Alexandria, VA Housing


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Housing in Alexandria, VA has a median value of $590,300, which is much higher than the US median house value of $338,100. Despite the high cost of housing in Alexandria, real estate appreciation over the past year has been modest at 5.12%, compared to the national rate of 8.27%. This suggests that while housing remains expensive in Alexandria relative to other parts of the country, it is an area with stable growth potential.

The median home cost in Alexandria is $590,300. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 53.2%. Home Appreciation in Alexandria is up 6.4%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Alexandria real estate is 46 years old
The Rental Market in Alexandria
- Renters make up 51.4% of the Alexandria population
- 2.2% of houses and apartments in Alexandria, are available to rent

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Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingAlexandria, VirginiaUnited States
  80,040.0139,647,020.0
  4842
  $590,300$338,100
  6.4%16.6%
  31.4%57.0%
  53.2%101.1%
  $10.31$10.98
  $5,969$2,690
  39.8%57.4%
  7.3%11.2%
  52.9%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  2.2%1.9%
  1.0%0.4%
  0.5%0.7%
  0.5%0.4%
  0.7%3.6%
  2.4%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  0.6%2.6%
  0.2%2.4%
  0.0%2.8%
  0.3%3.9%
  0.2%4.5%
  1.3%11.3%
  3.8%13.0%
  12.9%20.1%
  12.1%13.6%
  10.6%8.3%
  25.2%9.7%
  17.7%3.9%
  10.8%2.2%
  2.3%0.8%
  2.0%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.1%0.2%
  10.4%13.6%
  10.4%13.6%
  10.6%13.6%
  9.7%13.2%
  16.0%14.8%
  10.6%13.6%
  10.4%10.0%
  10.7%4.7%
  8.1%12.2%
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Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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