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Arlington VA’s 20 Most Expensive Neighborhoods

Inventory is on the rise, but demand, prices and competition remain high for homes in this first-ring suburb of Washington, D.C.

Helen Partridge
Helen Partridge
By Helen Partridge
This 5-bed, 6-bath home in Dover Balmoral Riverwood sold in November for $2.9 million. Taxes on this property top $30,000 a year, according to real estate listings. (Courtesy photo)

Spring real estate season is upon us, and open houses will soon be in full swing. Which Arlington neighborhoods are commanding top dollar? The following rankings, based on 2025 home sales, were drawn from Arlington Magazine’s most recent real estate guide listing average sale prices and other real estate metrics in more than 350 area neighborhoods.

  1. Dover Balmoral Riverwood

Large homes and old-growth trees define the streetscapes of this woodsy upper northeastern Arlington neighborhood, bordered to the north by the George Washington Parkway and the Potomac River. There are no shops or restaurants within walking distance, but busy and hip Lyon Village and Cherrydale are a short drive away, as is MacArthur Boulevard on the D.C. side of the Potomac.
Homes sold in 2025: 10
Average sale price in 2025: $1.70 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $1.76 Million

Built in 1984, this Woodmont home sold for $2.2 million last July. (Photo courtesy of Bright MLS)

  1. Woodmont

One of this hilly neighborhood’s biggest attractions is the 19-acre Fort C.F. Smith Park, with its fields and historic Hendry House. Hiking trails are easily accessible, and wildlife is abundant, making it easy to forget that the area is so close to a major city. Downtown Washington is a four-minute drive away in non-rush-hour traffic.
Homes sold in 2025: 6
Average sale price in 2025: $1.74 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $1.75 Million

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A pool and hot tub helped bump the price of this home to $2.8 million. (Photo courtesy of Bright MLS)

  1. Golf Club Manor

Like so many of the tony neighborhoods on this list, Golf Club Manor is a quiet suburb that takes its name from the oldest country club in the D.C. area—Washington Golf and Country Club, roughly a mile away. There are very few major thoroughfares, meaning the homes here are largely shielded from heavy traffic. The Gulf Branch Nature Center is nearby, as is the head of the Gulf Branch Trail.
Homes sold in 2025: 16
Average sale price in 2025: $1.74 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $2.03 Million

Featuring five bedrooms, six bathrooms and more than 5,000 square feet, this home was built in 2025 and sold in December. (Photo courtesy of Bright MLS)

  1. Shirley Woods

This North Arlington community near Yorktown High School is known for large lots and quiet, tree-lined streets. The subdivision dates back to the 1940s. Homes here are well-maintained with spacious yards. Located just north of Langston Boulevard off North Glebe Road, the neighborhood is within walking distance of many grocery stores, small businesses and restaurants.
Homes sold in 2025: 11
Average sale price in 2025: $1.75 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $1.82 Million

Sold for $1.4 million in July, 2025, this home on North Kentucky Street is close to popular restaurants, shopping areas and the Westover neighborhood. (Photo courtesy of Bright MLS)

  1. Tuckahoe Village

Located close to the Ballston-Marymount and Virginia Square-GMU Metro stops, this community also enjoys close proximity to Langston Boulevard and Chestnut Hills Park to the north and VHC Health to the southeast, so it checks a lot of buyers’ boxes. Spanning a mere five square blocks, it features many historic homes on large lots with updated interiors.
Homes sold in 2025: 2
Average sale price in 2025: $1.79 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $1.83 Million

A five-bedroom Cape Cod built in 1951 that sold in May, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Bright MLS)

  1. East Falls Church

A tranquil, prime commuter location with easy access to D.C., the City of Falls Church and the W&OD bike trail, this neighborhood along the county’s western edge sits at the intersection of I-66, Langston Boulevard and Washington Boulevard. Originally part of the Town of Falls Church, East Falls Church voted to rejoin Arlington County in 1936.
Homes sold in 2025: 6
Average sale price in 2025: $1.84 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $1.59 Million

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For $1.2 million, this Willet Heights home comes with four bedrooms, four bathrooms and sold for $1.2 million. (Photo courtesy of Bright MLS)

  1. Willet Heights

This North Arlington enclave is less than a mile from the Ballston metro, I-66 and the shops and restaurants of Ballston. It’s a quiet, suburban neighborhood featuring a mix of high-value, single-family homes that rarely come onto the market, according to neighborhoods.com. Homes here mostly bear traditional architecture with detached garages and mature, leafy yards.
Homes sold in 2025: 2
Average sale price in 2025: $1.91 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $1.25 Million

For $1.2 million, these new homeowners got a three-bedroom, two-bath home in Bellevue Forest. (Photo courtesy of Bright MLS)

  1. Bellevue Forest

Dating back to the late 1930s, Bellevue Forest is prized for its quiet, curving streets, pretty landscaping and large lots. Its eclectic architecture includes English Tudor, English Cottage and colonial homes, as well as unusual examples of International Style and Art Moderne homes. Many of the original residences have been expanded over time.
Homes sold in 2025: 14
Average sale price in 2025: $1.92 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $2.02 Million

The Grove at Dominion Hills is a new, boutique neighborhood built by Toll Brothers. (Photo courtesy of The Grove)

  1. Grove at Dominion Hills

This new community is home to 40 luxury single-family residences with open-concept kitchens and great rooms, large primary bedroom suites and backyard space. The Toll Brothers concept opened in early 2024 with home prices starting at $1.9 million. The neighborhood is close to the East Falls Church Metro station, Interstates 66 and 495, Route 50 and Route 7.
Homes sold in 2025: 8
Average sale price in 2025: $1.94 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $1.94 Million

A craftsman home on 30th Street N. in Arlington’s Fallview Park neighborhood that sold in May, 2025 for $2.1 million. (Photo courtesy of Bright MLS)

  1. Fallview Park

A North Arlington neighborhood located one mile from the East Falls Church Metro station, Fallview Park also just a few minutes from the dining, shopping and entertainment of districts in Ballston and Clarendon. The community dates back to 1951 and features many expansive, updated and new-build homes.
Homes sold in 2025: 3
Average sale price in 2025: $2.02 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $2.19 Million

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A four-level home with 6 bedrooms, 6 full baths and 2 half baths that sold for $3.3 million. (Courtesy photo)

  1. Berkshire-Oakwood

Berkshire-Oakwood is a well-established, quiet neighborhood of mostly single-family homes in a range of architectural styles that include colonial, modern, Tudor and Cape Cod. Many were built in the 1930s and 1940s. It’s close to the Lee Harrison Shopping Center and the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail.
Homes sold in 2025: 9
Average sale price in 2025: $2.05 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $1.19 Million

This to-be-built home was purchased for $1.1 million and resold for $2.1 million in June, 2025. (Courtesy photo)

  1. Waycroft-Woodlawn

Sitting just north of the Ballston-Rosslyn corridor, and to the east of VHC Health, this small enclave of just over 500 homes is just minutes from D.C. It’s bordered by I-66 to the south and Glebe Road to the East. The Ballston Metro station is in walking distance, offering access to the orange and silver Metro lines.
Homes sold in 2025: 2
Average sale price in 2025: $2.06 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $1.40 Million

Four finished levels with 7,500 square feet of living space, five bedrooms and eight bathrooms are just some of the reasons this home on North Randolph Street went for $2.5 million. (Photo courtesy of Bright MLS)

  1. Arlingwood

Arlington’s northernmost neighborhood features expansive, high-value homes. While some date back to the early 1900s, the neighborhood is estimated to have taken shape around 1955. Bordered by North Glebe Road to the south/southwest and the George Washington Parkway to the east and north, Arlingwood offers quick and easy access to Washington, D.C. Cherished by fitness and nature lovers, it’s proximate to walking/biking trails, Chain Bridge, the Potomac River and the Potomac Heritage Trail and Towpath.
Homes sold in 2025: 10
Average sale price in 2025: $2.09 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $2.10 Million

This new home in North Arlington sold for $3.1 million and has 7 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms. (Photo courtesy of Bright MLS)

  1. Rock Spring

This quiet community near Marymount University and Washington Golf and Country Club boasts a fair pedigree. Past members of its civic association include astronaut and senator John Glenn and WETA founder Elizabeth Campbell.  The architecture includes brick midcentury ramblers, turn-of-the-century farmhouses and classic colonials, as well as a growing number of pop-up remodels and newly constructed Craftsman-style homes.
Homes sold in 2025: 7
Average sale price in 2025: $2.10 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $1.30 Million

A $2.1 million home in Broyhill Forest. (Photo courtesy of Bright MLS)

  1. Broyhill Forest

This community in the northern part of the county offers forested lots and plenty of green space. It has easy access to its namesake Broyhill Forest Park, which spans three acres of outdoor recreation space. The majority of homes here were built in the 1950s in eight different styles. The first homes of Broyhill Forest originally sold for $19,000 to $27,000.
Homes sold in 2025: 6
Average sale price in 2025: $2.11 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $2.21 Million

Located on North Woodrow Street, this home on a quiet cul de sac sold for just under $2 million. (Photo courtesy of Bright MLS)

  1. Country Club Hills

This exclusive community of about 500 houses, developed in the 1920s on the former Civil War-era Grunwell estate, also takes its name from nearby Washington Golf and Country Club. It’s arguably one of the county’s most prestigious neighborhoods, home to large luxury properties with equally expansive yards. The neighborhood has a lot of new builds and teardowns. Stately and pricey new homes commonly include six or seven bedrooms and multiple bathrooms.
Homes sold in 2025: 23
Average sale price in 2025: $2.14 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $2.40 Million

For $2.4 million, the new owners of this home on 35th Street North got a newly renovated kitchen and great room, master suite and wide-plank wood floors throughout. (Photo courtesy of Bright MLS)

  1. Williamsburg Village

Tucked into the western part of Arlington County, north of Langston Boulevard and east of Route 66, this neighborhood has a median sale price of $2.6 million, largely as a result of older homes undergoing large-scale renovations or being torn down to make way for new builds. Numerous cafes, restaurants and other amenities such as parks and gyms attract buyers to the area.
Homes sold in 2025: 8
Average sale price in 2025: $2.21 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $2.63 Million

This $2.3 million 1928 Tudor sits on a large lot for Lyon Village: 0.23 acres. It is located just two blocks from the Clarendon Metro. (Photo courtesy of Bright MLS)

  1. Lyon Village

Lyon Village blends suburban ease with urban living and easy Metro access. The homes in this tight-knit neighborhood within walking distance of the bars, restaurants and shops of Clarendon and Courthouse, embrace colonial, Craftsman, Queen Anne and other styles, with plenty of new builds. This vibrant community is primarily made up of single family homes, with multifamily apartment buildings along its edges.
Homes sold in 2025: 33
Average sale price in 2025: $2.31 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $1.86 Million

The backyard of a $2.3 million home nestled in Crystal Spring Knolls. (Photo courtesy of Bright MLS)

  1. Crystal Spring Knolls

Located in Northeast Arlington with the Potomac River on its eastern border and the Custis Memorial Parkway to the south, Crystal Spring Knolls is a haven of detached single-family properties. Residences are close to green spaces including Windy Run Park and Zachary Taylor Park. The Washington Golf and Country Club is also nearby.
Homes sold in 2025: 2
Average sale price in 2025: $2.39 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $2.01 Million

A representative photo of a custom home under construction in Arlington’s most expensive neighborhood. This $3.9 million home comes with a 3-car garage, open floor plan, butler’s pantry, walk-in closets and vaulted ceilings. (Photo courtesy of Bright MLS)

  1. Minor Hill

Resting 459 feet above sea level, Minor Hill is Arlington County’s highest point, which made it a coveted vantage point during the Civil War. Now coveted for its real estate, this elevated address at the western edge of the county near Falls Church is undergoing a transformation as many older homes are replaced by new construction.
Homes sold in 2025: 7
Average sale price in 2025: $2.47 Million
Average sale price in 2024: $2.87 Million

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