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[Arlington Rankings] Top 5 Least Expensive Neighborhoods

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Although home values in Northern Virginia are on the rise, you can still find some great budget-friendly neighborhoods in Arlington. In the past 30 days, 161 properties have sold in Arlington ranging from a 1-bed, 1-bath condo for $141,000 to a 6-bed, 4.2-bath detached house for $2,000,000. The average sold price was $700,733.

Top 5 Lowest Price Arlington Neighborhoods for Detached Homes

In the past 12 months, a total of 1066 single family detached homes sold in Arlington for an average sold price of $1,024K. These were the least expensive Arlington neighborhoods with at least 6 sales.

Subdivision Sold (Ave) Highest Lowest % Lower
Columbia Forest $604,435 $785,000 $438,000 -41%
Douglas Park $673,482 $1,050,000 $480,000 -34%
Barcroft $733,182 $1,140,000 $430,000 -28%
Arlington Forest $766,593 $1,218,000 $580,000 -25%
Penrose $776,100 $1,280,000 $595,000 -24%

Top 5 Lowest Price Arlington Neighborhoods for Townhomes

In the past 12 months, a total of 533 townhouses sold in Arlington for an average sold price of $643K. These were the least expensive Arlington townhouse neighborhoods.

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Subdivision Sold (Ave) Highest Lowest % Lower
Arlington Village $337,549 $457,000 $280,000 -48%
Fairlington Commons $432,314 $492,800 $350,000 -33%
Fairlington Village $453,968 $635,000 $325,000 -29%
Westhampton Mews $458,263 $516,000 $425,000 -29%
Fairlington $470,252 $615,000 $317,000 -27%

Top 5 Lowest Price Arlington Neighborhoods for Condos

In the past 12 months, a total of 1417 condos sold in Arlington for an average sold price of $412K. These were the least expensive Arlington condo communities.

Subdivision Sold (Ave) Highest Lowest % Lower
River Place $169,567 $393,000 $117,000 -59%
The Carlton $189,721 $275,000 $135,000 -54%
The Jefferson $206,396 $340,000 $118,000 -50%
Arlington Oaks $216,626 $265,000 $180,000 -47%
The Brittany $292,288 $347,000 $197,400 -29%

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Peggy Yee is a supervising broker at Frankly Realtors and is one of Northern Virginia Magazine's Top Realtors in 2015-2019. She has been quoted in the Around Reston Magazine, Washington Post, Money Magazine, Consumer Reports, Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com.

Information based on BrightMLS data and deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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