Ashburn, VA Homes For Sale
Known for oversized custom homes for sale, Ashburn is an affluent community with a population of approximately 60,000 residents. Not all live in million-dollar castles, however, which leaves a wide array of other homes, condos and townhouses for sale. Located in Virginia’s Loudon County, this popular suburb lies about 30 miles northwest of Washington, DC. The northeastern tip of the city borders the Potomac River.
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Ashburn, VA has seen a lot of changes over time. Back in the 1700s it was known as Ashburn Farm and was the center of multigenerational conflict between powerful tobacco barons who battled for control of shipping routes. The arrival of the railroad finally solved that dispute.
Agrarian pursuits eventually evolved from tobacco to dairy and by the1980s, a modern residential boom era arrived with a mass construction of new homes for sale. These days, Ashburn is part of Loudon’s tech corridor which has further affected the real estate landscape with a proliferation of expensive properties. The city is listed in CNN Money as one of the nation’s best places to live. It also gets very high rankings from Sperling in a number of categories. For more information about Ashburn, VA homes for sale, start viewing the active home listings below.
More About the Ashburn Real Estate Market
Property types in Ashburn are equally divided, adding to opportunities for home buyers. Ashburn condos for sale play an important part in the city’s housing needs, with prices starting around $170,000 and climbing into the high six figures for upscale multistory townhomes. As for detached single-family residences, they generally start in the mid six figures and climb to around $2 million.
Custom homes for sale represent the biggest slice of pie here—developers and contractors have been creating new subdivisions and throwing up huge residences as fast as they can. This stands in stark contrast to many Washington Metro neighborhoods where the real estate inventory is rapidly shrinking.
The NFL’s Washington Redskins used to have their home stadium in Ashburn but recently moved to Landover, Maryland. The team still maintains training facilities here, however. There’s still plenty of things to do and see—including great parks, upscale movie theaters, retail, restaurants and a whole lot of popular sports grills. With a booming economy and a mind-boggling array of super-sized homes for sale, Ashburn is a city worth checking out.
