes pay the Burke Centre Conservancy, roughly $260 to $320 a quarter, and many townhouse clusters add their own fee.
Ask Ahmed
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Ahmed's take
Two or three sentences in Ahmed's own voice go here: who Ahmed sees buying in Burke, how a VA offer wins when houses sell over asking, and the first thing Ahmed checks on a listing (the HOA resale package and the school pyramid).
دليل شمال فرجينيا
السكن في بيرك، فرجينيا.
بلغ السعر الوسطي للبيت المستقل 925,000 دولار في 2026، وبيعت 63% من البيوت بأكثر من السعر المطلوب.
في بيرك بحيرات ومسابح وممرات للمشي، ومعظم بيوتها من السبعينات والثمانينات ضمن جمعيات الملاك (HOA). السوق سريع: بلغت المدة الوسطية حتى توقيع العقد ستة أيام، وبيع ثلثا البيوت خلال أسبوع. واشترى مشترٍ واحد من كل خمسة بقرض VA، لأن فورت بلفوار على بعد 20 إلى 30 دقيقة. والمدارس هي ليك برادوك أو روبنسن (IB)، حسب الشارع. ويقع مركز السلام الإسلامي (Peace Islamic Center) في بيرك نفسها، وفيها H Mart مع قسم للحم الحلال، ومحطة قطار VRE في بيرك سنتر توصلك إلى واشنطن. جميع الأرقام من Bright MLS، مبيعات مغلقة من 1 يناير إلى 2 أكتوبر 2026.
حسابياً، بيرك دون الحد الذي يصبح عنده الشراء أفضل من الإيجار: نسبة السعر إلى الإيجار 19.3 للبيت المستقل و17.9 للتاون هاوس. هل أنت عسكري أو لديك قرض VA؟ أعرف كيف أجعل عرضك يفوز في سوق تُباع فيه البيوت بأكثر من السعر. هل تفكر في بيرك، أو تحتار بينها وبين أنانديل؟ أرسل لي تفاصيل وضعك، وسأحسب معك أرقامك الحقيقية، بالعربية أو بالإنجليزية.
وكيلك العقاري الموثوق في شمال فرجينيا.
Fairfax
Half sold over asking.
$985K
Median house, 2026
Annandale
A lot inside the Beltway.
$925K
Median house, 2026
Buying power
Start from the payment.
Tax, insurance and HOA included
Home valuation
Priced on evidence.
A real comparative analysis, not a website estimate
Fairfax County
Fifty-one years of prices.
$950K
Median house, September 2026
بالعربية
Every step, in Arabic.
بالعربية أو بالإنجليزية، كما تفضّل