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Arlington, Virginia
Eleven Metro stations, one school district, and a square foot that costs more than McLean's.
At a glance
Six numbers that describe Arlington.
The median single-family home in Arlington sold for $1,406,000 in 2026 and went under contract in six days, and almost one house in four sold for $2 million or more.
Arlington is a county of 26 square miles with no towns inside it, and nearly every address is simply "Arlington, VA", so this page is organized by zip code: 22207, 22205 and 22213 in the north are houses; 22201, 22203 and 22209 along the Metro corridor are condo towers with old bungalow streets behind them; 22202, 22204 and 22206 in the south mix towers, garden condos and small houses. The house and townhouse figures use the same filters as every other page in this guide. Condominiums, which are most of what sells in Arlington, get their own section below, the only condo numbers in the guide: 836 sold at a median of $480,000. Every sales number is from Bright MLS closed sales, pulled on October 3, 2026, not from a listing site's estimate.
Single-family means a detached house with at least three bedrooms and two full baths; townhouse means end-of-row and interior-row homes owned fee simple; condominium-regime homes, including the condo-owned townhouses of Fairlington and similar communities, are left out of both. Source: Bright MLS, closed sales January 1 to October 3, 2026, County = Arlington, pulled by Ahmed Makkiyah on October 3, 2026. Price per square foot is from the listing-level field.
Prices
$1,406,000 for an Arlington house in 2026, and $1,050,000 for a townhouse.
The median Arlington house is about 2,912 square feet with four bedrooms and sold at $648 a foot. It cost more than a house in Falls Church ($1,055,000) or Alexandria ($885,000) and less than one in Vienna ($1,453,000) or McLean ($2,300,000), and no zip inside Arlington has a median house under $880,000.
Houses. 656 sold, from $615,000 to $4,800,000, at a median of $1,406,000 and an average of $1,587,430. This is one of the fastest markets in the guide: 59% went under contract within a week, 43% sold above asking, 57 sold at 110% of list or more, and no house sold below 85% of list. 153 houses, 23%, sold for $2 million or more, and the total came to $1.04 billion.
Townhouses. 126 fee-simple townhouses sold at a median of $1,050,000, a median of 2,135 square feet, and half sold above asking. The most active communities were Cathcart Springs and Shirlington Crest with eight sales each. Many Arlington townhouses are condo-owned, including most of Fairlington, and those are in the condo section, not here.
By zip. 22207 is the core: 243 of the 656 house sales, a $1,658,000 median and all four top sales. 22201 has the dearest square foot, $726, and one cash buyer in three. 22204 along Columbia Pike is the entry point, $1,045,000 for a house and $769,000 for a townhouse. 22213 and 22206 are small samples, 22 and 9 houses, so read their medians loosely.
The 0-to-1-day sales. 103 houses, 16%, closed at zero or one day on market. In Haymarket that pattern means builder sales; in Arlington it means Coming Soon and off-market sales to buyers who were ready, and the median such house is 2,547 square feet, smaller than the county median. If you want one of those you need a pre-approval in hand and an agent who sees them early.
Median single-family sale price by Arlington zip code, 20262
Bright MLS closed sales, 2026 year to date, detached houses with 3+ bedrooms and 2+ full baths, condominium-regime homes left out. 22209 (Rosslyn) had no detached sales that met the filters; 22211 is Fort Myer. 22213 and 22206 are small samples.
| Measure | Houses | Townhouses (fee simple) |
|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 656 | 126 |
| Median sold price | $1,406,000 | $1,050,000 |
| Average sold price | $1,587,430 | $1,069,510 |
| Median price per square foot | $648 | $568 |
| Median size | 2,912 sq ft, 4 bedrooms | 2,135 sq ft |
| Median days to contract | 6 | 6 |
| Median sold-to-list (average) | 100.0% (101.3%) | 100.0% (101.7%) |
| Sold above asking | 284 (43.3%) | 63 (50.0%) |
| Under contract within 7 days | 58.8% | 62.7% |
| Sold for $2 million or more | 153 (23%) | 1 |
| Lowest sale | $615,000 | $525,000 |
| Highest sale | $4,800,000 | $2,100,000 |
| Cash sales | 133 (20.3%) | 21 (16.7%) |
| Zip | Main areas | Houses sold | Median house | $ per sq ft | Cash share | Median townhouse | Median condo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22213 | East Falls Church, Madison Manor, Williamsburg | 22 | $1,875,000 | $646 | 13.6% | 1 sold | $590,000 (14) |
| 22201 | Clarendon, Courthouse, Lyon Park, Lyon Village | 79 | $1,718,700 | $726 | 32.9% | $1,225,000 (29) | $514,950 (208) |
| 22207 | North Arlington: Rock Spring, Yorktown, Donaldson Run, Chain Bridge | 243 | $1,658,000 | $646 | 22.2% | $1,081,002 (17) | $285,375 (26) |
| 22205 | Westover, Dominion Hills, Tara-Leeway Heights | 128 | $1,310,000 | $683 | 15.6% | 2 sold | 2 sold |
| 22202 | Aurora Highlands, Crystal City, Pentagon City | 47 | $1,250,000 | $587 | 14.9% | 4 sold | $475,000 (51) |
| 22203 | Ballston, Bluemont, Buckingham, Arlington Forest | 24 | $1,099,000 | $655 | 12.5% | $1,135,000 (21) | $433,000 (125) |
| 22204 | Columbia Pike, Barcroft, Douglas Park | 104 | $1,045,000 | $546 | 18.3% | $769,000 (37) | $339,000 (139) |
| 22206 | Fairlington, Shirlington, Claremont | 9 | $880,000 | $512 | 1 of 9 | $912,000 (10) | $543,500 (161) |
| 22209 | Rosslyn, Colonial Village | 0 | — | — | — | $1,675,000 (5) | $772,500 (110) |
Neighborhood names are a guide to each zip, not exact boundaries. The biggest bidding wars were a $600,000 list in 22203 that sold for $781,000 cash (130%), $999,500 that sold for $1,238,870 (124%) and $1,549,000 that sold for $1,900,000 (123%). Nine houses sold under $700,000, mostly small 1,300 to 1,850 square foot homes in 22204, and five of the nine went to cash buyers, likely investors or teardowns. Among townhouses, five sold at 116% to 122% of list in 22201, 22203 and 22207, and one sold at 81% after 169 days.
What can you afford in Arlington? Start from the monthly payment you can live with, not the price. The tax is $1.053 per $100, a condo fee runs a median $638 a month, and the Express Lanes or a Metro pass are part of the budget too; the calculator adds them for you.
Follow the money
One house buyer in five paid cash, $210 million of it, and in Clarendon one in three.
In 2026, 133 of 656 Arlington house buyers paid cash, 20.2% of the $1.04 billion spent, and three of the four most expensive houses, $4.3 million to $4.8 million in 22207, went for cash. Among townhouses, 21 of 126 buyers paid cash, 20.5% of the dollars.
Share of houses bought with cash, by price range
Each range holds about a quarter of the 656 house sales. Unlike most of the guide, cash does not rise with price here: it is spread evenly, and the cash median, $1,400,000, is almost the same as the financed median, $1,420,000. The cheapest houses draw the most cash: investors and teardown buyers in 22204. House cash share, 20.3%, trails McLean, Great Falls and Vienna.
How 656 Arlington house purchases were paid for
About 9% of house buyers used a VA loan, 62 of 656, which fits a county that holds the Pentagon and Fort Myer; six of 126 townhouse buyers did too. Only four houses sold with FHA loans. Townhouse cash goes to the top: 11 of the 32 townhouses above $1.24 million sold for cash, and the cash townhouse median was $1,240,000 against $1,001,000 financed.
What that means if you need a loan: a six-day median, 43% over asking and 57 sales at 110% of list or more mean your offer is competing on terms as much as price. Bring a full underwritten pre-approval, an appraisal-gap clause you have actually budgeted for, and a short inspection period, and know that one house in six is sold before it is truly on the market. On a condo the opposite is true this year; see below.
Townhouses: 95 conventional, 21 cash, 6 VA, 2 FHA, 1 other and 1 assumable of 126. Mixed cash-and-loan deals and assumable loans were counted as financed.
The condo question
836 condos sold at a median of $480,000, and 44% of them sold below asking.
Condominiums are the only home type in this guide with their own numbers, because in Arlington they are the market: 836 sold in 2026 against 656 houses, at a median of $480,000 and $522 a square foot, in 15 days. A one-bedroom is $365,000, a two-bedroom $569,900, and more than one buyer in four paid cash.3
Median condominium sale price by Arlington zip code, 2026
Bright MLS closed sales, 2026 year to date, Ownership Interest = Condominium, any building type and bedroom count, so Fairlington's condo-owned townhouses are in 22206's figure; co-ops are not. 22203 includes 31 sales at The Jefferson, a senior living building, at a median of $235,000, which pulls that zip's median down and its cash share up.
| Size | Sold | Median price | Median rent | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 18 | $232,500 | $1,675 | 8.6% |
| One bedroom | 327 | $365,000 | $2,200 | 7.2% |
| Two bedrooms | 417 | $569,900 | $2,900 | 6.1% |
| Three or more | 74 | $824,950 | $4,100 | 6.0% |
The opposite of the house market. 370 of the 836 condos, 44%, sold below asking and only 23% above; the median took 15 days against six for a house, a third sold within a week against six in ten, and 147 sat 60 days or more. Buyers have room to negotiate on a condo this year that they do not have on a house.
Where the money goes. 216 condo buyers paid cash, 27.4% of the $451.5 million spent, more than the house or townhouse share. Cash comes from both ends: 32% of condos under $345,000, mostly investors and the senior building, and 32% above $649,000, the Rosslyn towers, where four of the five sales over $2 million were cash and all five were in 22209. Only 19 buyers used an FHA loan, because FHA needs an approved building; 79 used a VA loan.
Age sets the price. The median building was built in 1983. Garden condos from before 1960 sold at a median of $400,450 and $462 a foot, 1960 to 1989 buildings at $432,500, 1990 to 2014 at $540,000 and $621 a foot, and the 25 sales in buildings from 2015 on at $980,000 and $786 a foot. Fairlington alone had 106 sales at a median of $590,500, typically two bedrooms and 1,495 square feet, in eight days; its condo-owned townhouses are Arlington's starter homes.
The fee is not in these numbers. Bright MLS's statistics do not carry the condo fee, so every yield in the table is gross. Local analysis puts the 2026 median fee at $638 a month, roughly $319 for a studio, $436 for a one-bedroom, $575 for a two-bedroom and $976 for three, from the mid-$300s in a Ballston garden building to more than $1,000 in a full-service Rosslyn tower. A $500 fee on the median one-bedroom is $6,000 a year and takes its yield from 7.2% to about 5.6%. Virginia law gives you the resale certificate within 14 days, with the budget, reserve balance, reserve study and any pending special assessment, and three days to cancel after you receive it; in a 1940s to 1980s building the reserve study is the number to read first.
Co-ops are not condos. River Place in Rosslyn, 1,720 units from 1954 on a ground lease that ends in 2052, and parts of Colonial Village are co-ops, which are not in these figures, need board approval and a specialty lender, and trade from about $130,000.
Condo rentals: 1,008 condo-style leases closed in 2026 at a median of $2,365 a month, more units than were sold; lease listings carry no ownership field, so some apartment-building units are mixed in. Fees: Eli Residential on ARLnow, 2026. Resale certificate: Code of Virginia §55.1-2310.
Rent or buy
An Arlington house sells for 24.4 years of rent, a townhouse for 24.3.
An Arlington house rents for a median of $4,800 a month and sells for $1,406,000, a price-to-rent ratio of 24.4; a townhome rents for $3,600 and sells for $1,050,000, a ratio of 24.3.1
| Measure | Houses | Townhomes (incl. condo-owned) |
|---|---|---|
| Homes rented | 292 | 315 |
| Median monthly rent | $4,800 | $3,600 |
| Average monthly rent | $5,280 | $3,869 |
| Gross rental yield | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Rent range | $2,800 to $17,700 | $2,300 to $8,045 |
Gross yield is before the mortgage, tax, HOA, insurance and upkeep. A ratio of 24 is well above Haymarket's 20.7 or Gainesville's 18.2: in Arlington you buy a house for the location and the appreciation, not the cash flow, and renting first is good value for a family that may move within a few years. Condos are the exception: a one-bedroom sells for 13.8 years of rent and a two-bedroom for 16.4, before the condo fee. Apartments are cheaper still: Apartment List puts the median Arlington apartment at $2,610 a month in October 2026, $3,277 for a two-bedroom.7 Rents by zip for a house run from $3,775 in 22206 to $5,500 in 22201; townhome rents from $3,200 in 22204 to $5,499 in Rosslyn. The townhome column includes condo-owned townhouses, which rent for less, so its yield is understated; in 22201, where most townhouse leases are fee simple, $4,800 a month against a $1,225,000 median gives 4.7%. The townhome range starts at $2,300 once rooms, basement units and homes under 900 square feet are set aside, and the top house lease was $17,700.
Own in Arlington already? A house in 22207 sells in six days into a market short of houses; a condo sells against a two-year slide and 470 active listings. Ahmed runs a real comparative analysis against the 1,618 sales on this page or your building's own closed sales, not a website estimate.
The neighborhoods
Nine zip codes: houses in the north, towers on the Metro, garden condos in the south.
Arlington has no towns, so locals navigate by zip code and Metro stop. Each zip's character is below with its 2026 median house price from Bright MLS; the condo buildings named are the ones buyers ask about most.8
| Zip | Neighborhoods | What sells here | Metro | Median house, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22207 | Lee Heights, Rock Spring, Yorktown, Donaldson Run, Bellevue Forest, Country Club Hills, Cherrydale | 1940s to 60s ramblers and splits, replaced one by one with 5,000 to 6,400 sq ft colonials; the most expensive zip by volume, $1,658,000 at the median | None; bus or drive to Ballston and East Falls Church | $1,658,000 (243) |
| 22205 | Westover, Dominion Hills, Tara-Leeway Heights, Boulevard Manor | 1930s to 50s brick colonials and Cape Cods, many expanded, some replaced; Westover Village is the walkable center | East Falls Church (Orange, Silver) | $1,310,000 (128) |
| 22213 | East Falls Church, Madison Manor | Late-1940s colonials, ramblers and splits around the Metro; a small, quiet house zip | East Falls Church (Orange, Silver) | $1,875,000 (22) |
| 22201 | Clarendon, Courthouse, Lyon Village, Lyon Park, Ashton Heights | Mid-2000s high-rise condos (Clarendon 1021, Station Square, The Phoenix) on the Metro, 1920s to 40s bungalows and colonials a block behind | Clarendon, Court House, Virginia Square (Orange, Silver) | $1,718,700 (79) |
| 22203 | Ballston, Buckingham, Arlington Forest, Bluemont | The most condo-heavy zip: 2000s towers (The Continental, Liberty Center), 1937 to 53 Buckingham garden condos, and 852 brick colonials in Arlington Forest | Ballston-MU, Virginia Square (Orange, Silver) | $1,099,000 (24) |
| 22209 | Rosslyn, Radnor and Fort Myer Heights, Colonial Village | High-rises and co-ops: Turnberry Tower, Waterview, Pierce (2021), The Belvedere, The Atrium, River Place, Colonial Village; almost no houses | Rosslyn (Orange, Silver, Blue), Court House | No detached sales; townhouse $1,675,000 (5) |
| 22202 | Crystal City, Pentagon City, Aurora Highlands, Arlington Ridge | 1960s to 80s towers on Crystal Drive and Eads Street, 1920s to 50s bungalows in Aurora Highlands, 42 new EYA townhouses, HQ2 | Crystal City, Pentagon City (Blue, Yellow); VRE | $1,250,000 (47) |
| 22204 | Columbia Pike, Douglas Park, Barcroft, Alcova Heights, Arlington Mill | The biggest and most diverse zip: 1947 to 50 garden condos, 1930s to 70s small houses, new apartments under the Pike's form-based code | None; Pike buses to Pentagon City | $1,045,000 (104) |
| 22206 | Shirlington, Fairlington, Long Branch Creek, Claremont | Fairlington's 3,439 units from 1942 to 44, 1980s townhouse condos (Windgate, Heatherlea), Shirlington Village; the entry price for Arlington | None; Shirlington transit center, I-395 | $880,000 (9) |
North Arlington, 22207, 22205 and 22213. Detached houses from the 1930s to the 1960s on streets that climb away from Langston Boulevard, and the teardown economy: a 1950s rambler in Donaldson Run or Rock Spring sells to a builder, and a 5,000 to 6,400 square foot colonial takes its place at $2.1 million to $3.6 million. Westover and Cherrydale are historic districts; Dominion Hills was 361 brick houses by 1948. Yorktown High serves most of it. 22213 posted the highest zip median, $1,875,000, on 22 sales.
The corridor, 22201, 22203 and 22209. Five Orange and Silver Line stations in a row from Rosslyn to Ballston, each with its own towers: Pierce and Turnberry in Rosslyn, Clarendon 1021 and Station Square in Clarendon, The Continental and Liberty Center in Ballston. Behind them, Lyon Village, Lyon Park and Ashton Heights are 1920s and 30s bungalow streets where the median house sold for $1,718,700 at $726 a square foot, and one buyer in three paid cash. Rosslyn is getting the next generation: twin 27-story towers approved in July 2026 and the Potomac Overlook plan on the old Key Bridge Marriott site with 1,775 units.
South Arlington, 22202, 22204 and 22206. Crystal City and Pentagon City are 1960s to 80s condo towers, Amazon's HQ2 and a Blue and Yellow Line commute of one stop to the Pentagon; Aurora Highlands behind them is a bungalow neighborhood under the DCA flight path. Columbia Pike has no Metro but has the county's most diverse streets, the halal grocers and the Pike's Bolivian and Salvadoran kitchens. Columbia Pike is also the entry point for a house, $1,045,000 at the median, or a fee-simple townhouse at $769,000. Shirlington and Fairlington are where a family first buys a condo in Arlington: 1940s brick garden condos from about $375,000 and 1980s townhouse condos.
What to check. The resale certificate and reserve study on any condo; a radon test, the wiring, the siding and a buried oil tank on any pre-1970 house; the FEMA flood map near Four Mile Run, Lubber Run and Gulf Branch; aircraft noise in Rosslyn, Crystal City and Aurora Highlands; and whether the house you are buying, or the one next door, is an Expanded Housing Option lot.5
Schools
One district, three high schools by address, and two you enter by lottery.
Every Arlington address is in Arlington Public Schools, which Niche's 2027 rankings place third of Virginia's 130 districts. Yorktown, Washington-Liberty and Wakefield are assigned by address; H-B Woodlawn and Arlington Tech admit countywide by lottery.9
A
Yorktown High School
North Arlington, on Yorktown Boulevard. US News 2026-27 #13 in Virginia; Niche 2027 #23 of Virginia's public high schools. Serves most of 22207 and 22213.
A
Washington-Liberty High School
In Ballston, with the IB program. US News #33 in Virginia; Niche 2027 #22 in Virginia and #4 for college prep. Serves the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor and much of 22205.
A−
Wakefield High School
South Arlington, on Dinwiddie Street. US News #83 in Virginia; Niche A−, #18 most diverse in the state. The Spanish immersion pathway (Claremont and Escuela Key, then Gunston) ends here.
Lottery
H-B Woodlawn and Arlington Tech
H-B Woodlawn, a countywide program in Rosslyn with no attendance zone. Arlington Tech, the Governor's STEM Academy, moved into the new $180 million Grace Hopper Center on South Walter Reed Drive when it opened on August 31, 2026.
Masjid
Baitul Mukarram Masjid
The Bangladesh Islamic Center at 2116 South Nelson Street, off Columbia Pike in 22204: the one masjid inside Arlington, with daily and Friday prayers.
Masjid
Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center
3159 Row Street at Seven Corners in Falls Church, about ten minutes from Columbia Pike or Westover: Friday prayer, a weekend school with Quran, Islamic studies and Arabic, and the largest congregation near Arlington. The Mustafa Center on Braddock Road in Annandale is the next closest.
Halal
Haat Bazaar & Butcher Shop
5143 Langston Boulevard in Lee Heights, a Bangladeshi-run halal butcher and grocery since 2008, next to Gharer Khabar. Lebanese Taverna Market at Pentagon Row sells halal-certified meat.
Halal
Halalco and Ummah Market
Just over the county line: Halalco Supermarket on Hillwood Avenue in Falls Church, the area's largest halal supermarket and bookstore, and Ummah Market at 6053 Leesburg Pike in Bailey's Crossroads with a butcher, bakery and hot buffet.
No Islamic day school sits inside Arlington; Al Fatih Academy in Reston is the nearest accredited one, and Dar Al-Hijrah runs the weekend school. APS draws its own attendance lines, and a Westover street can feed Washington-Liberty or Yorktown. Check any address with the APS boundary locator, and ask Ahmed to confirm it before you offer.
Commute
Eleven Metro stations, four lines, and the Pentagon one stop away.
The Orange and Silver lines run under Wilson Boulevard from Rosslyn to East Falls Church, the Blue and Yellow lines through Pentagon, Pentagon City, Crystal City and National Airport, and VRE stops at Crystal City. Most of 22207, 22204 and 22206 is a bus or a drive from a station.10
| To | From Ballston or Clarendon | From Crystal City or Pentagon City | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown DC (Metro Center or L'Enfant) | 20 min Metro, 25 to 45 door to door | 10 to 15 min Metro | Orange or Silver; Blue or Yellow |
| Pentagon | 25 to 35 min Metro via Rosslyn, 20 to 35 drive | One stop, 3 to 7 min | Blue or Yellow; I-395 Express Lanes |
| Tysons | 25 min Silver Line, 30 to 35 drive | 40 to 50 min Metro, 30 to 50 drive | Silver Line; I-66 or Route 7 |
| Reston | 35 to 40 min Silver Line, 35 to 55 drive | 55 to 65 min Metro | Silver Line to Wiehle or Reston Town Center |
| Dulles Airport | 50 to 55 min Silver Line, 35 to 50 drive | 70 min Metro, 35 to 50 drive | Silver Line; I-66 and Route 267 |
| National Airport | 20 to 25 min Metro via Rosslyn | One or two stops | Blue or Yellow |
The I-395 Express Lanes run eight reversible miles to the Pentagon and are free for carpools of three with an E-ZPass Flex; everyone else pays a toll that moves with traffic. The Yellow Line runs from Huntington through Crystal City to Mount Vernon Square, with half its trains continuing to Greenbelt since the end of 2025; the Crystal City station is getting a second entrance, and the VRE platform there is being rebuilt. The honest paragraph: the corridor stations are a real walk-to-Metro life; from 22207 you drive to Ballston and park, and from Columbia Pike you ride a bus to Pentagon City first. Ahmed will do the 7:30 trip with you before you offer.
Daily life
Forty-nine miles of paved trail, a 453-bed hospital, and the mall at Pentagon City.
Outdoors. The W&OD Trail starts in Shirlington and runs 45 miles to Purcellville; the Custis Trail follows I-66 from Rosslyn; the Mount Vernon Trail runs 18 miles along the Potomac past National Airport and the Rosslyn skyline; Four Mile Run's trail links them. Potomac Overlook Regional Park has 67 acres and a nature center in 22207, and Long Bridge Park in Crystal City has the county's only 50-meter pool.
Hospital and shopping. VHC Health on North George Mason Drive is a 453-bed teaching hospital with a seven-story outpatient pavilion. The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City has more than 140 stores; Ballston Quarter's food hall anchors Ballston, and the old Macy's site is becoming about 500 apartments; the Village at Shirlington is getting wider sidewalks and dining patios through November 2026.
Taxes and fees.6 Real estate $1.053 per $100 for 2026, about $9,300 a year on the county's average $882,900 assessment, plus the stormwater utility fee of $268 per 2,400 square feet of roof and driveway for a typical house (condo owners pay through the building). Cars: $5.00 per $100 of value, with the first $4,000 fully relieved in 2026, due October 5. Add the condo fee, a median $638 a month, for most homes on this page.
Two things to listen and look for. Rosslyn, Crystal City and Aurora Highlands sit under the National Airport approach, and Rosslyn is the loudest residential area for it; visit at 7 am and 10 pm. The FEMA flood maps that took effect November 16, 2023 put about 300 Arlington structures in the 100-year floodplain, mostly along Four Mile Run, Lubber Run and Gulf Branch, and the county has bought and razed houses in Westover, Cherrydale and Waverly Hills for flood relief since the July 2019 flash flood.
Where to eat
"Ahmed, where do you go to eat?" The Arlington list.
Up to five picks in each cuisine, the one doing best at the top, and halal marked. Arlington has 86 halal places on Zabihah's list, more than any other place in this guide, and its readers voted Lebanese Taverna the best Middle Eastern restaurant in the county.12
None of these picks showed as closed when checked. Rankings weigh current ratings by review count on the site named beside each pick; the halal note comes from Zabihah, the restaurant's own site or its reviews, and "ask about halal" means it could not be confirmed. There is no Iraqi restaurant inside Arlington; Erbil Kabob on Old Pickett Road in Fairfax is the nearest, and Balqees at Bailey's Crossroads is the nearest Yemeni. Halal butchers are in the Schools section above. Know one that belongs here? Tell Ahmed.
Who buys here
First condos, Pentagon and HQ2 commutes, downsizers above $800,000, and teardown buyers in the north.
First-time buyers who want a Metro walk and a $365,000 one-bedroom or a $570,000 two-bedroom condo in Ballston, Fairlington or Columbia Pike; Pentagon, Fort Myer and Amazon employees who want one stop to work; downsizers from Fairfax houses who become the main condo buyer above $800,000; families who want Yorktown or Washington-Liberty and will pay $1.3 million to $1.7 million for a 1950s house to get them; and builders and their clients replacing those houses in 22207, where 153 of the county's $2 million-plus sales happened.
Buyers choose Arlington over Falls Church ($1,055,000 for a median house on the Fairfax side) and Alexandria ($885,000) for the Metro and the schools, and give up square feet: $648 a foot here against $424 in Chantilly, and a median house of 2,912 square feet against 4,340 in Haymarket. If you are torn, decide whether you need a house or will live in a condo first; that decision picks the zip, and the zip picks the price. A house buyer competes with cash and six-day contracts; a condo buyer has 2026 on their side.
Questions
What people ask about Arlington.
How much does a house cost in Arlington, Virginia in 2026?
The median single-family home (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) in Arlington County sold for $1,406,000 in 2026 through October 3, across 656 sales in Bright MLS, at $648 per square foot for a median house of about 2,912 square feet. The median fee-simple townhouse sold for $1,050,000 across 126 sales. By zip the median house runs from $880,000 in 22206 and $1,045,000 in 22204 to $1,658,000 in 22207 and $1,718,700 in 22201. Condominiums are counted separately: 836 sold at a median of $480,000, a one-bedroom for $365,000 and a two-bedroom for $569,900.
Which Arlington zip code is the most expensive?
By 2026 median house price, 22213 (East Falls Church, $1,875,000 on 22 sales), then 22201 (Clarendon and Courthouse, $1,718,700 at $726 a square foot) and 22207 (North Arlington, $1,658,000 on 243 sales, the most of any zip and all four of the county's top sales). 22207 is the center of the teardown market, where 1950s ramblers are replaced by 5,000 to 6,400 square foot colonials listed at $2.1 million to $3.6 million. The least expensive houses are in 22206 (Fairlington and Shirlington, $880,000) and 22204 (Columbia Pike, $1,045,000), and the least expensive homes of any kind are condos: a median of $339,000 in 22204 and $433,000 in 22203, against $772,500 for a Rosslyn condo in 22209.
How competitive is the Arlington housing market?
Very, for houses: in 2026 the median house went under contract in six days, 59% within a week, 43% sold above asking, 57 sold at 110% of list or more, and no house sold below 85% of list. 103 houses, one in six, closed at zero or one day on market, meaning Coming Soon or off-market sales. Townhouses were similar: a six-day median and half above asking. Condos are the exception: 44% of the 836 sold in 2026 went below asking, the median took 15 days, and 147 sat 60 days or more.
Do Arlington buyers pay cash?
In 2026, 133 of 656 house buyers paid cash (20.3%), 431 used a conventional loan and 62 a VA loan. Cash was spread evenly across price ranges, from 25% of houses under $1.1 million to 18% of those above $1.95 million, and three of the four most expensive houses ($4.3 million to $4.8 million, all in 22207) were cash. In 22201, one house buyer in three paid cash. Among townhouses, 21 of 126 buyers paid cash (16.7%), concentrated above $1.24 million.
What is rent in Arlington, Virginia?
In 2026 the median single-family house leased for $4,800 a month across 292 leases, from $3,775 in 22206 to $5,500 in 22201, and the median townhome for $3,600 across 315 leases, which include condo-owned townhouses. Apartment List put the median apartment rent at $2,610 in October 2026, $2,549 for a one-bedroom and $3,277 for a two-bedroom. A house sells for 24.4 years of rent, so Arlington is a place you buy for location and appreciation, not cash flow.
How much are condo fees in Arlington?
The median Arlington condo fee was $638 a month in the first half of 2026, about $0.53 per square foot. By size the averages run about $319 for a studio, $436 for a one-bedroom, $575 for a two-bedroom and $976 for a three-bedroom. Simple garden units in Ballston or Fairlington start in the mid-$300s; full-service Rosslyn high-rises with a doorman, pool and gym pass $1,000. The fee usually covers water, trash, the master insurance policy, the building's reserves and some utilities, so compare what each fee includes, not just the number.
What is the property tax rate in Arlington, Virginia for 2026?
$1.053 per $100 of assessed value for calendar year 2026, up two cents from $1.033, adopted by the County Board on April 22, 2026. On the county's average residential assessment of $882,900 that is about $9,300 a year, plus the stormwater utility fee of $268 per 2,400 square feet of impervious surface for a typical house (condo owners pay a share through the building). The vehicle tax is $5.00 per $100 of value, with the first $4,000 of a car's value fully relieved in 2026.
Which high schools serve Arlington?
Arlington Public Schools is one countywide district with three neighborhood high schools assigned by address: Yorktown (US News 2026-27 #13 in Virginia), Washington-Liberty (#33) and Wakefield (#83). Two countywide option programs admit by lottery: H-B Woodlawn in Rosslyn and Arlington Tech, which moved into the new Grace Hopper Center on South Walter Reed Drive when it opened on August 31, 2026. Niche's 2027 rankings place APS third among Virginia's 130 school districts. Check any address with the APS boundary locator before you offer.
How long is the commute from Arlington to DC?
Arlington has eleven Metro stations on four lines. From Ballston or Clarendon the Orange or Silver Line reaches downtown DC in about 20 minutes of riding, 25 to 45 minutes door to door; from Crystal City or Pentagon City the Blue or Yellow Line reaches L'Enfant Plaza in under 15 minutes and the Pentagon is one stop. Driving, Ballston to Tysons takes about 30 to 35 minutes at 8 am and anywhere in Arlington to Dulles 35 to 50 minutes. These are estimates; the I-395 Express Lanes are free for carpools of three with an E-ZPass Flex.
Is Arlington a good place to buy a condo in 2026?
It is a buyer's year for condos. Of the 836 Arlington condominiums sold in 2026 through October 3, 44% sold below asking and only 23% above, the median took 15 days, and 147 sat on the market 60 days or more, the opposite of the house market. The median condo sold for $480,000, a one-bedroom for $365,000 and a two-bedroom for $569,900, and 26% of buyers paid cash. Gross yields before the fee run 7.2% on a one-bedroom and 6.1% on a two-bedroom; a $500 monthly fee takes the one-bedroom to about 5.6%. Buy for the location, read the resale certificate and the reserve study, and expect slower appreciation than a house.
What should I check before buying an older house in Arlington?
Most Arlington houses date from the 1930s to the 1960s. Ask about knob-and-tube wiring, asbestos siding, lead paint (pre-1978) and a radon test, and have the inspector look for a buried heating-oil tank, which the seller must disclose if known. Check the FEMA flood maps that took effect November 16, 2023 for homes near Four Mile Run, Lubber Run and Gulf Branch, and listen for aircraft noise in Rosslyn, Crystal City and Aurora Highlands under the DCA flight path. A buyer of a 1950s rambler on a lot that could be redeveloped under the Expanded Housing Option should know that the zoning is still before the Supreme Court of Virginia.
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Two or three sentences in Ahmed's own voice go here: who he sees buying in Arlington, how he weighs a Metro condo against a North Arlington house, and the first thing he checks on a listing (the resale certificate on a condo, the oil tank and the flood map on an old house, the flight path in Crystal City).
دليل شمال فرجينيا
السكن في أرلنغتون، فرجينيا.
أرلنغتون مقاطعة صغيرة ملاصقة لواشنطن، فيها 11 محطة مترو. بلغ السعر الوسطي للبيت المستقل 1,406,000 دولار في 2026، وللتاون هاوس 1,050,000 دولار.
لا توجد مدن داخل أرلنغتون، فجميع العناوين تحمل اسم "أرلنغتون"، لذا قُسّمت الصفحة حسب الرمز البريدي: تضم الرموز 22207 و22205 و22213 في الشمال بيوتاً مستقلة، وتضم الرموز 22201 و22203 و22209 على خط المترو أبراج شقق (كوندو) تقع خلفها بيوت قديمة، أما الرموز 22202 و22204 و22206 في الجنوب فتضم خليطاً من النوعين. أغلب ما يُباع هنا شقق كوندو: بيعت 836 شقة كوندو في 2026 بسعر وسطي بلغ 480,000 دولار، وبلغ سعر الشقة بغرفة نوم واحدة 365,000 وبغرفتين 569,900، وبيعت 44% منها بأقل من السعر المطلوب، أي أن سوق الكوندو هذا العام سوق مشترين. وتبلغ رسوم الكوندو الوسطية 638 دولاراً شهرياً، لذا عليك أن تقرأ شهادة إعادة البيع ودراسة الاحتياطي قبل الشراء. وتُباع البيوت بسرعة: بلغت المدة الوسطية حتى توقيع العقد ستة أيام، وبيعت 43% منها بأكثر من السعر المطلوب، ودفع مشترٍ واحد من كل خمسة نقداً. وأرخص البيوت في منطقة كولومبيا بايك 22204 (1,045,000 دولار)، وأغلاها في شمال أرلنغتون. المدارس الثانوية: يوركتاون وواشنطن-ليبرتي وويكفيلد حسب العنوان. يقع مسجد بيت المكرم على شارع نيلسون قرب كولومبيا بايك، وتقع دار الهجرة في فولز تشيرش على بعد عشر دقائق. ويتوفر اللحم الحلال لدى هات بازار على لانغستون بوليفارد. جميع الأرقام من Bright MLS، مبيعات مغلقة من 1 يناير إلى 3 أكتوبر 2026.
هل تحتار بين كوندو قرب المترو وبيت في شمال أرلنغتون؟ أو تملك بيتاً قديماً وتريد أن تعرف كم يساوي في سوق تُحسم صفقاته خلال ستة أيام؟ أرسل لي تفاصيل وضعك، وسأحسب معك أرقامك الحقيقية، بالعربية أو بالإنجليزية.
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Falls Church
The next stop west on the Orange Line.
$1.055M
Median house, 2026
McLean
Langley, the river, Tysons.
$2.3M
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
Alexandria
One buyer in four on a VA loan.
$885K
Median house, 2026
بالعربية
Every step, in Arabic.
بالعربية أو بالإنجليزية، كما تفضّل