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Oakton, Virginia
Between Vienna and Fairfax, where four in five townhouses sold in a week.
At a glance
Six numbers that describe Oakton.
The median single-family home in Oakton sold for $1,420,000 in 2026 and went under contract in seven days, and nearly half sold above the asking price.
Oakton sits between the Town of Vienna and the City of Fairfax, along Chain Bridge Road and Hunter Mill Road, a few minutes from the Vienna Metro station. This page covers what a house or townhouse costs, how buyers pay, what it rents for, which high school it feeds, and the commute. Every number is from Bright MLS closed sales, pulled on October 2, 2026, not from a listing site's estimate.
Oakton is an unincorporated community, a census-designated place of 36,732 people at the 2020 census; all sales here have an Oakton mailing address in zip 22124. 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 = Oakton, County = Fairfax, pulled by Ahmed Makkiyah on October 2, 2026.
Prices
$1.42 million for the median house, $33,000 less than Vienna.
An Oakton house sells for a little less than a Vienna one ($1,453,000) or an Oak Hill one ($1,427,500), and for $435,000 more than the Fairfax County addresses around the City of Fairfax ($985,000).
Houses. 124 sold, from $725,000 to $3,100,000, at a median of $1,420,000 and $486 a square foot. Half went under contract within a week (51.6%) and 61 of 124 sold above asking. The median sold-to-list was exactly 100%, but the average was 102.2%, because a few bidding wars ran far over list.
Townhouses. 38 sold, from $425,000 to $1,150,000, at a median of $798,500 and $465 a square foot. They moved faster than the houses: a median of five days, 31 of 38 under contract within a week, and 22 of 38 above asking.
Where the sales fell. The 124 house sales split almost evenly into four price bands: 31 under $1.2 million, 31 from $1.2 million to $1.425 million, 30 from $1.425 million to $1.85 million and 32 above $1.85 million.
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 | Houses | Townhouses |
|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 124 | 38 |
| Median sold price | $1,420,000 | $798,500 |
| Average sold price | $1,533,090 | $787,015 |
| Median price per square foot | $486 | $465 |
| Median days to contract | 7 | 5 |
| Median sold-to-list | 100.0% | 101.2% |
| Sold above asking | 61 (49.2%) | 22 (57.9%) |
| Under contract within 7 days | 51.6% | 81.6% |
| Lowest sale | $725,000 | $425,000 |
| Highest sale | $3,100,000 | $1,150,000 |
| Cash sales | 23 (18.5%) | 8 (21.1%) |
The biggest bidding wars: a house listed at $1,075,000 sold for $1,427,000 in cash (133% of list), one listed at $1,300,000 sold for $1,615,000 in cash (124%), and one listed at $1,090,000 sold for $1,310,000 (120%). A townhouse listed at $850,000 sold for $1,105,000 in cash (130%). These lift the average sold-to-list to 102.2%; the median is the better guide.
What can you afford in Oakton? Start from the monthly payment you can live with, not the price. At $1.42 million the county tax alone is about $1,365 a month, and many streets add an HOA; the calculator adds them for you.
Follow the money
Almost one house buyer in five paid cash, 23 of 124.
Cash buyers spent $38.3 million of the $190.1 million paid for Oakton houses in 2026, 20.2% of the dollars, and their median house cost $1,500,000 against $1,396,050 for buyers with a loan.
Share of sales paid in cash, by price and home type
Below $1.2 million, cash is rare: 2 of 31 houses. Above $1.425 million, about one buyer in four pays cash. Oakton's house cash share, 18.5%, is below Vienna (23.1%) and McLean (35.8%) and above Fairfax (15.0%) and Herndon (8.2%). One townhouse in five was bought for cash too, at a median of $762,500.
How 124 Oakton house purchases were paid for
Seven in ten house buyers used a conventional loan, 88 of 124. Only 7 used a VA loan. The rest were three other loans, one private loan, one adjustable-rate mortgage and one seller-financed sale.
What that means if you need a loan: in the bands where most families shop, $1.2 million and up, you may be bidding against cash, and the biggest over-asking sales of the year in both home types went to cash offers. The offer that wins is a full pre-approval, a short inspection window and an appraisal-gap plan you decided before the open house. Under $1.2 million you are mostly competing with other financed buyers.
Townhouses: 24 conventional, 8 cash, 2 VA, 2 other, 1 FHA and 1 cash plus conventional of 38. Mixed cash-and-loan deals were counted as financed.
The interesting facts
82% of Oakton townhouses sold within a week.
Four things in the 2026 numbers that set Oakton apart.
Townhouses go fast. 31 of 38 Oakton townhouses went under contract within a week, against 41% on the Fairfax side of Chantilly. If you are shopping for one, have the pre-approval and the inspector lined up before you tour.
Cash wins the bidding wars. The two biggest over-asking house sales, at 133% and 124% of list, and the biggest townhouse sale over asking, at 130%, were all cash offers. A financed buyer needs a strong appraisal-gap plan to compete at the top.
Buying costs a lot compared with renting. A house sells for 25.2 times its annual rent, the same as Vienna, so renting a house here is fair value for a family that may move in a few years. Only 17 houses were rented in 2026, so the choice is thin.
Rent or buy
A house costs 25 years of rent, a townhouse 18.5.
An Oakton house rents for a median of $4,700 a month and sells for $1,420,000, a price-to-rent ratio of 25.2; a townhome rents for $3,588 and sells for $798,500, a ratio of 18.5.1
| Measure | Houses | Townhomes |
|---|---|---|
| Homes rented | 17 | 36 |
| Median monthly rent | $4,700 | $3,588 |
| Average monthly rent | $4,968 | $3,523 |
| Gross rental yield | 4.0% | 5.4% |
| Rent range | $3,300 to $7,500 | $2,700 to $4,300 |
Gross yield is before the mortgage, tax, HOA, insurance and upkeep. A ratio above 20 means a house rents cheaply for what it costs, so renting a house in Oakton is fair value for a family that is not sure it will stay; a townhouse at 18.5 pays off sooner, and it is the better start for an investor. Fairfax County addresses around the City of Fairfax, at about 20.5, are cheaper to buy against the rent.
Own in Oakton already? Nearly half the houses and more than half the townhouses sold above asking this year. Ahmed runs a real comparative analysis against the 162 sales on this page, not a website estimate.
The houses
Houses from $725,000 to $3.1 million, and townhouses that sell in five days.
Oakton is mostly established subdivisions of detached houses off Chain Bridge Road, Hunter Mill Road, Waples Mill Road and Jermantown Road, with a smaller townhouse market: 124 houses and 38 townhouses sold in 2026.
Waples Mill. Waples Mill Estates was built from 1975 to 1987, and the Reserve at Waples Mill from 1989 to 1996: two of the subdivisions buyers ask for by name.
Other established neighborhoods. Oak Marr Estates, Blakelee, Miller Heights, Oakton Ridge, Tattersall, Vale Park West and Foxvale Estates each have their own character and price band. Ask Ahmed for the 2026 sales on the street you like.
Townhouses. 38 sold in 2026, from $425,000 to $1,150,000, at a median of $798,500. The top of that range overlaps the cheapest houses ($725,000), and 22 of the 38 sold above asking.
What to check. Which high school the address feeds, since Oakton streets split between Oakton, Madison and Fairfax High; whether a house on a large lot is on public water and sewer or a well and septic; the age of the roof, windows and HVAC on a 1970s or 1980s house; and the HOA resale package on a townhouse.
Schools
Oakton High, #4 in Fairfax County, with Madison next door.
Oakton addresses feed Fairfax County Public Schools. Depending on the street, they go to Oakton High, James Madison High in Vienna or Fairfax High. Flint Hill, a private JK-12 school, is in Oakton itself.3
A+
Oakton High School
Niche #4 of Fairfax County's public high schools, US News #8 in Virginia, about 2,600 students. Its mailing address is on Sutton Road in Vienna.
A+
James Madison High School
In Vienna. Niche #5 in the county and #9 in Virginia; US News #11 in Virginia. Takes part of Oakton.
FCPS
Fairfax High School
Some 22124 streets are zoned here. Check the exact address before you count on Oakton or Madison.
Private
Flint Hill School
Founded in 1956, JK to 12th grade, about 1,045 students on two Oakton campuses about a mile apart.
Masjid
ICNVT
The Islamic Center of Northern Virginia Trust on Shirley Gate Road in Fairfax, founded in 1981, with lectures in Arabic, English and Urdu.
Masjid
Vienna and Merrifield
McLean Islamic Center on Jarrett Valley Drive in Vienna, and the Islamic Heritage Center on Lee Highway in Fairfax.
Halal
Halalway
Halalway International Supermarket on Jermantown Road, family-owned since 2004, with certified halal meat and fresh Afghan bread.
Halal
Yas Bakery and Halal Bazar
Yas Bakery in Vienna has been the Persian grocer and bakery since 1986; Halal Bazar on Lee Highway sells only halal meat.
In January 2026 the School Board approved a county-wide boundary change, effective fall 2026, that moved 128 Marshall High students to Madison; the high school on an older listing may not be the one an address feeds today. Check any address at the FCPS Boundary Locator, and ask Ahmed to confirm it before you offer.
Commute
Vienna Metro is a short drive, then 29 minutes to Metro Center.
Route 123 (Chain Bridge Road) runs through Oakton to Tysons in one direction and the City of Fairfax in the other, Hunter Mill Road runs north toward Reston, and I-66 and the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Orange Line station are a short drive away.
| To | Drive | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown DC | 35 to 65 min | I-66 east, or the Orange Line from Vienna |
| Pentagon | 30 to 50 min | I-66 to Route 110 or I-395 |
| Tysons | 10 to 20 min | Route 123 north |
| Reston Town Center | 15 to 25 min | Hunter Mill Road, or the Dulles Toll Road |
| Dulles Airport | 20 to 30 min | Dulles Toll Road and Airport Access Road |
Vienna station sits in the I-66 median at Nutley Street, with about 5,000 parking spaces at $4.85 a day; it is the end of the Orange Line, so trains start there and a seat at rush hour is normal. Weekday fares are $2.25 plus 45 cents a mile after three miles, capped at $6.75, and trains run every 10 minutes.5 The I-66 Express Lanes inside the Beltway are tolled eastbound in the morning rush unless you carpool with three and an E-ZPass Flex. Ahmed will do the 7:45 drive with you before you offer.
Daily life
Oakmont Park, Nottoway Park and a halal shawarma counter on Chain Bridge Road.
Outdoors. Oakmont Park on Jermantown Road has the county's Oakmont Rec Center, with its pool and gym, and the Oakmont golf center; the park and its buildings were renamed from Oak Marr in November 2023. Nottoway Park has fields, tennis and paved trails, Oakton Community Park is on Hunter Mill Road, and Difficult Run Stream Valley Park and the W&OD Trail through Vienna are close.
Food and groceries. Oakton Shopping Center and Hunter Mill Plaza on Chain Bridge Road cover daily errands. Yalla Pita in Hunter Mill Plaza is the halal shawarma; Halalway on Jermantown Road and Halal Bazar on Lee Highway are the halal butchers, and Yas Bakery in Vienna is the Persian grocer.
Taxes.4 Oakton is unincorporated Fairfax County, with no town tax: $1.12 per $100 plus about $0.0335 in county fees, about $1.15 all in, roughly $16,400 a year on a $1,420,000 house and $9,200 on a $798,500 townhouse, before any HOA dues. The car tax is $4.57 per $100 of each vehicle's value.
Where to eat
"Ahmed, where do you go to eat?" The Oakton list.
Up to five picks within about fifteen minutes of Oakton in each cuisine, the one doing best at the top, and halal marked. Oakton's own are on Chain Bridge Road; the rest are in Vienna, Tysons and Fairfax.7
Closed, so not listed: Tigris Grill on Chain Bridge Road in Oakton and Rose Kabob in Vienna both show as closed on Yelp, and Istanbul Blue on Maple Avenue has closed. Rankings weigh current Yelp ratings by review count, critics' lists and whether the place is busy; the halal note comes from Zabihah, Yelp or the restaurant itself, and "ask about halal" means it could not be confirmed. Know one that belongs here? Tell Ahmed.
Who buys here
Families buying an Oakton High address, and buyers who can pay cash.
Families moving up for Oakton or Madison High; professionals who work in Tysons, Reston or downtown by Metro; cash buyers, 23 of 124; and a growing Asian community, about one resident in four at the 2020 census.
Buyers choose Oakton over Vienna for about $33,000 less at the median and the same two high schools, and over the Fairfax addresses around the City of Fairfax for the Oakton High address, at about $435,000 more. Townhouse buyers come for an Oakton address under $800,000 and find they need to move within days. If you are torn between Oakton and Vienna, decide on the high school and the drive first; the price follows.
Questions
What people ask about Oakton.
How much does a house cost in Oakton, Virginia in 2026?
The median single-family home in Oakton (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) sold for $1,420,000 in 2026 through October 2, across 124 sales in Bright MLS, at $486 per square foot. Houses sold from $725,000 to $3,100,000. The median townhouse sold for $798,500 across 38 sales. Condominium-regime homes are not included.
How competitive is the Oakton housing market?
Very. In 2026 the median house went under contract in 7 days and 61 of 124 (49%) sold above the asking price. Townhouses moved faster: a median of 5 days, 82% under contract within a week and 58% above asking.
Do Oakton buyers pay cash or use VA loans?
Almost one house buyer in five paid cash: 23 of 124 (18.5%), 20.2% of the dollars, at a median of $1,500,000. Above $1.425 million about one buyer in four paid cash, and the biggest over-asking sales went to cash offers. 88 buyers used a conventional loan and 7 a VA loan.
What is rent in Oakton, Virginia?
In 2026 the median single-family house leased for $4,700 a month (17 leases, $3,300 to $7,500) and the median townhome for $3,588 (36 leases, $2,700 to $4,300).
Is it better to rent or buy in Oakton?
A house sells for 25.2 times its annual rent ($1,420,000 against $56,400), a 4.0% gross yield, so renting a house is fair value if you may move within a few years. A townhouse sells for 18.5 times its rent, a 5.4% gross yield, so buying pays off sooner.
Which high schools serve Oakton?
Depending on the street, Oakton addresses feed Oakton High (Niche A+, #4 in Fairfax County; US News #8 in Virginia), James Madison High in Vienna (Niche A+, #5 in the county; US News #11 in Virginia) or Fairfax High. Check the exact address with the FCPS Boundary Locator before you offer.
How long is the commute from Oakton to DC?
At 8 am on a weekday, downtown DC is about 35 to 65 minutes by car on I-66, the Pentagon 30 to 50, Tysons 10 to 20, Reston Town Center 15 to 25 and Dulles Airport 20 to 30. The Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Orange Line station is a short drive away, about 29 minutes to Metro Center. These drive times are estimates.
What is the property tax in Oakton, Virginia?
Oakton is unincorporated Fairfax County, with no town tax. The 2026 rate is $1.12 per $100 plus about $0.0335 in county fees, roughly $16,400 a year on a $1,420,000 house and $9,200 on a $798,500 townhouse. The car tax is $4.57 per $100 of value, and HOA dues are extra.
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Ahmed's take
Two or three sentences in Ahmed's own voice go here: who Ahmed sees buying in Oakton, how a financed buyer competes when cash wins the bidding wars, and the first thing Ahmed checks on a listing (the high school the address feeds, and water and sewer on a large lot).
دليل شمال فرجينيا
السكن في أوكتون، فرجينيا.
تقع أوكتون بين فيينا وفيرفاكس، وهي قريبة من محطة مترو فيينا. بلغ السعر الوسطي للبيت المستقل 1,420,000 دولار في 2026، والسعر الوسطي للتاون هاوس 798,500 دولار.
السوق هنا سريع: بلغت المدة الوسطية حتى توقيع العقد سبعة أيام، وبيع نحو نصف البيوت بأكثر من السعر المطلوب، ووُقِّعت عقود أربع من كل خمس وحدات تاون هاوس خلال أسبوع. ودفع نحو مشترٍ واحد من كل خمسة نقداً، وذهبت أكبر المزايدات إلى العروض النقدية. المدارس: تتبع أغلب العناوين أوكتون هاي، وهي في المرتبة 4 بين مدارس مقاطعة فيرفاكس، ويتبع بعضها ماديسون هاي في فيينا. لحم حلال من حلال واي على شارع جيرمانتاون، وشاورما حلال في يالا بيتا على شارع تشين بريدج. جميع الأرقام من Bright MLS، مبيعات مغلقة من 1 يناير إلى 2 أكتوبر 2026.
قبل أن تقدّم عرضاً، تأكد من المدرسة الثانوية التي يتبعها العنوان. هل تريد الشراء بقرض ومنافسة العروض النقدية؟ أرسل لي تفاصيل وضعك، وسأحسب معك أرقامك الحقيقية، بالعربية أو بالإنجليزية.
وكيلك العقاري الموثوق في شمال فرجينيا.
Vienna
The end of the Orange Line.
$1.453M
Median house, 2026
Fairfax
Half sold over asking.
$985K
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