Housing Market in Alexandria
Alexandria's median home sale price ran $645,000-$705,000 across 2025-2026 snapshots -- genuinely high, though somewhat below Arlington's own disclosed $703K-$840K range -- with real, sourced variance by housing type: $1,274,997 for single-family homes down to $366,427 for condo/co-op units, per Redfin's March 2026 city guide.
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Learn moreThe City Median: A Real, Disclosed Range Across 2025-2026 Snapshots
As detailed in the base Alexandria record, Redfin cited Alexandria's median sale price at $645,000 as of March 2026, while a separate October 2025 figure cited $705,000 (up 15.1% year-over-year), and a July 2026 figure cited $657,000. $645,000 is treated as the primary, most-recent Redfin-sourced figure here, but the honest range across the period runs $645K-$705K -- somewhat lower than, though the same general order of magnitude as, Arlington's own disclosed $703K-$840K median range.
A Genuinely Wide Spread by Housing Type
Redfin's March 2026 city guide broke Alexandria's median price down by property type: $1,274,997 for single-family homes, $826,939 for townhouses, and $366,427 for condo/co-op units -- a real, substantial spread reflecting Alexandria's genuinely mixed housing stock, from Old Town's historic single-family rowhouses to North Potomac Yard's newer condo towers, rather than one flat citywide median telling the full story.
Days on Market and Supply: Genuinely Different Measures, Genuinely Disclosed
Days-on-market figures ranged widely across sources and definitions this pass: as few as 7 days to go under contract (Zillow), a 48-day overall average (Redfin), 45 average days as of mid-2026, and a 2-day median for active listings specifically -- these measure genuinely different things (time-to-contract vs. overall days-on-market vs. active-listing age) rather than contradicting each other. Months of supply was cited as extremely tight (near 0) in a January 2026 snapshot, consistent with a real, current seller's market, though broader Virginia-level data suggests inventory grew modestly through 2026.
The Real Affordability Backdrop: A Lower Median Income Than Arlington
As detailed in the base record, Alexandria's median household income is cited at $119,681 (with a disclosed higher alternate figure of $128,073) -- meaningfully below Arlington's own disclosed $142,100+ figure. Against a $645K-$705K median home price, this represents a real, substantial home-price-to-income ratio, honestly somewhat less favorable than Arlington's own ratio given Alexandria's lower disclosed income figure paired with a not-proportionally-lower home price.
North Potomac Yard: A Real, Distinct Local Growth Corridor
As detailed on the jobs-economy and best-areas topic pages, North Potomac Yard -- Alexandria's own third of the jointly branded National Landing district -- is anchored by the $1 billion Virginia Tech Innovation Campus (first classes January 2025) and a new Potomac Yard Metro station, driving real new residential and retail development distinct from Old Town's historic housing stock. This is a genuinely different growth story from Arlington's Amazon-HQ2-anchored National Landing piece: Alexandria hosts the Virginia Tech campus and real spillover demand, not Amazon's own office buildings.
Key takeaways
- Alexandria's median sale price ran $645,000-$705,000 across 2025-2026 snapshots (Redfin's most recent: $645,000, March 2026) -- somewhat below Arlington's own disclosed $703K-$840K range but the same general order of magnitude.
- Housing type drives real variance: $1,274,997 median for single-family homes vs. $826,939 for townhouses vs. $366,427 for condo/co-op units (Redfin, March 2026) -- a genuinely mixed housing stock, not one flat citywide figure.
- Days-on-market figures ranged 2-48 days depending on the specific measure used (time-to-contract vs. overall average vs. active-listing age); months of supply was cited as extremely tight (near 0) in early 2026, consistent with a seller's market.
- Alexandria's $119,681-$128,073 disclosed median household income runs meaningfully below Arlington's $142,100+ figure, making the home-price-to-income ratio honestly somewhat less favorable than Arlington's despite Alexandria's somewhat lower home prices.
- North Potomac Yard, anchored by the $1 billion Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, is a real, distinct local growth corridor -- Alexandria's own piece of National Landing, structurally different from Arlington's Amazon-HQ2-anchored piece.
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