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[Flying Off the Market] Hottest Neighborhoods in Arlington

Check out the top neighborhoods in Arlington with the lowest days on market!

With the spring market in full force, it is definitely a seller's market out there! Check out these hottest neighborhoods in town with the lowest median days on market within the past year. If you are thinking about selling your home and live in one of these neighborhoods, there are definitely buyers ready to purchase! If you are a buyer, you'll need to be quick in making an offer for a home in one of these neighborhoods, since it will be under contract very quickly!

In the past year, 2784 properties have sold in Arlington ranging from a 1-bed, 1-bath condo for $115,000 to a 6-bed, 6.5-bath detached for $3,125,000. The median days on market was 16 days and the median sold price was $524,900.

Hottest 5 Arlington Neighborhoods for Detached Homes

In the past 12 months, a total of 852 detached homes sold in Arlington with a median days on market of 16 days. For the Arlington neighborhoods with at least 6 sales in the past year, these were the hottest neighborhoods for detached homes, defined as the neighborhoods with the lowest median days on market.

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Neighborhood Sales DOM (Med) Sold (Med)
Garden City 7 4 $825,000
Waverly Hills 15 6 $927,500
Aurora Hills 17 6 $905,000
Leeway Heights 17 6 $889,000
Addison Heights 9 6 $800,000
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Hottest 5 Arlington Neighborhoods for Townhomes

In the past 12 months, a total of 492 townhomes sold in Arlington with a median days on market of 10 days. For the Arlington neighborhoods with at least 6 sales in the past year, these were the hottest neighborhoods for townhomes, defined as the neighborhoods with the lowest median days on market.

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Neighborhood Sales DOM (Med) Sold (Med)
Fairlington Arbor 11 6 $502,500
Shirlington Crest 9 6 $735,000
Fairlington Mews 8 6 $505,000
Fairlington Green 6 6 $499,000
Fairlington Village 18 7 $442,500

Hottest 5 Arlington Neighborhoods for Condos

In the past 12 months, a total of 1411 condos sold in Arlington with a median days on market of 19 days. For the Arlington neighborhoods with at least 6 sales in the past year, these were the hottest neighborhoods for the condos, defined as the neighborhoods with the lowest median days on market.

Neighborhood Sales DOM (Med) Sold (Med)
Fairlington Arbor 6 4 $382,500
Heatherlea 12 5 $365,000
Virginia Square 7 7 $550,000
The Williamsburg 10 7 $545,500
The Arlington 26 7 $327,100

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Peggy Yee is a supervising broker at Frankly Realtors and is a local Top Producer and 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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