The story of this market
The typical home in Prince William County, Virginia sells for about $593,000, or $259 per square foot.
Prices are up +5% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 31 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 121% since 2000. Last year 64 of 86 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $2,438 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $2,438 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Very Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2005 (+28.6%). Worst: 2008 (-19.4%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.6%
VA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$3,107
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 86 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
13
Very Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $69,030,236.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
75.7%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 28038 | 13436 | 75.7% | 3.1% | $375,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Prince William County, Virginia
Prince William County remains a strong seller's market characterized by low inventory and steady buyer demand. While home prices continue to show year-over-year growth, the limited supply of available homes keeps the market competitive.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2025) (within 12.5%).
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Median prices moved up 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 13 days on market with 0.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
4% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 90.51% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · poverty 6.7% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 15 researched ZIP reports of 18 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 20109 | Manassas | $411,700 | $280 | -14.3% | 50 | 100% | — | — | 15,317 | $2,022 | researched Sep 29 |
| 20110 | Manassas | $527,500 | $263 | +2.5% | 24 | 99.2% | 28% | 3.2 | 480 | $1,871 | researched Sep 29 |
| 20111 | Manassas | $572,900 | $306 | -1.6% | 13 | 100% | 24.3% | 0.8 | 38 | $2,066 | researched Sep 30 |
| 20112 | Bealeton | $765,000 | $251 | +10.8% | 32 | — | — | — | 75 | $1,927 | researched Oct 1 |
| 20136 | Bristow | $779,663 | $240 | +8.9% | 29 | — | — | — | 56 | — | researched Oct 22 |
| 20143 | Catharpin | $1,189,000 | $321 | — | 45 | 98% | — | 0.2 | 1 | $3,160 | researched Oct 23 |
| 20155 | Gainesville | $729,300 | $234 | +2.7% | 54 | 99.2% | 25% | 1.5 | 129 | $3,250 | researched Oct 23 |
| 20169 | Haymarket | $762,500 | $269 | -2.4% | 80 | — | — | — | 217 | $2,851 | researched Sep 29 |
| 20181 | Nokesville | $1,260,000 | $335 | +41.2% | 22 | 99.2% | 18% | 3.4 | 48 | $1,487 | researched Sep 29 |
| 20182 | Nokesville | $785,000 | $315 | +2.4% | 22 | 99.2% | 18% | 2.8 | 48 | $3,100 | researched Sep 30 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The county experiences steady economic momentum driven by its proximity to the Washington D.C. employment core and ongoing residential and commercial development.
Property taxes are assessed by the Prince William County government based on fair market value; specific rates and exemptions are determined by the county's annual budget and tax ordinance.
The county's economy is anchored by its role as a major residential and commercial hub within the Northern Virginia region, benefiting from proximity to federal and private sector employers.
The county is served by major transportation corridors including I-95 and I-66, providing critical links to the broader Washington D.C. metropolitan area.
The Prince William County Office of Tax Administration manages the assessment of real property at fair market value for taxation purposes.
Census Reporter profile for Prince William County