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Loudoun CountyVirginia · 15 places
Fifteen places, from a $780,000 house in Sterling to $1.765 million in Middleburg, and the lowest county tax in Northern Virginia.
Updated October 5, 2026Bright MLS closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 20261
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Quick answer
A median single-family house in Loudoun County sold for between $780,000 (Sterling) and $1,765,000 (Middleburg) in 2026, across 1,813 sales; the median townhouse from $485,500 (Round Hill) to $840,000 (Brambleton).
Loudoun County in six numbers
★ ★ Bright MLS, closed January 1 to October 2, 20261
Loudoun County is where Northern Virginia still builds: eastern Loudoun (Ashburn, Brambleton, Broadlands, South Riding, Sterling, Leesburg) is planned communities and new townhouses at the end of the Silver Line, and western Loudoun (Purcellville, Round Hill, Lovettsville, Hamilton, Waterford, Middleburg) is small towns and acreage. This page compares all fifteen on the same Bright MLS pull and the same filters.
The places
15 Loudoun 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.
Middleburg
Hunt country on Route 50, where 12 of 25 buyers paid cash (Loudoun side only).
Median house $1,765,000, 25 sold.$1.425MWaterford
A historic village, a National Historic Landmark since 1970, where one buyer in four paid cash.
Median house $1,425,000, 29 sold.$1.35MLansdowne
A golf-resort community on the Potomac with a Leesburg address, where no house sold for less than $1 million.
Median house $1,350,000, 46 sold. Townhouse $812K.$1.349MAldie
A tiny mill village, and a zip code full of big, newer houses.
Median house $1,348,862, 182 sold. Townhouse $729K.$1.205MBrambleton
A planned community in eastern Loudoun where every house sold for $950,000 to $1.575 million.
Median house $1,204,938, 62 sold. Townhouse $840K.$1.2MHamilton
A small 1875 town between Leesburg and Purcellville.
Median house $1,200,000, 48 sold.$1.187MAshburn
The end of the Silver Line, where more townhouses sell than houses.
Median house $1,186,700, 255 sold. Townhouse $740K.$1.14MLeesburg
The Loudoun County seat, where nearly one house in five sold brand new.
Median house $1,140,000, 433 sold. Townhouse $700K.$1.14MSouth Riding
A planned community on Route 50 with a Chantilly address.
Median house $1,140,000, 97 sold. Townhouse $707K.$1.127MBroadlands
Six in ten houses sold over asking, and one house buyer in 46 paid cash.
Median house $1,127,180, 46 sold. Townhouse $720K.$1.01MCascades
A 1990s planned community of pools, trails and Potomac parkland in Sterling.
Median house $1,010,000, 27 sold. Townhouse $695K.$920KPurcellville
A western Loudoun town at the end of the W&OD Trail, where one buyer in five paid cash.
Median house $920,000, 122 sold. Townhouse $584K.$850KLovettsville
A small town near the Potomac, founded by German farmers.
Median house $850,000, 68 sold.$850KRound Hill
A small town on Route 7 at the foot of the Blue Ridge.
Median house $850,000, 93 sold. Townhouse $486K.$780KSterling
Next to Dulles, at Ashburn's price per foot, for $406,700 less.
Median house $780,000, 280 sold. Townhouse $592K.Landmarks
Places locals know on sight.
Prices
Loudoun County houses sold for a median $780,000 to $1,765,000 in 2026, depending on the town.
Median single-family sale price by place, Loudoun County, 20261
Houses. Middleburg is the top of the county at $1,765,000 and Sterling the bottom at $780,000. The hottest market for houses was Broadlands, where 61% sold above the asking price.
Townhouses. From $485,500 in Round Hill to $840,000 in Brambleton. 1,250 townhouses sold against 1,813 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.
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Ask Ahmed| Place | Houses sold | Median house | Over asking | Townhouses sold | Median townhouse | House rent | Townhouse rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleburg | 25 | $1,765,000 | 12% | 1 | few | $3,900 | n/a |
| Waterford | 29 | $1,425,000 | 10% | 1 | few | $5,500 | n/a |
| Lansdowne | 46 | $1,350,000 | 41% | 32 | $812,500 | $5,000 | $3,500 |
| Aldie | 182 | $1,348,862 | 32% | 63 | $729,000 | $4,550 | $3,195 |
| Brambleton | 62 | $1,204,938 | 29% | 83 | $840,000 | $4,998 | $3,600 |
| Hamilton | 48 | $1,200,000 | 29% | 2 | few | $3,438 | n/a |
| Ashburn | 255 | $1,186,700 | 48% | 408 | $740,000 | $4,500 | $3,300 |
| Leesburg | 433 | $1,140,000 | 46% | 254 | $700,000 | $4,250 | $3,250 |
| South Riding | 97 | $1,140,000 | 44% | 100 | $707,000 | $4,500 | $3,195 |
| Broadlands | 46 | $1,127,180 | 61% | 37 | $720,000 | $4,325 | $3,350 |
| Cascades | 27 | $1,010,000 | 59% | 19 | $695,000 | $4,950 | $3,200 |
| Purcellville | 122 | $920,000 | 35% | 30 | $584,000 | $4,025 | $3,350 |
| Lovettsville | 68 | $850,000 | 34% | 3 | few | $3,500 | n/a |
| Round Hill | 93 | $850,000 | 39% | 7 | $485,500 | $3,800 | n/a |
| Sterling | 280 | $780,000 | 53% | 210 | $592,500 | $3,700 | $3,025 |
Taxes, schools, commute
What Loudoun County costs to hold, where the children go, and how long to DC.
Taxes
Loudoun County's 2026 real estate tax is $0.805 per $100, the lowest of the four areas in this guide, so a $1,186,700 house in Ashburn pays about $9,550 a year, less than a $925,000 house in Fairfax County. The incorporated towns (Leesburg, Purcellville, Round Hill, Lovettsville, Hamilton, Middleburg) add a town tax. The vehicle tax is $3.09 per $100 for 2026.3
Schools
All of Loudoun is Loudoun County Public Schools. Independence, Rock Ridge and Briar Woods in Ashburn, Lightridge in Aldie, Riverside in Lansdowne and Loudoun Valley in Purcellville are the A+ high schools; the Academies of Loudoun is the countywide STEM magnet.4
Commute
The Silver Line ends in Ashburn (Ashburn and Loudoun Gateway stations), with Dulles Airport one stop east. Everything else is the Dulles Greenway and Toll Road, Route 7 or Route 50: at 8 am downtown DC is 50 to 85 minutes from Ashburn and 70 to 100 from Purcellville, Tysons 30 to 45 from Ashburn. Loudoun County Transit runs commuter buses from the Metro garages.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 Loudoun County.
What is the cheapest place to buy a house in Loudoun County in 2026?
Sterling, where the median single-family home (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) sold for $780,000 across 280 Bright MLS sales in January 1 to October 2, 2026. Next cheapest: Round Hill at $850,000 and Lovettsville at $850,000.
What is the most expensive place in Loudoun County?
Middleburg, with a median house price of $1,765,000 in 2026 (25 sales). Waterford ($1,425,000) and Lansdowne ($1,350,000) follow.
How much is a townhouse in Loudoun County?
The median ran from $485,500 in Round Hill to $840,000 in Brambleton in 2026. 1,250 townhouses sold in the county places this guide covers.
What is the real estate tax rate in Loudoun County for 2026?
Loudoun County's 2026 real estate tax is $0.805 per $100, the lowest of the four areas in this guide, so a $1,186,700 house in Ashburn pays about $9,550 a year, less than a $925,000 house in Fairfax County. The incorporated towns (Leesburg, Purcellville, Round Hill, Lovettsville, Hamilton, Middleburg) add a town tax. The vehicle tax is $3.09 per $100 for 2026.
How competitive is the Loudoun County housing market?
Very, for houses: the median house went under contract in 4 days in Broadlands and in a week or less in most places, and in Broadlands 61% of houses sold above asking. The slowest was Waterford (21 days).
Where do these Loudoun 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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دليل شمال فرجينيا · مقاطعة لاودن
السكن في مقاطعة لاودن، فرجينيا.
لدى مقاطعة لاودن أدنى ضريبة عقارية في شمال فرجينيا (0.805 دولار لكل 100). ويتراوح السعر الوسطي للبيت المستقل من 780,000 دولار في ستيرلنغ إلى 1.77 مليون في ميدلبرغ، وآشبرن هي المحطة الأخيرة على الخط الفضي للمترو.
وكيلك العقاري الموثوق في شمال فرجينيا.
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