Housing Market in Ashburn
Ashburn's housing market ran a $699,619 median sale price as of June 2026 (down a modest 0.76% year-over-year) inside a genuinely tight market -- just 119 active listings countywide as of February 2026, homes selling in 22-34 days with 3 offers on average -- inside Loudoun County, the highest-median-household-income county in the United States.
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Learn moreA Genuinely Tight, Fast-Moving Market Despite a Slight Year-Over-Year Price Dip
Redfin cited a $699,619 median sale price for Ashburn as of June 2026, down 0.76% year-over-year -- a real, if modest, softening rather than continued rapid appreciation. Despite that dip, the market stayed genuinely tight: only 119 active listings countywide as of February 2026 (described directly in local coverage as possibly the tightest spring market Ashburn has seen in years), with homes going to pending in as little as 10 days by July 2026 and a median 22 days on market in February, receiving 3 offers on average.
Neighborhood Variance: Broadlands and Brambleton Both Feed Highly Ranked Schools
As detailed on the best-areas topic page, Broadlands (a 1,500+-acre Van Metre-developed master-planned community with 1,916 single-family homes, 1,225 townhomes, and 742 condos, lower HOA fees of $145-180/month) feeds Riverside High School, while Brambleton (newer construction, a walkable Town Center, higher HOA fees of $230-400+/month including fiber internet) feeds Stone Bridge High School -- both among Loudoun County's top-ranked public high schools. One Loudoun is described as Ashburn's only true walkable, live-work-play community.
The Real Affordability Backdrop: The Nation's Richest County
As detailed in the base record, this pricing sits against Ashburn's own $154,978 median household income and Loudoun County's nation-leading $178,707-$181,765 county-wide median -- Loudoun has ranked the highest-median-household-income county in the entire United States every year since 2007. That income level offsets some, but not all, of Ashburn's real housing-cost premium; a $699,619 median home still represents a serious commitment even against Loudoun's unusually high income.
The Data-Center Industry's Real, Direct Effect on Property Taxes -- a Genuine Local Advantage
As detailed in the base record and the property-taxes topic page, data centers fund an estimated 38% of Loudoun's FY2026 General Fund revenue and keep the county's actual real estate tax rate ($0.805 per $100 of assessed value) meaningfully lower than the roughly $1.537 per $100 a 2026 economic report estimated the county would otherwise need -- a real, direct, and quantified benefit to any Ashburn homebuyer's actual carrying costs, not an abstract industry statistic.
A Real, Current, Disclosed Land-Use Tension Worth Knowing Before Buying
As detailed on the jobs-economy topic page, Loudoun County's Board of Supervisors moved toward a formal data-center-application moratorium in mid-2026 amid documented resident backlash over noise, grid strain, and diesel-generator emissions -- a real, current, and unresolved local political story any Ashburn-area buyer should be aware of, particularly for properties near existing or proposed data-center parcels.
Key takeaways
- Ashburn's median sale price ran $699,619 as of June 2026 (down 0.76% YoY) inside a genuinely tight market -- 119 active listings countywide (Feb 2026), 22-34 days on market, 3 offers on average.
- Broadlands (lower HOA, feeds Riverside HS) and Brambleton (higher HOA with fiber internet included, feeds Stone Bridge HS) are Ashburn's two large master-planned communities with the most detailed, sourced pricing and character data this pass -- see the best-areas topic page.
- This pricing sits against Ashburn's $154,978 median household income and Loudoun County's nation-leading $178,707-$181,765 county-wide median -- the highest-median-household-income county in the US every year since 2007.
- The data-center industry directly funds an estimated 38% of Loudoun's FY2026 General Fund revenue, keeping the actual real estate tax rate ($0.805/$100) meaningfully lower than it would otherwise be -- a real, quantified benefit to any buyer's carrying costs.
- A real, current, unresolved land-use tension: Loudoun's Board of Supervisors moved toward a formal data-center moratorium in mid-2026 amid documented resident backlash -- worth knowing before buying, especially near data-center-adjacent parcels.
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